The Bayshore Center at Bivalve/AJ Meerwald is an exciting and interesting place to work. If you are committed to the preservation of history, protection of the environment and sailing, the Bayshore Center at Bivalve/AJ Meerwald might be for you.
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
Ship’s Cook, Schooner A. J. Meerwald
Employee serves as Cook aboard the sailing vessel A.J. Meerwald, a wooden two masted schooner built in 1928. The Cook is responsible for making three healthy meals for a crew of 8-12 people each day, while providing for dietary restrictions. Other responsibilities include meal planning, budgeting, provisioning, and overseeing sanitation and cleanliness of the galley (kitchen). The Cook reports to the captain, and works with the Captain and Mate to schedule provisioning and mealtimes around the ship’s schedule.
educational platform and representatives of the state of New Jersey, all crewmembers are expected to adhere to a high level of courtesy and professionalism.
Deckhand Educator
Seasonal Full Time- Begin immediately through November 15th
Posted by: Schooner AJ Meerwald
Position Overview
Employee serves as Deckhand Educator aboard the sailing vessel A.J. Meerwald, a wooden two masted schooner built in 1928. The Deckhand reports to the mate and captain and is involved in all aspects of the vessel’s operation. Under the guidance of the Mate and Education Coordinator, deckhands will participate in all day to day operation and maintenance of our 96-year old wooden vessel, delivering the Bayshore Center at Bivalve’s educational programming, providing customer service during public sails, and standing watches underway during transits. At times and according to ability and interest deckhands may be called upon to take on responsibility for woodworking, engineering, or merchandise projects or occasionally prepare meals in the absence of the cook.
Room and board is provided on the schooner, and when in our home port of Bivalve access is given to a communal crew house. Candidates for any position aboard AJM are expected to be community minded and respectful of their coworkers in these shared living situations. Due to the conspicuous and public nature of our vessel and our community position as an
educational platform and representatives of the state of New Jersey, all crewmembers are expected to adhere to a high level of courtesy and professionalism at all times, including their leisure hours and during their time away from the vessel.
Position Full time/seasonal – April 15 through November 15th
Apply by email to Captain Fern Hoffmann captain@bayshorecenter.org
The Bayshore Center at Bivalve (BCB), a working waterfront museum, is dedicated to advancing the understanding of the human impact on the environment. The organization owns and operates the historic Schooner AJ Meerwald, a sailing classroom and vehicle to enjoy the area’s waterways. The museum, located in the historic shipping sheds in Bivalve, NJ, is the AJ Meerwald’s home port. The AJ Meerwald docks in various ports in and around New Jersey. For more information on BCB, please go to www.bayshorecenter.org.
The Schooner AJ Meerwald, built in 1928, serves over 4,000 passengers annually, sailing from selected ports in NJ as well as visiting other ports in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York. Educational programs focus on marine science and history (e.g. plankton, water quality, etc.). The AJ Meerwald also provides private charters and public sails.