Kitchen Assistant

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Assist in preparation, service and cleaning meals. Will work directly in kitchen with other kitchen staff to serve groups of 40 or larger

Salary Range: $18.50 To $18.50 Hourly

Camp Via West has been serving the Bay Area and beyond since 1945. Our camp is located on a beautiful 13.5 acre campus nestled in the Redwoods of Cupertino Foothills in California. We offer a wide variety of respite and innovative camp programming for children and adults with disabilities (autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and others) to learn new skills, develop meaningful relationships, build confidence and more… all while enjoying the great outdoors!

Camp Via West became affiliated with Abilitypath as of July 1 st 2022 making us one of the largest providers of services for individuals with disabilities

At Camp Via West, we support a well-rounded career experience with a focus on career development, collaboration, employee wellness, and employee recognition, including the below benefits and opportunities for staff:

• Live and work in the beautiful foothills of Silicon Valley, California this summer!
• Free housing and delicious meals
• Competitive Summer Pay
• Local Transportation to Camp available (from local airports, train station, etc.)
• Meet new people, opportunities for day trips on your days off

• Passion for the mission
• Interest in working with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Living and working in a residential camp setting with coworkers and campers with respect for each other, the land that we walk and the surrounding community
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Effective and open communication, thoughtfulness, and ability to adapt
• Shared commitment to DEI in creating a community where all members can represent themselves authentically

* Great for folks interested in careers in occupational therapy, speech therapy, Social Work/Human Services, education, nursing/medical careers, Recreation Therapy, and other related fields.

Looking to just have a great summer and opportunity to meet others? Come join us!

We strongly encourage BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, and any multiply marginalized people to apply. Ability Path is committed to recruiting and retaining diversity among our staff teams.

• Assist in gathering appropriate ingredients, utensils, and equipment for preparing food for meals
• Assist in preparation of meals
• Assist in maintaining cleanliness in kitchen and dish room
• Assist in serving meals to groups of 40+
• Assist in keeping kitchen supplies and food organized
• Other duties as assigned

In our approach to inclusive hiring, we recognize that job qualifications within hiring policies have been used to exclude candidates from marginalized backgrounds. Below is a list of Education and Work Experience that would be helpful to have in this role, however,
we encourage you to apply even if you may not meet all of the listed qualifications, as any combination of lived and learned education and experience can make you a successful candidate
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* Please note that some of these are legal requirements to perform this role, these have been marked with and asterisk

• at least 18 years of age*

• Previous leadership experience (preferred but not required)
• Previous experience working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. (preferred but not required)
• Previous experience working at a residential camp (not required)
• Previous experience assisting individuals with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s) (personal hygiene, changing clothes, grooming, toileting, diaper changing, etc.) not required, training to be provided.

* A legal requirement to perform this job at camp

• Proof of negative TB test results
• Proof of TDAP
• Verification of occupational physical…