Seasonal Line Cook

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Line Cook

Supervisor : Executive Chef

Employee Status : Seasonal, Full Time

Location : On-site (99 Inn Road, Shelburne, VT 05482)

Start & End Date : May 1st - October 31st (required onboarding & training beginning in late April)

Application Deadline : Early March with interviews beginning in mid-March

Salary Range : $20.00 - $25.00 / hour ($15 - $20 / hour if living in free staff housing)

Schedule : 7 day operation; Typical schedule is 7am - 3pm or 2pm - 10pm, and days worked depends on schedule and your availability

Housing : Free on-site housing available for this role however it may impact your base salary

Who We Are

Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future. We offer transformative learning experiences to help educators and students create a better world. Our home campus is a 1,400-acre working farm located on the traditional, unceded and contemporary homelands of the Winooskik band of the Abenaki.

What We Do

Engage youth and people of all ages in learning experiences that inspire them to build just, diverse, resilient, caring communities.

Steward our working lands and heritage buildings as we embody values of place and community through caring for and sharing our natural, agricultural, cultural, and human resources.

Collaborate with educators and other local, national, and international partners to advance education for sustainability worldwide

Who We’re Looking For

You are a passionate and dedicated Line Cook who is excited for the opportunity to work in an environment that promotes sustainability through the culinary experience. The Inn at Shelburne Farms plays a crucial role in this mission by providing thoughtfully sourced, high-quality meals that allow our guests to engage with the concepts of sustainability through their food.

What You’ll Do

Prepare and serve delicious, nutritious, and sustainably sourced meals for guests.

Prep and cook food using approved safe food-handling practices.

Support the team’s sustainable culinary practices, including reducing food waste, composting, and utilizing every part of an ingredient.

Support team efforts to maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen environment, adhering to all health and safety regulations.

Maintain the integrity of the food served and the commitment to the farm's organizational mission.

Core Qualifications

Passion for preparing and sharing locally sourced, simply prepared and beautifully presented, great tasting nutritious food.

3 years or more savory cooking experience.

Self motivated, team player with flexibility to work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed.

Excellent knife skills and extensive understanding of various cooking techniques

Inspired by the Farm’s mission, vision, core values and strategic plan.

Additional Valued Qualifications

Maintain a positive attitude under pressure.

Ability to work weekends and some holidays as needed.

Opening experience is a plus.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

Being active for extended periods of time and working in settings with limited air conditioned work environments depending on the location.

Fast-paced work environment.

Carrying and moving items up / down stairs and over uneven terrain, weighing up to 40 lbs.

Indoor and outdoor work environment.

Moving over uneven terrain.

Maintaining a tidy shared workspace.

Benefits

Seasonal staff benefit summary here for 2025 benefits.

Free employee housing may be available at Shelburne Farms for this role, however not required to live on site. This benefit will impact your base pay rate.

To Apply

If our vision and mission excite you, we hope you will share with us your experience and skill set that you feel would qualify you to make a contribution to the Farm.

Click here to submit an application and please include responses to the following questions. These are not meant to be a writing exercise but to introduce yourself in a meaningful way.

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Tell us about your unique characteristics and life experience that will help you thrive in this role.

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Shelburne Farms is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we strongly stand against discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

If you need accommodations throughout the application process or have general questions, please contact us at jobs@shelburnefarms.org or 802-985-8686.

7 day operation; Typical schedule is 7am - 3pm or 2pm - 10pm, and days worked depends on schedule and your availability

roughly 40 hours / week

Salary : $15 - $20