Job Details
Location:
Birch River MB and Whitecourt AB
Position Start Date:
July 3, 2025
Accommodation:
Camp
Pay Rate:
$320 day rate
Rookies & New Workers Welcome to Apply:
Yes
Description & Qualifications
Job Description
This is a job post, seeking cooks for the Outland Youth Employment Program. OYEP is a paid employment training program for Indigenous teens where youth participate in a mix of on-the-job training, certifiable training, and education geared towards careers in natural resources and the trades.
If you're interested in finding out more about the program, please feel free to email me, head to our website (www.oyep.ca), or watch the documentary that was filmed last summer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnmJHgYhMQU
General Description:
Very similar to a treeplanting cook role but generally lower numbers, lower pressure, later start time, you live inside, and dates are in July and August, so you can use it to extend your season. On the flip side, roughly half of days youth work in camp and you are expected to make a hot lunch. This can be a great position for someone looking for a stepping stone from Assistant cook to Head cook, or for any experienced cooks who are interested in being part of an incredible program.
Details:
-Responsibilities include everything around the camp's food; meal planning, ordering, cooking, dishes, cleaning, communicating with manager, incoporating feedback, accounting for dietary retrictions, etc
-2 positions available, one in Manitoba and one in Alberta
-Group size is 32 at its max
-Start dates are July 3rd for AB and July 10 for MB
-Ordering is done weekly through GFS
-No assistant cook, excepting some cases where it is more of a mentee role, when a program graduate is interested in getting into cooking as a career
-Work schedule is working every day of the 6 weeks except for a 5-day break in the middle
-Facilities vary by site
For more information please feel free to message, call, text, or email. To apply, please email your resume and we'll set up a proper meeting from there.
*Please note that OYEP is a project run under a Non-Profit Organization and funded by donation/sponsorship, so pay and budget are modest but reasonable - likely below expectation for treeplanting operations but higher than restaurant.
Peter Bird
OYEP Western Operations Manager
705-731-6025
Certifications & Experience:
Required:
-Foodsafe level 1 certification
-Experience Cooking
Desired qualifications:
-Experience as head cook in a camp setting
-Experience meal planning
-Experience placing food orders
-Good communication and flexible nature
How to Apply
Application Deadline:
Friday, June 20, 2025
To apply, please email your resume to peter.bird@dexterra.com along with any questions you have. I will respond with answers to your immediate questions and will try to set up a time for a proper meeting.
Primary Contact:
Peter Bird