NEED Academy Cook (Truro)

Dennis-Yarmouth-Regional-School-District; Truro (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals included

Job summary

NEED Academy Cook (Truro) is part of the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District on Cape Cod. The role runs 9 weeks in the 2026-2027 school year with specific hours and meal prep responsibilities for 5th grade students and staff, including ordering produce and managing dry/frozen goods. Fingerprinting is required prior to hire.

Compensation is $22.00/hour for 20 hours per week, providing a rewarding environment with meals and valued teamwork in a unique coastal setting.

Qualifications

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and serving of 6 set meals each week (with assistance!) for 5th grade students and our staff.
• Placing weekly order for produce and milk.
• Assist in the ordering and receiving dry & frozen foods.
• Monthly inventory of dry and frozen foods.
• Maintaining a safe and clean kitchen following commonly established food safety rules.
• Assisting in Opening and Closing of kitchen for fall and spring turnover.
• Any combinations of: experience in food service, competent in kitchen/confidence in following recipes and routines, good humor, patience, common sense.

Skills

Food service

Kitchen confidence

Following recipes

Humor

Patience

Common sense

Job description

Dennis Yarmouth Regional School District NEED Academy, Cape Cod National Seashore, Truro MA - Truro, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

NEED Academy Cook (Truro)

Job Description

SCHEDULE: September 12, 2026 through June 4, 2027

Monday 10 am -2 pm & 4 - 7 pm; Tuesday 4 - 7 pm; Wednesday 10 am - 2 pm & 4 - 7 pm; Thursday 4 - 7 pm

School breaks and non-program weeks off. Specific calendar available upon request.

COMPENSATION: $22.00/hour 20 hours prep/serve 6 meals per week

Meals, good company, appreciative children and lovely views are included.

All applicants must be fingerprinted prior to hiring. Additional information regarding fingerprinting including scheduling an appointment may be found on our website.

• Preparation and serving of 6 set meals each week (with assistance!) for 5th grade students and our staff.
• Placing weekly order for produce and milk.
• Assist in the ordering and receiving dry & frozen foods.
• Monthly inventory of dry and frozen foods.
• Maintaining a safe and clean kitchenfollowing commonly established food safety rules.
• Assisting in Opening and Closing of kitchen for fall and spring turnover.
• Any combinations of: experience in food service, competent in kitchen/confidence in following recipes and routines, good humor, patience, common sense.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

PRIMARY JOB CONTACT:
Eleanor Moody, Director of the NEED Academy
NEED Academy
111 N Pamet Rd
Truro, Massachusetts 02666
Phone: [phone]

Position Type: Full-time

Welcome to NEED Academy, Cape Cod National Seashore, Truro MA

The Seashore Program at the National Environmental Education Development (NEED) Academy provides the opportunity for 5th grade students to live, explore, and study in a beautiful setting within the Cape Cod National Seashore. Our living space is a former Coast Guard Station with some grand views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pamet River valley. Our classroom consists of the beaches, dunes, woods, marshes, bogs, swamps, and ponds of the National Seashore. The NEED Academy is run by the Falmouth, Dennis-Yarmouth, and Monomoy schools, which send all their fifth grade classes. The program was established as a Collaborative in 1974, and hosts between 750 and 1,000 students each school year for their 2 ½ or 5 day-overnight environmental education experience.The primary focus of the week is to teach students about the history, both natural and cultural, of Cape Cod. Through hands-on experience, first person observation, and guided exploration students gain a deeper understanding of the unique and fragile place they call home. Lesson themes are drawn from the Massachusetts Science Curriculum Frameworks for Earth and Space Science, Life Science (Biology) and the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework. The program also supports the educational mission of the Cape Cod National Seashore by integrating interpretive themes.Some days are spent close to the Pamet River Station. Students may hike, walk the beaches and dunes, or explore a nearby pond. On other days, we board the bus to explore other singular locations within the Cape Cod National Seashore, including: Great Island, the White Cedar Swamp, Fort Hill, Nauset Marsh, the Beech Forest, Race Point and the Province Lands.Students study the human history of Cape Cod. Lessons focus on a day in the life of a Surfman in the U.S. Life Saving Service, the challenges faced by early colonists, and the legacy of the Native American tribes who have lived on Cape Cod for many centuries. Students also learn about how many Cape Codders have made a living through the sea, including whalers, traders, and pirates.The program includes evening activities that are tailored to the interests of the group. Options include, but are not limited to, star lessons, night hikes, science experiments, group games and dramatic productions.An important outcome of the program is a strengthened classroom community. Through living together and through specific activities, students learn about themselves and each other. They learn to take more responsibility for themselves and the world around them, and learn to work as a team with their classmates.

Contact Information

• Primary Job Contact Listed Within Job Posting
• Phone: [phone]