As a staff member of the 3HO International Women’s Camp (IWC) Team, our IWC cook is committed to supporting the experience of Women’s Camp by creating nourishing, vegetarian, egg-free, food.

Position Overview

The IWC Cook plans and prepares all meals and oversees the volunteer prep and cooking staff.  They also will work closely with the Kitchen Manager to coordinate the staff, monitor inventory, and the on-time preparation and serving of meals.

Responsible To

The IWC Coordinator and IWC Director

Qualifications

• Culinary background, Vegetarian retreat cooking experience preferred

• Ability to create a varied, creative menu with gluten and dairy-free options for 100+ women

• Friendly, outgoing, patient, hospitable and able to work with a variety of situations and people.

• Ability to work well on a team of employees.

• Good communication and organization skills.

• Familiarity with Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan a plus.

Responsibilities

Food Ordering

• Responsible for submitting accurate food order list to IWC Coordinator. 

• Working directly with Food Vendor Reps to place/discuss the food order.

Menu Planning, Food Preparation and Service

• Organize and plan the menu with care and creativity.

• Prepare adequate amounts of food for each meal.

• Prepare 3 meals a day, plus supporting mid-morning/afternoon snacks.

• Offer a mostly gluten-free, light dairy menu and be accommodating of additional food allergies/sensitivities as reported before the event by registration.

• Responsibly store or discard unused food as appropriate.

• Work with any programming wishes to include special recipes into the menu.

Kitchen

• Maintain a clean, safe and sanitary kitchen.

• Uphold state safety and sanitary regulations

2013 Event Dates

IWC starts Sunday June 30th and ends Sunday June 7th.