Cook - Mid Level; Truck​/Seasonal

Cook - Mid Level (The A Truck)/Seasonal Employment

Job Category: Restaurant

Requisition Number: COOKM
004495

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• Posted:
  December 22, 2025
• Full-Time
• Rate: $16.50 USD per hour

The Athenaeum Hotel
3 S Lake Dr
Chautauqua, NY 14722, USA

The A Truc k features a Mexican-inspired menu along with child-friendly favorites and soft drinks. In addition to seating at 3 Taps, patrons may enjoy picnic table seating in Miller Park or bring your own chair to the adjacent Children’s Beach.

Compensation for this position starts at $16.50 per hour and, with demonstrated experience and qualifications, candidates may earn up to $19.00 per hour.

• Follows recipe cards, cooks food menu items ensuring taste, presentation, and temperature of food.
• Maintains food safety and a clean working environment.
• Competent communication with FOH Managers on buffet items and their ingredients.
• Proper storage, labeling, and rotation of products (FIFO).
• Positive team player who is dependable and punctual.
• Cooks may work full-time or part-time with some opportunities for overtime, depending on schedule needs. Typically working lunch and evening services in eight-hour shifts, many Cooks will be required to work weekends and may not receive two days off in a row if working full-time.
• May be required to inventory food station items on a nightly, weekly, or monthly basis and report inventory to Sous Chef or senior cook.
• All other duties as assigned.

Chautauqua Institution’s Referral Bonus Program is a talent solution to recruit, develop, and retain a diverse workforce that encompasses all the skills and experience necessary to deliver on our goals and objectives. Chautauqua Institution will provide a $500 referral bonus (less taxes) for active employees referring a new candidate who is hired and remains employed for at least 90‑days from the first physical date of work.

In the case of seasonal positions working less than 6‑months, the new candidate must remain actively employed for at least 30‑days from the first physical date of work and until the closing date of the season. The closing date of the season is the last Sunday in August.

Chautauqua Institution and Chautauqua Hotel Company offer flexible schedules, full and part‑time, for seasonal employment during summer operations starting annually each June and concluding in August. Seasonal employment may be available earlier (pre‑season) and beyond season (post‑season) based on business needs and candidate availability. Schedules typically include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays as a requirement.

While you will confirm your final schedule with management at the time of an interview and offer of employment, you should generally anticipate the following schedule options for this position:

Typically work an eight‑hour shift with a start time that varies between 5am to 5pm.

Chautauqua Institution may provide limited housing options on our grounds or assist you with locating nearby housing arrangements for select opportunities based on business needs. Housing is not an option for many positions and may be at a cost to you. Candidates should assume there are no employer‑provided or employer‑assisted housing options available for this position unless it is otherwise stated.

Employer provided housing may be available with this position.

Chautauqua Institution is a not‑for‑profit global convener of dialogue on the most significant issues of the day through engagement across four pillars of the arts, education, religion, and recreation. The Chautauqua community is located on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York State and comes alive each summer with a unique mix of visual and performing arts, lectures, interfaith worship/programs, and recreational activities.

Chautauqua Institution owns and operates Chautauqua Hotel Company, a comprehensive hotel, food & beverage, conferencing, and events organization.

There are countless ways that our talent will engage with our mission, vision, and diverse communities, and you are invited to immerse yourself…