MK General Staff Member

[$16.50/hr, 16 hours/week in July/ August, 20hr/week September-May, with the possibility for increased hours]

All collective members (staff included) decide the vision of the organization and how to put this mission into practice at weekly collective meetings. Staff members (as well as collective members) will be required to divide tasks amongst themselves at these meetings and throughout the year. Tasks generally fall under portfolios that rotate among staff every four months. These portfolios include coordination of finance, administration, and volunteer coordination, as well as summer portfolios including food bank coordination, garden coordination, and meals on wheels coordination. All tasks that fall outside of these portfolios are negotiated at collective meetings.

Weekly recurring tasks include but are not limited to: maintaining a clean, vegan, and nut-free kitchen that meets hygiene standards at all times, recruiting and coordinating volunteers for our daily servings, coordinating solidarity servings during the year, coordinating food purchasing, and coordinating educational opportunities such as workshops and skillshares.

During the summer, the new staff will be helping with our food bank, weekly solidarity servings, and garden.

Requirements:
– Experience cooking in and cleaning a commercial kitchen
– Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment
– Previous or current involvement in grassroots organizing
– Self-motivated and self-directed
– Ability to work closely with others
– Strong organizational and self-management skills
– Ability / willingness to actively cultivate an anti-oppressive workplace
– Ability / willingness to learn and apply new skills
– Punctual, responsible, and dependable

Assets:
– Experience with consensus-based decision making processes
– Experience navigating university bureaucracy
– Involvement in community organizations around Montreal
– Experience coordinating events and/or workshops
– Experience coordinating volunteers
– Facilitation and conflict resolution skills
– Good time management
– Experience with / aptitude for vegan or vegetarian cooking
– Experience with / aptitude for garden care
– An understanding of food insecurity and food-related political issues
– Written and/or verbal French skills
– Holds a valid driver’s license
– McGill student (by no means a requirement, can just help us out logistically sometimes)

To apply: please send your CV with 2 references and cover letter (max. 1 page) to Midnight Kitchen by email at midnightkitchenhiring@gmail.com with the subject “Summer 2018 General Staff Member Application”

The deadline to submit applications is July 6th, 11:59pm
Interviews will occur on the evening of July 11th.
The position’s start date is July 23rd, with orientation taking place from July 16th to 20th.
PLEASE NOTE that only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

For more information on the required skills and application process, please visit our website: https://midnightkitchencollective.wordpress.com/2018/06/25/midnight-kitchen-is-hiring-2/