Seasonal Pastry Chef

Job Description

Job Description

Position Title : Pastry Chef

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-mid March with interviews beginning in mid-March

Salary Range : $23.00 - $27.00 / hour

Schedule : 7 day operation; Typical schedule is 5 days / week, 7am - 3pm (rotating weekends and holidays)

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’re passionate about creating delicious and beautiful pastries and desserts while prioritizing seasonal, locally sourced and farm-produced ingredients. Through this culinary work, you'll contribute to the Farm’s mission and to a resilient and sustainable food system, all while delighting folks with your delicious and thoughtfully crafted pastries that will be enjoyed by guests and visitors across Shelburne Farms.

What You’ll Do

Production and oversight of all pastry-related items for our various food outlets, including breakfast, tea time, special events, dinner service, and the food truck.

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

Highlight Shelburne Farms products such as maple syrup, vegetables, fruits, cheese, and pastured meat and eggs.

Prep and cook using approved safe food-handling practices.

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

Adapt to support and train team members in a teaching kitchen with varying skill levels.

Maintain a targeted food cost through careful procurement of ingredients both on farm as well as sourcing from additional farm partners.

Assist in monthly inventory.

Additional Valued Qualifications

Work well under pressure and strive to motivate others.

A passion for farm to table food and hospitality.

Experience using systems and tools such as Google Workspace (all Google Suite tools), event planning, point of sale, dining and room reservations.

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.

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.

In your application, please include a response to the following :

With what you know of our farm food, tell us about a pastry or dessert that you would want to serve at the farm this season (May - October) that is adaptable based on the growing season and would be appealing to all types of visitors. This is just for fun but a great way to begin thinking about our menu creation practices!

How did you hear about this role?

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 5 days / week, 7am - 3pm (rotating weekends and holidays)

roughly 40 hours / week

Salary : $23 - $27