Kitchen Staff and Program Intern (Seasonal)
Head Chef Intaba and Andrew prepare for dinner.
We are hiring one extra person to join our kitchen staff as a breakfast cook and dinner assistant for 2025. BMC’s kitchen is a bright, open space. We strive to keep our meals simple and varied, but welcome creativity. Cooking experience, comfort in the kitchen, and a passion for hospitality are required, but professional cooking experience is not required. Ideally, potential candidates are excited about food and want to be part of a community of socially engaged, hard working people. Please see the description and application requirements here. You may also view the listing on Idealist here. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2025. Applicants should send a cover letter detailing their work experience, and at least two references to bmc@bluemountaincenter.org.
We are also hiring interns throughout our 2025 season! Interested applicants must be able to commit to a stay of at least two months. See the intern description and application requirements here. You may also find the posting on Idealist here. While we will generally evaluate and accept applications on a rolling basis, we ask that applicants who are available for our early Spring-Summer position (ideally from mid-April to mid-June) submit their applications by March 15. Applicants should send a cover letter, a resume, and at least two references to bmc@bluemountaincenter.org.
Program Director Merry and interns Noga and Aly join residents on a hike up Castle Rock.
Residential Program Assistant (Seasonal) - No Longer Accepting Applications
BMC is seeking a thoughtful, organized, humorful, self-starting Program Assistant for the 2025 season. The work is varied, demanding, and highly rewarding. It combines sharing in the daily responsibilities of all program staff at BMC to run the center and assisting with BMC's operations and facilities. The Program Assistant position is an 8 month residential job and requires living on site for the Center’s open season, which is from early April through November.
The responsibilities include office administration, innkeeping, hosting, gardening, and facilities tasks. The Program Assistant reports directly to the Program Director.
This is a unique job with varied tasks that involve working independently and with a team, so desirable prior experiences can look like many things: expertise in facilitating and hosting social justice-oriented spaces, a background in the arts and/or activism, experience working in hospitality, administrative skills and comfortability with databases and archives are all assets. Qualified applicants are open and eager to learn how to thrive and facilitate a communal living environment. We ask that all applicants have a valid Driver’s License and be comfortable driving guests and for errands, which can range up to 3 hours away.
This position is compensated at $20 per hour for an expected average of 40 hours a week. The staff is required to stay on site due to the remote location of the Center, and will be provided a room in the Main House (private sink, shared bathroom), as well as meals.
Please find a full job description here.
You may also find the full listing on Idealist here.
Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, resume, and three references (name and contact information) to bmc@bluemountaincenter.org. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 3, 2025. We are no longer accepting applications for this position.