Employment Opportunities at High Watch

Job Description:

The Pastry Chef at High Watch Recovery Center and Wilson’s by High Watch plays a pivotal role in creating a variety of baked goods from scratch, including breads, pastries, and laminated doughs. We are looking to add another member to our team to assist in all aspects of the bakery. You will work alongside other professional bakers and pastry chefs. We offer a competitive salary and full benefits after the first full month of employment.

About High Watch Recovery Center:

We are a treatment center for drug and alcohol rehabilitation and have been located in Kent, CT for over 80 years. We have a long-established reputation for culinary excellence, and through that, we are able to nourish an amazing population of guests with homemade sweet and savory item.

Wilson’s Café

The Baker at Wilson’s by High Watch plays a pivotal role in crafting quick breads, pastries, and creating confectionaries. This position involves a spectrum of tasks including dough mixing, cake baking, decoration, and ensuring cleanliness. Additionally, the Pastry Chef contributes to setting up displays, maintaining presentation standards, and managing inventory by stocking and rotating goods, as well as monitoring product needs and replacements.

Pastry Chef Responsibilities:

· Follow recipes meticulously to prepare a diverse range of breads, cakes, confectionaries, and pastries to established standards.

· Expertly mix doughs and cakes while maintaining quality and consistency.

· Decorate baked goods to meet presentation standards.

· Maintain cleanliness and organization in the bakery area.

· Assist in setting up displays to showcase baked goods attractively.

· Monitor inventory levels, stock shelves, rotate goods, and communicate any product needs.

· Conduct quality control checks, including tasting and sampling produced goods, to ensure top-notch quality.

· Maintain high standards of ethical and professional conduct and adhere to HWRC policies and procedures.

· Adhere strictly to confidentiality requirements.

Pastry Chef Requirements:

· High School Diploma or equivalent.

· Previous long-term employment as a baker or bachelor's degree in baking and pastry arts.

· Strong communication, time management, and planning skills.

· Attention to detail, particularly during quality inspections.

· Basic math skills.

· Ability to work independently or collaboratively to solve problems, plan schedules, and fulfill orders.

· Flexibility in work schedule, including availability for early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment require the ability to walk, bend, stand, climb stairs, speak English, hear, use a telephone, drive, and operate standard office equipment. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

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About us:

High Watch Recovery Center has a rich history of being the first substance abuse community in the world founded on the 12 step principles of Alcoholics Anonymous.

At High Watch Recovery Center we are dedicated to seeing the disease of addiction go into remission for each individual who passes through our door. Our caring team of professionals provide compassionate care to every quest. We integrate the latest break throughs in addiction medicine alongside the spiritual teachings of AA’s 12 Steps. Through these teachings and treatments, we offer quests the tools and foundation to live sober after leaving High Watch.

Job Summary:

To further the ability of the chemically dependent individual to live a healthy lifestyle independently by supervising and assisting direct facility, managing house activities and serving as a liaison to others involved with support services on an assigned shift.

Job Duties

• Hold and maintain the safety and well-being of the guest as the number one priority.

• Ensure that all paperwork submitted is accurate and up-to-date (e.g., timesheets and mileage sheets).

• Maintain and monitor records according to facility policy.

• Complete reports on guest goals progress and significant changes.

• Document all house problems or incidents and report safety issues timely.

• Community supervision of the guest population.

• Serve as a point-of-contact for emergencies and urgent questions.

• Monitor guest duties and responsibilities and provide developmental feedback to guests regarding their performance.

• Investigate and attempt to resolve problems that arise in the community.

• Help to maintain a clean, safe, and pleasant living environment for guests.

• Prepare for, attend and oversee all required guest meetings.

• Report needed household repairs to Milieu Staff Lead.

• Supervise on and off campus activities.

• Communicate supervision of the guest population.

• Responsible for the overall operations of the guests’ Dorm residence.

• Manage and resolve any guest issues.

• Ensure a clean, safe, and friendly guest environment.

• Maintain all facility operations of the Dorm including adherence to schedules, meals, lights out, and facility cleanliness schedules.

• If applicable, teach the 12 Steps to guests.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION STATEMENT

The previous duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar or a logical assignment to the position.

Minimum Qualification:

• A high school diploma or equivalent degree required.

• A minimum of one year of sobriety.

• Required Basic Training (e.g., CPR / First Aid, NARCAN).

• Experience and skills in working in social services programs.

• Thorough knowledge of state regulations and all JC Accreditation services related to other housing services.

• A valid class “F” endorsement on the driver’s license and documentation of appropriate automobile insurance. High Watch will assist in acquiring a class “F” endorsement license if individual does not have that class.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND ATTITUDES REQUIRED

1. Knowledge of software programs for personal computer use, especially word processing.

2. Ability to prepare and analyze comprehensive reports.

3. Strong problem solving skills and the ability to carry out and finish assigned projects.

4. Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

5. Ability to plan and organize work, and manage the projects and deadlines of him/herself.

6. Ability to maintain professional standards and demeanor, including the confidentiality of employee and client data and other sensitive information.

7. Demonstrated competence with, and continued commitment to respect for cultural differences and diversity.

8. Recognition of the limits of one’s own professional expertise and the willingness to seek supervision and/or support, as needed.

9. Makes decisions with the client’s and agency employee’s well-being and best interests in mind.

10. Ability to pass background checks required by High Watch Recovery Center.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to walk, bend, stand, climb stairs, speak English, hear, use a telephone, drive an automobile, and operate standard office equipment, such as a computer, copier, and fax machine. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

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Job Summary

The Baker at High Watch Recovery Center and Wilson’s by High Watch plays a pivotal role in not only baking breads but also other pastries and laminated doughs. We are looking to employ one more member to our team to assist in all aspects of the bakery. You will be working alongside other professional bakers and pastry chefs. We offer a competitive salary and full benefits after the first full month of employment.

High Watch Recovery Center

We are a treatment center for drug and alcohol rehabilitation and have been located in Kent, CT for over 80 years. We have a long-established reputation for culinary excellence, and through that, we are able to nourish an amazing population of guests with homemade sweet and savory items.

Wilson’s Café

Three years ago, we opened Wilson’s Café to provide employment and job training opportunities for those in need. We offer highly crafted baked goods, breakfast, and lunch. Almost all of the yeasted doughs and pastries come from High Watch Recovery Center. You can view our baked goods here: Wilson’s by High Watch

Baker Responsibilities:

· Follow recipes meticulously to prepare a diverse range of breads, cakes, confectionaries, and pastries to established standards.

· Expertly mix doughs, while maintaining quality and consistency.

· Decorate baked goods to meet presentation standards.

· Maintain cleanliness and organization in the bakery area.

· Assist in setting up displays to showcase baked goods attractively.

· Monitor inventory levels, stock shelves, rotate goods, and communicate any product needs.

· Conduct quality control checks, including tasting and sampling produced goods, to ensure top-notch quality.

· Maintain high standards of ethical and professional conduct and adhere to HWRC policies and procedures.

· Adhere strictly to confidentiality requirements.

Baker Requirements:

· High School Diploma or equivalent.

· Previous long-term employment as a baker or bachelor's degree in baking and pastry arts.

· Strong communication, time management, and planning skills.

· Attention to detail, particularly during quality inspections.

· Basic math skills.

· Ability to work independently or collaboratively to solve problems, plan schedules, and fulfill orders.

· Flexibility in work schedule, including availability for early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Physical Demands:

· The physical demands and work environment require the ability to walk, bend, stand, climb stairs, speak English, hear, use a telephone, drive, and operate standard office equipment. Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.

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Job description

Amazing opportunity to build a philanthropy department from the ground up amongst a historically significant institution with a proud and generous alumni community

Job Summary:
The Vice President of Philanthropy is responsible for promoting philanthropic investment by donor partners in order to advance the High Watch mission. Additionally, the VP of Philanthropy works with internal and external constituencies to build a culture of philanthropy that goes beyond transactional fundraising to build lasting, fruitful relationships rooted in a shared vision.

Responsibilities:

• Successful development, management and execution of an annual development plan with a fundraising goal of approximately $1.5 to $2 million through a multi-level, multi-faceted strategic development plan.
• Responsible for identifying and developing new partnerships, donors, and grant opportunities, as well as, expanding existing partnerships and donor cultivation and participation.
• Management of a development staff of 3 FTEs including a Director of Annual Giving, Major Gift Coordinator and Philanthropy Assistant, including setting and monitoring goals with staff, coaching and mentoring; and providing professional development opportunities.
• Successful cultivation and solicitation of a major donor and corporate sponsorship portfolio.
• Active participation with the CEO and Board of Directors in the planning and execution of donor identification, solicitation and cultivation, pledge campaigns, corporate and foundation solicitations/relations and events.
• Development of a comprehensive plan to development by working closely with and encompassing our community initiatives and investments and marketing and communications functions.
• Ability to analyze, monitor and report revenue results, create a system for trending and pacing fundraising vs. goal, and report on a consistent basis to the management team, and Board of Directors.

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• Motivate staff to ensure objectives are achieved through the development, implementation and maintenance of key departmental goals.
• Remain current on policy developments, trends and critical issues in the areas of funding.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Seven to ten years of experience in the development department of a philanthropic or non-profit organization.
• Proven track record in individual giving, major donors, corporate partnerships, foundation grants and campaigns.
• Effective public speaker and communicator who can handle presenting proposals and adapt her/his style to different audiences.
• Familiarity with donor advised funds, giving circles, restricted/unrestricted funds, endowed/non-endowed funds a plus.
• Able to manage budgets and to support the work of the governance board and committees of the Board.
• Strong team leader.
• Prior fundraising software experience.
• ·Experience in the recovery field welcomed.

Benefits:

• We offer competitive compensation packages based on qualifications and experience.
• Job Type: Full-time
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
• Gym Reimbursement

Schedule:

• On-site/In-Person (Monday-Friday)
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

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