Kitchen Coordinator - Jobs in Halifax, NS

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PLEASE READ ENTIRE DESCRIPTION BEFORE APPLYINGKitchen CoordinatorTerm: Full-Time Position, August 15 to April 30. Details about renewal below.Wages and hours: 35 hrs/week at $22.02/hrApplication due date: Friday, July 22nd 2022 at 11:59 pmAbout the Loaded LadleThe Loaded Ladle is a non-proit open food cooperative based out of the Dalhousie Students’ UnionBuilding. The Loaded Ladle provides accessible, sustainable, locally-sourced free food on the DalhousieUniversity campus. Our collective of students and workers manages this alternative food service.Key termsfood justice: the acknowledgment that our food system is not neutral; we do not have a level playing ield. The rules, who gets to set the rules, and the functioning of our food systems contain oppressive and colonizing forces that create and sustain inequities.Anti-oppressive framework: This framework actively works against oppression. Oppression is the use of power to disempower, marginalize, silence, or otherwise subordinate one social group or category, often in order to further empower and/or privilege the oppressor. An anti-oppressive framework actively ights against racism, ableism, classism, homophobia, transphobia, colonialism, and all other forms of intersecting oppressions.Consensus-based decision-making: a creative and dynamic way of reaching an agreement between all members of a group.Instead of simply voting for an item and having the majority of the group getting their way, a group using consensus is committed to inding solutions that everyone actively supports, or at least can live with. This ensures that all opinions, ideas, and concerns are taken into account. Through listening closely to each other, the group aims to come up with proposals that work for everyone.Non-hierarchical framework: a flat management structure, where employees work towards a common purpose, without a designated management team.food sovereignty: Emerged from La Via Campesina, a global peasant movement, as the right of people to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, as well as the right to deine their own food and agricultural systems.Employment EquityThe Loaded Ladle commits itself to an equity-based approach to hiring, which prioritizes hiring people from historically marginalized groups. The Loaded Ladle commits itself to an anti-racist, equity-based approach to hiring, which incorporates an awareness of systemic oppression. The Loaded Ladle will prioritize applications from people who face racist, ableist, classist, homophobic, transphobic, colonialist, and other forms of oppression. We value lived experience and an interest in food justice work. We value peoples histories, identities, and backgrounds and encourage people to self-identify in their cover letter. People who have lived experience of disability or barriers to accessibility will be given priority in the hiring process.DescriptionThe Loaded Ladle is looking to hire a full-time Kitchen Coordinator who is passionate about good food and fair access to it to coordinate the community kitchen, weekly lunch cooking, and servings.This is a transitional position for one school year -mid-August to April, and to be assessed by March based on what works for the collective and the Kitchen Coordinator. Potential to renew contract, hours subject to change.Tasks include:

• Menu planning for 200-300 people per meal using local, plant-based, and ethically sourced ingredients.
• Oversee cooking and preparation of meals three times a week, create a welcoming environment in the kitchen and work with volunteers and other sta to collaboratively cook meals. Help direct volunteers alongside other sta members.

• Organize and submit weekly food orders with local farmers.
• Create an annual kitchen budget.
• Organize meeting times and overall communication with the Kitchen Committee, work with committee members to set goals for the year.
• The Kitchen Committee is a group of five people made up of staff, board, and committed volunteers that work on long-term visioning for the kitchen and servings.
• Work with sta and board members to ensure help run the Loaded Ladle collective.

Please read the full job description before applying here.Qualiications

• Have relevant kitchen experience and cooking skills.
• Although previous work experience in a professional kitchen environment or culinary training is an asset. However, professional kitchen training is not required.
• Able to plan nourishing meals for 200-300 people per serving
• Has good time-management skills in the kitchen.

• Possesses interest in food justice, food sovereignty, and ighting food insecurity And a commitment to our Mission, Vision, & Values.

• Interest in making plant-based meals using local and sustainable ingredients that suit a wide range of accessibility needs.
• Knowledge of local food systems and local food vendors is an asset.

• Demonstrates good leadership and organizational skills.
• Able to work in a collective environment with other sta and board members, as well as be able to complete work independently and without direct oversight and instruction
• Willingness to work with and instruct volunteers – who may have little kitchen experience– with kindness and patience.
• Able to create a budget for procurement of sustainable items within
• Committed to anti-oppression and consensus-based decision-making.

Working Environment

• The candidate is expected to work in the kitchen in person, alongside other kitchen staff and volunteers for at least 16 hours per week.
• The candidate may be required to be in the kitchen as early as 8 am and as late as 7 pm.

For example: Monday 4-7 pm and Tuesday/Thursday 9-4 pm.

• Many activities of this position require heavy lifting and standing on your feet (though sta are encouraged to take as many breaks they need. Please let us know if you have any concerns about this.

• The candidate will have the option to work from home and/or work in the Loaded Ladle’s ofice space, which is located in the Dalhousie Student Union Building for the remainder of their hours.

• The candidate will be expected to attend (and sometimes lead) sta, Board, and committee meetings in person (though accommodations can also be made for attending virtually).

Employment Benefits:

• Access to health benefits packages through Dalhousie University
• 2 weeks of paid vacation per year
• Additional paid vacation when the Student Union Building is closed for statutory and university holidays
• Paid days o for illness and to help maintain mental health
• Paid days o for emergencies or major life events
• Access to professional development funds

Hiring Process

• Apply through our Google Form (instructions below)
• Interview (one-hour) if short-listed
• Successful applicants may be asked to participate in a trial kitchen run
• Help in the Ladle kitchen for a few hours, as an opportunity to see the ability to interact with coworkers and volunteers, give the candidate an opportunity to ask questions and figure out if the candidate wants this front line work.

• All candidates will be financially compensated for their time in the kitchen regardless of the hiring decision.

To ApplyPlease apply through our Google Form, which includes a place to attach your resume and cover letter: https://forms.gle/mstYb9Eq5PAYQE6p8Alternative application formats welcome (i.e. video or phone call); contact us to discuss.Applications are due Friday, July 22nd at 11.59 pm. Interviews will take place July 27th-30th, 2022.Interviews can take place virtually via Zoom. Accommodations will gladly be made as necessary during the interview process.Additional infoFeel free to email us for additional info or attend our info session on Monday,July 18 at 6pm (AST) on Zoom (You can ind Zoom link on loadedladle.com/jobs)Please do not apply through indeed!Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contractContract length: 9 monthsSalary: $22.02 per hourBenefits:

• Casual dress
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:Everyone in the kitchen is required to wear a mask. Paid sick days, and have historically provided COVID pay when CERB not offered. Option to work virtually offered for meetings.Application deadline: 2022-07-22Expected start date: 2022-08-15Quick Apply

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