- Washing all dishes before/during/after every meal
- Maintaining cleanliness in dish room/kitchen throughout the day
- Standing for long periods of time
- Lifting up to 50lb
- Sweeping and mopping the kitchen and Dining Hall, daily
- Assisting where needed throughout the day (this includes the Baking, Pantry, Cook, and tripping departments)
- Maintaining a clean and healthy kitchen in accordance with the Ministry of Health standards and protocols
Kitchen Team Looking for: Aquatic Technicians - Toronto, Canada - Ontario Camps Association
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Kitchen Team Looking for: Aquatic Technicians (aka Dishwashers :)
CAMP TAWINGO: Food for Thought
Dishwasher/Kitchen Helper 2024
At Camp Tawingo, our skilled and dedicated kitchen staff prepare THREE delicious and nutritious meals and one snack to almost 600 campers and staff every day. Meal time is the biggest ALL-CAMP program at Tawingo and it happens 3 times every day.
We pride ourselves on making Camp a safe, fun, and healthy place for every camper. We take the time to get to know the campers and other staff members by name, we are diligent about making sure each person who requires a special meal (because of allergies or intolerances) gets the meal that has been lovingly prepared specifically for them, and we are careful to keep a clean and safe Dining Hall and Kitchen – ensuring the health and safety of the entire camp community.
Camp Tawingo is known for our delicious food and campers and staff regularly show their appreciation for all that our Kitchen staff does to make Tawingo everyone's home away from home.
Tawingo Dishwashers/Kitchen Helpers are responsible for a wide variety of tasks. We serve 3 meals a day for almost 600 campers and staff. During your shift you will be responsible for cleaning service dishes before/during/after meal service with the assistance of other kitchen staff. Dishwashers/Kitchen Helpers work 6 days a week. Days off vary per person.
When there are no dishes to be done you will be required to assist with other Kitchen/Dining Hall duties. These duties include assisting with food delivery and rotating stock in the storage room, fridges, and freezers.
Duties include but are not limited to:
It is part of our daily routine to sweep and mop the Dining Hall. This usually takes place after your morning break. If there are other staff from other departments who are available, they will join the dishwashing department to assist.
During meal times, you will be required to assist campers by directing them where to place leftover food, where to get more food, where to place their dirty dishes, etc. Campers and staff are always eager to come into the kitchen and find out what the meal is and visit with Kitchen Staff..
Campers and Counsellors are always EAGER to have staff from all kitchen departments join in afternoon and evening programs We strongly encourage you to participate when you are not needed in the kitchen This is a great way for you to be a part of the camp community and make new friendships with other staff from other departments
A typical day in the kitchen will look like this:
: Breakfast prep, serving, clean-up
* Break
: Lunch prep. Serving, clean-up
* Break
: Dinner prep, serving, clean-up
*You're done for the rest of the evening and can do whatever you like.
*These time frames are approximate and can change depending on the productivity of the kitchen as a team.
You work approximately 40-50 hours a week. Anything over and above 44 hours, is considered time and a half.
Room and board is included in your salary You get to enjoy delicious, homemade meals, 3 times a day