Head Chef / Kitchen Manager Job Description 
Land of Medicine Buddha

Land of Medicine Buddha is a busy Center, catering for both spiritual retreats and courses, as well as catering for group rentals plus staff, throughout the year.  The number of people being accommodated can be as high as 40-50 a day. This is a great opportunity for a professional chef who is interested in caring for people through the service of offering healthy, mostly organic vegetarian food,  as free as possible of GMO’s, chemicals, additives or preservatives. 

This is a residential paid position.
 Position available immediately. Specific training will be provided.

The Head Chef responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. Flexibility in your working days and time
  2. Providing nutritious, attractive, healthy vegetarian meals
  3. Adhering to the Health and Hygiene requirements
  4. Being dressed and groomed in a professional manner
  5. Establishing menus
  6. Creating kitchen staff schedules
  7. Training the staff to a professional level
  8. Effectively communicating with the rest of the kitchen team, the Director, Assistant Directors, and the Lower Office Manager
  9. Maintaining food standards on par with local vegetarian restaurants/hotels/retreat centers
  10. Creating and maintaining a cleaning schedule (Please note that the Head Chef is still required to do basic cleaning duties as necessary.)
  11. Effectively using left over/perishable items and seasonal produce.
  12. Continually looking for ways to offer better service and food to our guests.
  13. Placing orders to local suppliers
  14. Shopping for the kitchen

Tangible compensation for your work at Land of Medicine Buddha includes:

  • A monthly wage
  • Housing/laundry use
  • Meals
  • Health Insurance after six months employment at LMB
  • Attendance at courses and retreats and teachings hosted by LMB
  • 30% discount on Bookstore items
  • Use of staff phone for local calls
  • Internet access
  • A fun and rewarding place to live

Please CLICK HERE for a Job Application form and return this to:

Head Chef Job Application
Land of Medicine Buddha
5800 Prescott Road, Soquel, CA 95073,
 

or email us at: asst@medicinebuddha.org 

or phone: 831 476 0865