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Off-Grid Mountain Village Seasonal Position: Kitchen Hand

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L'esperienza

We are looking for two people to support our kitchen team as kitchen hands from mid July to end of August. The kitchen is responsible for preparing 3 simple meals everyday for all volunteers & guests. In high season (August) we can be up to 30 people per meal! Our kitchen is vegan/vegetarian, and we try to incorporate as much as possible from our garden/foraging. Your team will cook, food prep, clean, food shop, meal plan, and attend to guests.

Cosa offri

25 ore di aiuto per settimana

Cucina: Scegli il menu, seleziona gli ingredienti e cucina piatti deliziosi.

Aiuto cucina: Aiuta a preparare, completare e servire i pasti.

Cosa ottieni

2 giorni liberi a settimana

Camera privata: Avrai un letto in una camera privata. In altre parole, una stanza solo per te.

Dormitorio condiviso: Avrai un letto in una camera condivisa, il che significa che condividerai la stessa stanza con altri viaggiatori.

Dormitorio dello staff: Avrai un letto in una camera condivisa, il che significa che condividerai la stessa stanza con altre persone.

Campeggio: Dormirai in una tenda in un'area di campeggio.

Colazione: Hai diritto a una colazione gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Pranzo: Hai diritto a un pranzo gratuito, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Cena: Hai diritto a una cena gratuita, ogni giorno del tuo soggiorno.

Lavanderia Gratuita: Puoi utilizzare liberamente la nostra lavanderia.

Accesso Internet Base: Internet a velocità base per lavorare da remoto

Requisiti

Fluente Inglese

Più di 23 anni

Accoglie volontari singoli, coppie e partner di volontari

Cosa non è incluso

Voli, assicurazione di viaggio, trasporti interni e visto

Dettagli del programma

The kitchen is the heart of any home, and in Bognago this is no different. Being responsible for creating the meals that we all share and eat together is absolutely essential; no one is happy when hungry. Working in the kitchen is quite a challenge because it requires you to show up, and consistently do your job well, every day.

As Kitchen Hand you will be working alongside and supporting the Head Chef and Sous Chef for the entire time of your stay. August is our busiest month in terms of both numbers of volunteers and numbers of B&B guests - your support in the kitchen is therefore absolutely essential! It is also necessary that you are able to think quick on your feet, learn and pick up things fast and adapt fast to new environments as you will be coming into the busiest time of the year!

Although your stay will be much shorter compared to that of the Chefs this shouldn't affect the level of trust or responsibility that you bring to the team. It is important that the Chefs can fully rely on you to help ensure the smooth running of the kitchen - this depends completely on your overall collaboration as a team. It is therefore required that you have excellent communication skills and consider yourself a team player. As a team you are responsible for the kitchen, the food storage, indoor and outdoor dining areas, and our kiosk. Each area comes with its own set of tasks/rules, which you will have to manage together every week. Good hygiene is essential.

This role requires you to be efficient, creative, flexible, and a fast learner to be able to learn all the ins and outs of this special place and its way of life.

Attività e turni

Everyday working hours for all volunteers are from 8am to 13pm. Breakfast is between 7:15-8am, lunch is at 13pm, and dinner is at 19pm. A typical kitchen day will start by preparing the volunteer breakfast. After 8am the guest breakfast is prepared (8-10am), followed by the breakfast cleanup, refills of coffee/tea for work breaks, and preparations for lunch/dinner. In-between prepping for meals there is a schedule of cleaning tasks to be followed. Everyday closes with a routine cleanup of the kitchen after dinner, supported by other volunteers.

Daily shifts can be divided between the team as preferred. The Head Chef/ Sous Chef are both required to work 8hrs/day, while the kitchen hands work 5hrs/day. All hours exceeding the standard 5hr/day volunteer hours in exchange for room/board are considered extra working hours and will thus be monetarily compensated. Although the bulk of the tasks should be completed during the standard volunteer work hours (8am-13pm) as long as all required hours for each role are met the team can organise themselves as they wish.

You should be able to work well in a team in whatever capacity is needed, as well as individually when given direct tasks and responsibilities, especially in the absence of either Chef as they may have other duties to attend to. Essentially, as a Kitchen Hand, you are asked to be a jack-of-all-trades in the context of a kitchen, and be flexible enough to jump in and support the situation wherever you are most needed.

The kitchen team will often be in close contact with both the Guesthouse Manager and Head Gardener. The garden team will often provide the kitchen with fresh produce/wild plants/mushrooms, and assist with preparations when necessary.

Regole

Working in Bognago also means understanding and adapting to the challenges of its remote off-grid location. Being a 45 min. hike away from civilisation, and another 45 min. drive to the closest supermarket, means a lot of consideration and planning when it comes to food shopping and meal planning. We only go food shopping every 2-3 weeks. This means you will have to be incredibly sensitive to the lack of convenience of the lifestyle here, as well as our financial situation and very strict budget. Alpe Bognago is a very young volunteer project; our funds are therefore extremely limited. The biggest expense we have every month is food, but it's also the area where we can save the most. Food waste is also a big no go up here.

Apart from location, the kitchen itself also has certain limitations that you need to be able to adapt to. The limited space, resources, and lack of appliances (i.e. tiny fridge) are challenging. This means, more than anything, that you have to be creative, solution oriented, and proactive when things aren't easy or straightforward.

We will constantly wish for your initiative and input to make this place and your experience here the best it can be. We need you to have the attitude that you are coming here to work together with us, not wait until you are given instructions, especially because we don't always have all the answers! Bognago is built on the values of community, honesty, and respect; respect for each other, your work, your environment. We ask you to take your role here both seriously and joyously, and are ready to share a wonderful summer if we are on the same page.