Get a jump start on a summer job!
The Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches is a non-profit organization that provides summer camp opportunities to Florida’s Youth. We operate three traditional sleep away camps along with a traveling day camp program.
Currently we are hiring for our Kitchen Aide Food Services positions. Come work a few hours a month (PRN) now until the start of our summer season in May when you will transition to full time for the summer.
Job Type: PRN September - April & Then Full-Time May - August
Pay: $15.00 per hour
The Kitchen Aide assists in the preparation and serving of food at the chuckwagon and maintains the chuckwagon and dining area in a sanitary condition. The work is subject to review by state authorities, as well as the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches administrative personnel. While the Kitchen Aide acts as an assistant to the Cook within the chuckwagon setting, this position reports directly to the Camp Director. This position is eligible for overtime pay.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The following duties and responsibilities are the various types of work performed in this position. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
The person filling this position must have a high school diploma or GED. Prior food service or commercial kitchen experience is preferred. On-the-job training will be considered for those who lack experience but show a strong willingness to learn. ServSafe Food Handler certification must be attained within the first 14 days of employment.
We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. We have a very extensive and strict background screening process.
Background Screening Requirement
Employment in this position is contingent upon successful completion of a Level 2 background screening through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse, as required by Florida law.
Pursuant to House Bill 531 (2025), applicants are encouraged to review the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness information available at:
https://info.flclearinghouse.com
The Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches is a statewide non-profit organization that has been providing child-care services for disadvantaged children since 1957. The cornerstone and pride of the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches is its nationally renowned network of three residential child-care campuses located throughout the state offering stable homes to needy children.
The three campuses: Boys Ranch/Live Oak, Youth Villa/Bartow, and Youth Ranch/Safety Harbor employ trained and devoted professionals who nurture needy, neglected boys and girls, providing them with a needed sense of security, guidance and tenderness. Along with therapists, teachers, and many more program support staff, each campus houses several cottages staffed by full-time parents. The parents live day-to-day with their kids, instilling in them a strong work ethic, sense of responsibility, teamwork, and respect in each boy and girl. Each child is cared for through childhood into adolescence, with several scholarship programs available for the college-bound. It is hard to describe the transformation that takes place -- with the infrastructure, care, and the opportunities provided, these kids regain hope, strong values and focus, and the reality of a better life.
FSYR also offers camping services programs. These include week-long overnight summer camps in three locations. "Harmony in the Streets" is a mobile day camp that travels from county to county.
