Kitchen Shift Lead
Urban Adamah is an educational farm and community center in Berkeley, California that integrates the practices of Jewish tradition, mindfulness, sustainable agriculture, and social justice to build loving, just, and sustainable communities. We provide training programs, educational workshops, and community celebrations for more than 10,000 visitors annually.
About The Role
ABOUT THE ROLE
Seeking a Shift Lead to support kitchen operations on an urban farm and retreat center in Berkeley. This is a dynamic position to nourish guests of multi-day retreats and special events like weddings, b'mitzvahs, and birthday parties.
Our kitchen is inclusive, respectful, and low drama with high standards. We work hard to honor the needs of our staff and the needs of our guests, providing thoughtful, healthy, pescatarian food with global influences.
HIGH LEVEL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Lead role is expected to be able to run all aspects of a shift from food preparation and cooking, running service (including dining room maintenance), washing dishes, as well as cleaning and kitchen shutdown. Leads can expect to work closely with the Chef in additional supportive roles: managing stations during events, supporting with procurement, and recipe/SOP refinement.
Perfect for someone looking to work part-time, up to 30 hours a week within our busy season, with a minimum of 10 hours per week. A great opportunity for seasoned hospitality professionals looking to work in a fun, friendly, kind, and challenging environment, even if in school or working another part-time job.
Seeking a Shift Lead to support kitchen operations on an urban farm and retreat center in Berkeley. This is a dynamic position to nourish guests of multi-day retreats and special events like weddings, b'mitzvahs, and birthday parties.
Our kitchen is inclusive, respectful, and low drama with high standards. We work hard to honor the needs of our staff and the needs of our guests, providing thoughtful, healthy, pescatarian food with global influences.
HIGH LEVEL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Lead role is expected to be able to run all aspects of a shift from food preparation and cooking, running service (including dining room maintenance), washing dishes, as well as cleaning and kitchen shutdown. Leads can expect to work closely with the Chef in additional supportive roles: managing stations during events, supporting with procurement, and recipe/SOP refinement.
Perfect for someone looking to work part-time, up to 30 hours a week within our busy season, with a minimum of 10 hours per week. A great opportunity for seasoned hospitality professionals looking to work in a fun, friendly, kind, and challenging environment, even if in school or working another part-time job.
- 10-30 hours per week with a variable, events-based schedule
- Open to a mix of weekend and weekday shifts
- Good Availability (Opening shifts may begin as early as 5:30 am, closing shifts may go as late as 11 pm)
- 1+ years in a commercial/high volume kitchen
- Proven experience leading a kitchen team of 1-3 staff
- Ability to work independently and be responsible for operations in Chef's absence.
- Valid California Serv Safe Certificate or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire.
About You
ABOUT YOU
The physical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by an employee in this position. Some accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to succeed in the role:
- Strong attention to cleanliness and food safety.
- Ability to follow new recipes successful in a timely fashion and troubleshoot/make adjustments in the moment
- Growth oriented mindset, willingness to learn and receive feedback in the moment.
- Ability to supervise and direct tasks for kitchen support staff in a collaborative manner.
- Punctual, Responsible, Kind.
The physical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by an employee in this position. Some accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to succeed in the role:
- Standing for long periods of time while cooking.
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs.
Additional Details
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
$30/hour to start.
SUPERVISION:
This position is supervised by the Kitchen Manager.
Application Details
APPLICATION DETAILS
We deeply value the diversity of insight, perspective, and experience brought by people from diverse backgrounds. This includes Black, Indigenous, Latino, and Asian people, LGBTQ, and gender non-conforming people, and people with disabilities, Black Jews, Jews of Color, Sephardi and Mizrachi Jews. We also welcome applications from people of diverse religious, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds. We affirmatively seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION INCLUDES:
Please provide a resume and a brief statement to introduce yourself with information about your experience, interests, and availability. After a first interview, you may be asked for 2 references at that point.