Porter and Kitchen Associate – Full Time

PENDLE HILL is a Quaker study, retreat, and conference center located on 24 beautiful acres in unceded Lenni-Lenape territory. We are a mission-driven organization that seeks to create peace with justice in the world by transforming lives through learning opportunities, retreat, and community created on our campus and in virtual settings. We work to be inclusive, respectful, and supportive of all people, striving for peace and justice. 

This is a highly collaborative staff community featuring responsive leadership and many community-building opportunities, like biannual staff retreats for fun, growth, and connection, monthly fun activities as part of staff meeting, and the opportunity to serve on various committees. We also have monthly community work mornings, which provide variety with the opportunity to lend a hand on another team’s project or lead one for staff in your own work area. Learn more about Pendle Hill at https://pendlehill.org/.  

POSITION SUMMARY:  The Porter and Kitchen Associate provides cleaning, dishwashing, and basic food preparation assistance in the kitchen and dining room at Pendle Hill, where 10 to 120 people are served three meals a day, approximately 360 days per year. For more detailed duties and responsibilities, please review the full job description.

REPORTS TO:  Dining Services Manager

TIME EXPECTATIONS:  This is a full-time, non-exempt position. “Full-time” at Pendle Hill is 37.5 hours per week, with 7.5-hour typical workdays, not including a half-hour lunch break. The schedule for this position will generally be Wednesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 8 p.m., with Monday and Tuesday off. Occasional earlier shifts may be expected, and work hours may include holidays (to be made up with proximal paid days off). All full-time staff members spend a few work hours each week contributing to the community through meal time, housekeeping or maintenance work (“daily jobs”).

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: $15.00 per hour compensation plus benefits including: medical, dental and life insurance, a retirement plan, generous paid vacation days (20), sick days (15), and holidays (11), and the opportunity to take Pendle Hill courses for free. Additional benefits include one meal a day from the Pendle Hill Kitchen (free to staff except for the tax), a 20% employee discount at the Pendle Hill Bookstore, free copies of all Pendle Hill pamphlets upon publication, a beautiful campus with walking trails and fellowship with people from around the world. Full time staff are eligible for competitively priced on-campus housing (depending on availability, and at Pendle Hill’s discretion).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Cleans workspaces, furnishings, and equipment within kitchen and dining area.
• Sweeps and mops floors in between meal services and as needed.
• Removes trash, recycling, and compost buckets daily.
• Collects and washes pots, pans, plates, and cutlery.
• Keeps a clean and safe work environment in alignment with ServSafe

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to follow instructions, take initiative, able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Willingness to work irregular weekly and weekend hours, including holidays.
• Experience providing warm, kind, and courteous hospitality to guests.
• Good verbal communication skills, and the ability to effectively train others in our dish washing and handling procedures.
• Knowledge of sanitation and cleanliness and/or the ability to learn.
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.

EXPECTATIONS OF ALL PENDLE HILL EMPLOYEES:

• A highly welcoming attitude and willingness to provide hospitality for members of, and visitors to, the Pendle Hill community.  Openness to a wide range of spiritual beliefs and experiences, cultural backgrounds and practices, and other differences (of all kinds).
• Either a familiarity with Quakerism or a willingness to learn about it, as well as an appreciation for the role of Quakerism in the mission of Pendle Hill.
• A commitment to abiding by all Pendle Hill policies, including maintaining a fragrance-free campus.

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY: Pendle Hill appoints individuals without discrimination based on color, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, class, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, ancestry, ability, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, religious affiliation, or any other category protected by law. Pendle Hill recognizes that some of these categories are social constructs, not rooted in science. Our aim is to be inclusive and affirming.

Pendle Hill staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, except for those who cannot receive the vaccine for medical or religious reasons.

BACKGROUND CHECKS:  Pendle Hill will conduct a background check for all candidates prior to hire.

INTERESTED? Please submit the following three items to Capen Burbank, at cburbank@pendlehill.org, with “Porter and Kitchen Associate” and your last name in the email subject line:

1. a current resume
2. and contact information for three references, at least two of whom are professional.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. The anticipated start date is flexible, but ideally in September 2023.