CW’s Core Values: Mission Driven, Teamwork Makes Us Stronger, & Everyone Brings Value!
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- Location: Camp Harkness (Waterford, CT)
- Shift: Monday to Friday
- Seasonal Position – No Experience Needed
Join our summer camp team as a Kitchen Assistant/Wait Staff member and help create a fun, positive dining experience for campers and staff. No experience is required — just bring a great attitude, a willingness to learn, and a desire to be part of a supportive, energetic community.
- Assists cooks with chopping, portioning, mixing, and preparing ingredients according to daily menus and camp dietary guidelines.
- Helps prepare large‑batch meals for campers and staff, ensuring food is cooked, assembled, and served on schedule.
- Cleans kitchen surfaces, equipment, floors, and storage areas to meet health and safety requirements.
- Helps receive, unpack, rotate, and store food deliveries following FIFO and camp storage protocols.
- Safely uses kitchen tools and appliances such as ovens, mixers, slicers, and warmers.
- Disposes of trash, compost, and recyclables and maintains cleanliness of waste areas.
- Follows food‑allergy procedures, cross‑contamination rules, and camp safety policies.
- Works closely with cooks, supervisors, and dining staff to ensure smooth meal service.
- Assists with cookouts, theme nights, outdoor meals, and other camp events as needed.
- Prepares the dining hall before meals by setting tables, arranging serving stations, and ensuring supplies are stocked.
- Serves food to campers and staff, replenishes buffet lines, and ensures meal service runs efficiently.
- Helps younger campers carry trays, find seating, and navigate meal options safely.
- Clears tables, wipes surfaces, sweeps floors, and resets the dining hall between meal periods.
- Monitors dish return areas, organizes trays, and transports dishes to the kitchen for washing.
- Communicates with kitchen staff about food shortages, dietary needs, or special requests.
- Assists with camp banquets, cookouts, themed meals, and outdoor dining events.
What You’ll Need to Be Successful:
- No experience required but you must have a strong willingness to learn new skills.
- Must be 16+ years old
- Willing to follow all hygiene (PPE) and sanitation procedures (training provided).
- Ability to work well with others in a busy, collaborative environment.
- Ability to follow instructions carefully and maintain accuracy in food handling, cleaning, and setup tasks.
Bonus If You Have These Skills:
- Familiarity with simple kitchen tasks, meal service, or dining hall operations.
- Ability to interact positively with campers and staff, providing friendly and attentive service.
- Ability to respond calmly and effectively to unexpected situations, such as supply shortages or spills.
- Shows motivation, takes initiative when tasks need to be done, and maintains a strong sense of responsibility.
- Comfortable adjusting to changing needs, schedules, and priorities.
Why You'll Love This Job:
- You’ll be a part of a mission-driven team that values your hard work and helps you grow.
- Access to an Employee Wellness Coordinator and robust wellness program that support your health and work-life balance.
- Opportunities for advancement—grow your career with us!
Physical & Environmental Demands:
- Standing & Movement: Frequently stand, walk, and move throughout the kitchen, dining hall, and storage areas for most of the shift, often without extended opportunities to sit.
- Lifting Requirements: Routinely lift, carry, and transport food items, cookware, crates, and supplies weighing up to 40–50 pounds, sometimes over uneven camp terrain.
- Repetitive Motion: Regular bending, reaching, stirring, chopping, washing, pushing carts, and handling utensils or equipment throughout the day.
- Equipment Operation: Must safely operate kitchen appliances such as ovens, grills, mixers, dish machines, and food warmers, requiring manual dexterity and physical agility.
- Climbing Tasks: Occasional climbing of stairs, stepping stools, or ladders to access lofted storage, pantry shelves, or equipment.
- Temperature Exposure: Exposure to high heat from stoves, ovens, dishwashers, and steam, as well as cold environments like walk‑in refrigerators and freezers.
- Noise Levels: Work environment may include loud dish machines, ventilation systems, and busy dining hall activity; hearing protection may be required in certain areas.
- Odor Exposure: Strong food aromas, cleaning chemicals, and occasional smoke or steam are common in camp kitchen settings.
- Hard Surfaces: Staff must tolerate standing and working on concrete, tile, or similarly hard flooring for extended periods.
- PPE Requirements: Use of gloves, aprons, hairnets, hats, closed‑toe slip‑resistant shoes, and occasionally masks or safety glasses depending on tasks.
- Wet & Slippery Surfaces: Floors may become wet from dishwashing, spills, or weather tracked in from outdoors; proper footwear and caution are essential.
- Outdoor Exposure: Depending on camp layout, staff may walk between buildings in varying weather conditions (heat, rain, humidity).
- Reasonable accommodations can be made.
CW’s Core Values: Mission Driven, Teamwork Makes Us Stronger, & Everyone Brings Value!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made based on individual qualifications, merit, and business needs, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Company Overview: CW Resources, a part of CW Group, is a national non-profit organization that has been delivering mission-driven, high-quality services for more than 60 years. We are committed to fostering a supportive and respectful workplace where every employee is valued for their unique contributions. We’re proud to offer a wide range of services, from vocational rehabilitation programs to delivering healthy food options through the Meals on Wheels program. Our dedication to empowering individuals and strengthening communities drives everything we do, and we continue to work toward a brighter, more welcoming future for all.
Pay Transparency Disclaimer: We are committed to pay transparency. Compensation for this role is determined in good faith and based on job‑related factors such as skills, experience, education, and internal equity, in accordance with applicable law. Employees and applicants may request additional compensation information as permitted by law.
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Attention to Detail
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Collaboration
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Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
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Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
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Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
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Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
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