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Housing Community is Hiring a New Cook!

The International Fellowship House is seeking a part-time (25 hours/week) Cook. Combine your passion for serving others with your passion for cooking! 

What is the International Fellowship House?

The International Fellowship House (IFH) is a non-profit organization hospitality ministry, and is home to around twenty male international students and researchers. More than just a boarding house, the IFH strives to have as much of the atmosphere, comfort, and fellowship of a home as possible. We believe that sharing meals is essential for creating a home and for true community to develop. Therefore, the position of Cook is of vital importance to the IFH.

To help facilitate this environment, the primary responsibility of the Cook is to provide food for meals and events, and to manage the IFH kitchen and groceries. The Cook prepares dinner Monday-Friday, provides food for events, and manages the kitchen while working closely with the Resident Managers. In addition to the work itself, the Cook is encouraged and invited to be an active participant in the community by participating in activities, sharing occasional meals, and cultivating relationships.

Expectations/Main Duties:

  1. Work joyfully, independently, and efficiently within 25 hours per week.
    1. Create a hospitable, pleasant kitchen environment through attitude, demeanor, organization, and cleanliness.
  2. Prepare meals Monday through Friday (up to 25) and for special events (up to 50).
    1. Prepare dinner for our community meals Monday-Friday.
    2. Submit menus 2 weeks in advance for the following 2 weeks.
    3. Shop weekly and/0r as needed for house groceries.
    4. Prepare meals for residents with dietary restrictions (e.g. vegetarian, halal, gluten intolerance).
    5. Prepare event menus and meals approximately 5 times/year for large IFH events.
  3. Manage the organization and maintenance of the main kitchen.
    1. Manage the house groceries and kitchen equipment budgets.
    2. Manage kitchen grocery and equipment inventory.
    3. Organize and manage the kitchen space.
    4. Maintain a clean kitchen and organize semi-annual cleaning days.

Compensation/Benefits: salaried position of $1700 per month, paid holidays and vacation days, transportation allowance, parking, dinner on nights cooked.

Options (please specify when you inquire): Flexible hours if needed.

For more information about the Cook position, contact Anna at: managers@ifhboston.org

Live-in Part-Time Community Cook Opening!

The International Fellowship House is currently accepting applications for a live-in, part-time (20-25 hours/week) male Cook and Kitchen Manager. Combine your passion for serving others with your passion for food!

 

What is the International Fellowship House?

The International Fellowship House (IFH) is a non-profit home to around twenty male international students and researchers. More than just a boarding house, the IFH strives to have as much of the atmosphere, comfort, and fellowship of a home as possible. We believe that sharing meals is essential for creating a home and for true community to develop. Therefore, the position of Cook and Kitchen Manager is of vital importance to the IFH.

The primary responsibility of the Cook and Kitchen Manager is to help facilitate this environment through the service of meals and kitchen management. The Cook and Kitchen Manager prepares dinner meals 5 nights per week Monday-Friday, purchases supplies, maintains kitchen organization and hygiene, and works closely with the Resident Manager. As a fellow resident of the community, the Cook and Kitchen Manager is expected to participate in the life of the community as outlined in our Handbook.

Expectations/Main Duties

  1. Work joyfully, independently and efficiently within approximately 20-25 hours per week.
    1. Create a hospitable, pleasant kitchen environment through attitude and demeanor.
    2. Plan and work within a budget and strive to become more economical without sacrificing quality.
  2. Prepare meals for 20-30 people Monday through Friday and for special events.
    1. Ready dinner meals by 5:50pm Monday-Friday.
    2. Submit menus 2 weeks in advance for the following 2 weeks.
    3. Shop weekly and as needed for food to be prepared for dinners and breakfasts.
    4. Prepare meals for residents with dietary restrictions.
    5. Prepare party/holiday menus and meals approximately 5 times/year for large IFH events.
  3. Manage the organization and maintenance of the main kitchen.
    1. Manage weekly, quarterly and annual dinner and breakfast food inventory.
    2. Organize and manage the kitchen space.
    3. Manage the cleaning of the kitchen twice a year during our semi-annual cleaning days.

 

Compensation/Benefits: housing, monthly stipend, paid holidays and vacation days, transportation allowance, parking, benefits available to all residents (breakfast and dinner M-F, trips, etc.).

Fill out an application and submit your resume here:

http://www.ifhboston.org/kmc-job-application

For more information about the Cook and Kitchen Manager position, contact Anna at: managers@ifhboston.org

Position Available – Part-Time Cook!

The International Fellowship House is currently seeking a part-time (20-25 hours/week) Cook and Kitchen Manager. Combine your passion for serving others with your passion for food!

Do you enjoy making delicious food? Do you love caring for and serving people? Are you interested in learning about other cultures? Do you have an interest in playing a key role in a diverse community?

If you answered yes to these questions, read on!

What is the International Fellowship House?

The International Fellowship House (IFH) is a Christian nonprofit that desires to see international students from all cultures and religions thriving academically, socially, and spiritually. A primary way we do this is by providing a home to around twenty-two male international students and researchers. More than just a boarding house, the IFH strives to have as much of the atmosphere, comfort, and fellowship of a home as possible. We believe that sharing meals is essential for creating a home and for true community to develop. Therefore, the position of Cook and Kitchen Manager is of vital importance to the IFH.

The primary responsibility of the Cook and Kitchen Manager is to help facilitate this environment through the service of meals and kitchen management. In addition to preparing meals and managing the kitchen, the Cook and Kitchen Manager is encouraged and invited to be an active participant in the community through participating in activities, sharing occasional meals and cultivating meaningful relationships.

Expectations/Main Duties

  1. Work joyfully, independently and efficiently within approximately 20-25 hours per week.
    1. Create a hospitable, pleasant kitchen environment through attitude and demeanor.
    2. Plan and work within a budget and strive to become more economical without sacrificing quality.
  2. Prepare meals for 20-30 people Monday through Friday and for special events.
    1. Ready dinner meals by 5:50pm Monday-Friday.
    2. Submit menus 2 weeks in advance for the following 2 weeks.
    3. Shop weekly and as needed for food to be prepared for dinners and breakfasts.
    4. Prepare meals for residents with dietary restrictions.
    5. Prepare party/holiday menus and meals approximately 5 times/year for large IFH events.
  3. Manage the organization and maintenance of the main kitchen.
    1. Manage weekly, quarterly and annual dinner and breakfast food inventory.
    2. Organize and manage the kitchen space.
    3. Manage the cleaning of the kitchen twice a year during our semi-annual cleaning days.

Compensation/Benefits: salaried position of $1700 per month, paid holidays and vacation days, transportation allowance, free dinner on nights cooked.

Fill out an application and submit your resume here:

http://www.ifhboston.org/kmc-job-application

For more information about the Cook and Kitchen Manager position, contact Anna at: managers@ifhboston.org

Keeping the Faithfulness of Jesus

A Faith That Does Justice is offering a New Testament Workshop. Learn more about what the New Testament teaches about the life of faith. “Come and see” (John 1:46).

Rev. Thomas D. Stegman, SJ, Dean of the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, and Professor Ordinarius of New Testament in its ecclesiastical faculty will lead the workshop. Fr. Stegman is the recipient of many academic awards, including the American Bible Society’s Scholarly Achievement Award and the Aquinas Institute Fellowship at Emory University. He held the Rev. Francis C. Wade Chair at Marquette University in 2010, and the Anna and Donald Waite Endowed Chair in Jesuit Education at Creighton University in the academic year 2015. He has published widely.

Please join us for an enlightening evening of learning and discussion.

Selma to Soweto: Songs of Power

MYSTIC CHORALE SINGS WITH YSAYE BARNWELL!!

Come share the joy as 200 singers of the Mystic Chorale, led by Nick Page,  perform SELMA TO SOWETO, songs of community, power and hope from the ongoing Civil Rights movements of South Africa and the US. Ysaye Barnwell, who has spent three decades singing with Sweet Honey In The Rock and building communities of song throughout the world is this season’s featured guest. Her central message—that together our voices matter—is sagely conveyed in the lyrics she wrote for Step by Step: “Many stones can build an arch, singly none.”

 

The chorus will also be joined by South African friends Nthabi Thakadu, Phakamani Pega, and Pumla Bhungane, as well as pianist extraordinaire Jonathan Singleton.

 

All of the songs—past and present, South African and American—deliver powerful and relevant messages for today’s world!

WHEN: May 19 at 7:30pm; May 20 at 3:30pm

WHERE: Converse Hall at Tremont Temple, 88 Tremont St, Boston (one block from the Park Street T station)

TICKETS: $20, available at mysticchorale.org and at the door on the day of each concert

 

Enjoy this video of Mystic singing Usiletheal Uxolo (Nelson Mandela, You Bring Us Peace) at a past concert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPTdZPbyONw


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