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First Cooks, Second Cooks, Assistant Cooks, Chefs, Sous Chefs

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Detailed job description for this position is available by contacting our staff coordinator at staff@lohikan.com.

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CAMP LOHIKAN in the Pocono Mts.

SUMMER SEASON: June 22nd through August 29th+  

Part Season Employment Opportunities are also available (e.g., 4 or more weeks)

Additional employment is available BEFORE and AFTER the summer camp season.  Applications for year-round internships are also accepted.  The benefits packages are among the best in the industry!  Click here for more information.

PRE and POST CAMP WORK AVAILABLE.  Pre-Camp Option: May 1-June 22. Post-Camp Option: August 30 - Sept. 30+

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We are seeking a First Cook (chef) for the summer season. Responsibilities of the first cook include: preparing high-quality meals for 700 people as per supplied menu, preparing vegetarian meals, preparing the proper amount of food, portion control, ensuring the meals are served on time, supervising the distribution of food for overnights, baking birthday cakes, taking inventory, organizing food storage, complete all refrigeration and dishwashing logs (in accordance with ACA standards), managing the kitchen staff, maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen, dining hall, freezers, and storage room. Foodservice facilities include walk-in coolers; walk-in freezers; dry food storage area; chemical storage area; dishwashing room; and commercial equipment - tilting skillets, convection ovens, pizza ovens, grills, burners, fryolators, mixers, slicers, and more.

Our kitchen is staffed with a head cook, 3 to 4 assistant cooks, 15-19 kitchen staff members, and a food service manager. We offer a competitive salary, travel expenses, comfortable private housing, meals, and laundry service. We also provide full scholarships for the children of staff members. Families are welcome. An easy-to-complete online application is available by clicking here. 

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CAMP LOHIKAN in the Pocono Mts.

Camp Lohikan is a coed resident summer camp located in Wayne County, which is situated in northeast Pennsylvania. Camp Lohikan is a traditional summer camp for boys and girls of ages 6 to 15. We are located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania in the village of Lake Como. We're about 2.5 hours from New York City. Our campers come to camp from all over the world. So does our staff! We operate 65+ Arts, Sports & Adventure Activities on a daily basis and our facilities are extensive.  Click here for more information.

Camp Lohikan has been operated by the Buynak since 1957. We are a warm, welcoming camp community dedicated to caring for our campers and staff. Our goal is to provide an environment of support and encouragement where children will try new things and grow in the process. We are searching for individuals who are kind and willing to put kids first always. Click here for more camp information.

We pay the BEST salaries to recruit the BEST staff!

Nothing is more important than our staff and we know it.  If you are a hard-working individual who enjoys children, you may be just the person we're searching for.  Staff members must be able to put kids first at all times.  It is also essential that staff members be strong role models for our campers.  And because we're working with kids, we have strict policies in many areas including alcohol, smoking, vaping, curfew, etc.  

If you have the talent to excel in the area of your specialty and you are an outgoing, friendly individual who is hard-working and flexible, we strongly encourage you to complete our employment application!

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 

• We pay the BEST salaries to recruit the BEST staff! 
• Travel allowance is available. 
• Room, board & laundry services are provided. You have no expenses! 
• Nights off and days off are scheduled throughout the summer. 
• Pre and post-camp employment are available.   May to Sept.
• FREE CAMP TUITION is provided for children of senior members of our staff, e.g., camp chef, and food service director. 
• Senior Food Service Staff are provided private rooms.  Special private accommodations are available for families.
• Our top-caliber staff is recruited from across the US and Europe and provides a unique social experience for our residents.   
• Why not work in a non-competitive, supportive camp environment where the emphasis is on individual attention and FUN? For more information about Camp Lohikan's program click here
• Working at Camp Lohikan is the experience of a lifetime. The personal growth, the rewards of working with children, the excitement of an active, diverse community, and the close friendships you form will stay with you long after the summer ends. Many staff members describe their employment at Camp Lohikan as the BEST summer of their life. You will too! Click here to read what other staff members have said about working at Camp Lohikan.   
• For more information about the benefits of working at Camp Lohikan click here. 

CAMP LOHIKAN'S FACILITIES are among the most extensive in camping! They include 1200 acres, private lake (50+ boats), heated swimming pool, 11 tennis courts w/lights, 30 horse stable on-premises (w/ indoor and outdoor riding rings!), indoor and outdoor basketball courts, 4 regulation sports fields, performing arts center w/amphitheater, music recording studio, air-conditioned dance studio, creative arts center w/14 workshops, gymnastics center (fully equipped plus bungee trampoline), huge indoor roller hockey rink, over 40,000 square feet of indoor activity facilities, 7 miles of trails for horseback riding, hiking & ATV's(4 wheelers), complete circus program, indoor and outdoor flying trapeze rigs, adventure program site w/35' climbing tower, 40' real rock climbing site (on camp!), 2 zip lines, high & low ropes course, huge skate park, radio broadcasting studio, modern cabins w/bathrooms and individual showers and lots more! For more information about Camp Lohikan's facilities click here.

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