Chef

Supervisor: Chief Operating Officer.

Status: Full-time, salaried, exempt.

Hours: Average of 35 hours per week (generally 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.), highly variable schedule, occasional weekends and evenings.

Qualifications: Culinary degree or classical training and at least three years’ experience. Understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of locally sourced and sustainable food service. Ability to lead a small kitchen tasked with providing lunches twice weekly when classes are in session to the MTSO community as well as catering for special events including multi-day conferences. Experience with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free cooking and knowledge of diverse cuisines preferred.

Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work with diverse constituencies of various social identities are required.

ServeSafe certification and valid driver’s license are required.

Primary responsibilities and duties:

• Maintaining high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety throughout the kitchen. ensuring compliance with all Delaware General Health District rules and regulations.
• Preparing or directing the preparation of food served at MTSO.
• Drafting healthy, creative menus emphasizing seasonal locally and ethically sourced vegetables and proteins. Providing leadership in developing standard recipes and techniques for food preparation and presentation, assuring consistently high quality while minimizing food costs and avoiding waste.
• Coordinating with Seminary Hill Farm (a 10-acre sustainable market farm located on campus) to obtain vegetables for immediate use and storing for winter.
• Supervising and training kitchen staff, including temporary staff and student workers.
• Creating and maintaining temperature logs, cooking and cooling logs.
• Monitoring and working within food service budget.
• Selecting vendors compatible with the mission of MTSO and ethically maintaining those relationships.
• Coordinating with event planning staff and operations team as needed.
• Providing the Business Office with all required receipts and purchase documentation.
• Ensuring all equipment in the kitchen is properly maintained and in working order.
• Establishing and maintaining a regular cleaning schedule for all kitchen areas, including taking personal responsibility for
  • weekly kitchen cleaning
  • daily trash removal
  • daily sweeping and mopping
  • dish tank operation
  • daily dining room upkeep.

Physical requirements: As a hands-on Chef in a busy kitchen, this job requires the ability to stand for extended periods, reach, stoop, kneel and regularly lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Benefits:

• 37 paid days off (20 days’ vacation, 17 holidays).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage available.
• Employer 403(b) contribution.

To apply:

Email resume and cover letter to Erin Wiggins: ewiggins@mtso.edu.

Methodist Theological School in Ohio does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disabilities, military status, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy and parenting status, creed or any other protected class, or other non‐merit reasons. See our notice of nondiscrimination.

Library Services Coordinator

Supervisor: Director of the Library.

Status: Salaried, exempt.

Hours: This position is full-time (35 hours per week) and in-person. Schedule is variable; occasional evenings required.

Qualifications: Experience working in an academic library with ability to use staff functions in an integrated library system. Excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to make effective presentations. Collaborative and collegial sensibility with a strong customer service orientation. Demonstrated ability to support a community of diverse perspectives and cultures in an inclusive environment, and to advancing these values in instruction, engagement and professional practice. Preference will be given to candidates with an ALA-accredited master’s degree, or someone seeking such a degree and holding an advanced degree in a collection-related subject. Must be able to carry a minimum of 20 pounds.

Position description: The Library Services Coordinator manages circulation desk operations, interlibrary loan functions and course reserves, as well as collection maintenance, and provides general assistance to the Director of the Library.

Primary responsibilities and duties:

• Manage circulation desk operations using Alma/Primo VE software in compliance with OPAL consortium policies.
• Provide patron assistance in person, by phone and via email with reference questions, library website navigation, catalog searches, e-resources, and technology.
• Ensure proper organization of collections. Retrieve, shelve and manage library materials. Support collection projections including shifting, weeding and reorganization.
• Manage OCLC Worldshare ILL transactions and shipments. Process incoming and outgoing OPAL, OhioLINK and Worldshare materials. Communicate with patrons regarding loan requests.
• Coordinate with faculty on course reserve needs. Retrieve and process reserve materials from library collection and collaborate with Library Director on new acquisitions.
• Manage course reserves through Populi, online catalog, ILS and internal tracking systems.
• Schedule and supervise student workers for circulation and collection maintenance duties.
• Assist Library Director with other duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• 37 paid days off (20 days’ vacation, 17 holidays).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage available.
• Employer 403(b) contribution.

To apply:

Email resume and cover letter to Erin Wiggins: ewiggins@mtso.edu.

Methodist Theological School in Ohio does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disabilities, military status, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy and parenting status, creed or any other protected class, or other non‐merit reasons. See our notice of nondiscrimination.

Seasonal Farm Interns

Supervisors: Farm Manager and Farm Liaison

Department: Seminary Hill Farm

FLSA status: Full-time, seasonal, hourly

Qualifications: Seasonal internships are designed for those with an interest in exploring agroecology and regenerative agriculture and engaging in justice-oriented community development. We welcome people from diverse life paths and stages, all ages (18+) and all skill levels to apply. Prior farming and gardening experience is not required. Additional qualifications include:

• Awareness and observation skills to discern needs in a changing environment.
• Excellent oral communication skills and attention to closing feedback loops.
• Ability to work select evenings and weekends.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.

Must be able to accomplish the farm work listed below and work outside in all types of weather. Self-pacing and ergonomics are encouraged.

Hours: This position is 40 hours per week with no overtime

Position description: Internships are conducted in a collaborative environment and include:

• Learning to and from each other, including fellow team members, visitors and volunteers.
• Interns will be able to establish personal learning goals and participate in check-ins with their supervisor(s) the first week of each month.
• Participating in extension opportunities including a minimum of two regional farm tours.
• Communal lunch during the summer season featuring Seminary Hill Farm produce is an important part of the farm day, allowing additional interaction with our permanent farm team, and a range of guests.
• Participating in marketing, communication, and community building aspects of the farm.
• Engaging with MTSO’s land stewardship initiative in prairie development, invasive species removal, and pond/stream management.

Primary responsibilities and duties: Interns fully engage in stewardship tasks for seasonal vegetable production, harvest and delivery. Interns will develop experience and skills in the following areas of small scale production:

• Seeding, transplant production, planting and maintenance of vegetable crops.
• Design, utilization and care of electric fencing.
• Small and large equipment and hand tool utilization and maintenance.
• Crop water and soil moisture management (sprinkler, drip irrigation, mulching).
• Pest management (monitoring, treating and application of materials and techniques) of weeds, insects, wildlife destruction and diseases.
• Harvest, post-harvest handling and packing of farm products.
• CSA, food bank and non-profit distributions.

Compensation:

• Wage and hours: $13/hour, 40-hour weeks without overtime.
• Food: Interns will have lunch at the dining hall four days a week during the summer season and when open in other seasons, and fresh produce.
• Housing: On-campus studio apartments are provided furnished with a bed and table. All utilities are included.
• Academic credit: Interns who are also students can receive academic credit through approval and process of their home institutions.
• Campus Amenities: Interns are able to utilize the Dickhaut Library and participate in campus activities and events.

Internships span March through mid-November annually. We are currently hiring for three sessions (below). Please indicate your desired session(s) in your application. Part-time positions are possible (without housing).

• Spring: March 16-May 22 (10 weeks)
• Summer: May 18-Aug. 14 (13 weeks)
• Fall: Sept. 8-Nov. 13 (10 weeks)

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. Early applications are strongly encouraged. To apply, email resume and cover letter to Erin Wiggins: ewiggins@mtso.edu. Letters of Recommendation are not required but can be helpful in your application.

If you have questions that are not answered here, please contact Laura Ann Bergman, SHF Liaison at (740) 409-1881 or seminaryhillfarm@mtso.edu.

Seminary Hill Farm is integral to the Methodist Theological School in Ohio (MTSO), 30 minutes north of Columbus in Delaware. The farm has capacity for 10 acres of production that bookend the 82-acre campus. It is our mission to teach small-scale farming and produce good food for all in pursuit of a just, sustainable and generative world.

Methodist Theological School in Ohio does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disabilities, military status, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy and parenting status, creed or any other protected class, or other non‐merit reasons. See our notice of nondiscrimination. Learn more here: Notice of Nondiscrimination | MTSO.