Cross River Education and Retreat Center has an opening for a cook for the 2025 summer season: mid-May until mid-September.

We are an Indigenous-owned, off-the-grid ecolodge located in British Columbia in the beautiful and majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains.  We are accessible by road, approximately 1/2 hour from Radium Hot Springs, 1 hour from Banff, and 3 hours from Calgary.

Join our small, family-run business who all have a passion for providing our guests with delicious home-cooked meals and exceptional outdoor experiences, while making them feel at home and a part of our family.

Responsibilities:

• Menu planning, shopping lists, preparation and presentation of all meals for the lodge guest.
• Create high quality home-cooked meals and desserts, while at the same time being cost conscious.
• Prepare dishes for our guests with food allergies or intolerances, as required, and handle all dietary concerns with appropriate care and concern.
• Ensure proper storage and labelling of all items in kitchen, fridges, freezers, and rotate to use them up and reduce waste.
• Stock and organize work area, fridges, freezers, and pantry.
• Ensure cleanliness and maintenance of dishes, equipment, appliances, and all work areas in the kitchen

Skills:

• Previous experience as a cook in a remote setting is an asset.
• Food Safe training is an asset.
• Comfortable working in an open kitchen where positive interaction with guests is required.
• Organized and conscientious in food preparation, ensuring top-notch quality in every dish.
• Pleasant and outgoing, tidy, efficient, and able to work with minimum supervision.
• Physically able to keep up with the long days and active pace of a busy lodge where guests are continually coming and going.

Room and board will be provided.

We value diversity and encourage all interested applicants to apply. CrossRiver is a special, healing place and we’re looking for an amazing human to join our team!

Please submit a cover letter with your resume and tell us a little bit about yourself!