Consultant Chef Trainer

Geosam Capital; Sherbrooke; On-site; CAD 5,000 - 6,100; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional fees: $125 per workshop

Job summary

Geosam Capital is seeking a Consultant Chef Trainer to lead weekly culinary workshops for youth, using La Tablée des Chefs educational materials. You will guide recipe preparation, manage ingredient procurement within allocated budgets, and coordinate with partner establishments for Kitchen Brigades challenges.

The role emphasizes teaching skills, empathy with youth aged 12–25, and the ability to adapt to diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Be passionate about food and cooking.
• Be skilled in animation and teaching.
• Comfortable with teenagers and young adults (12–25 years old).
• Empathetic, flexible, and able to adapt to vulnerable youth.
• Autonomous, organized, and responsible.
• DEP in cooking or nutrition training is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one culinary workshop of 2–2.5 hours per week.
• Teach participants basic cooking techniques and guide recipe preparation.
• Deliver workshops using provided educational materials and ensure prep beforehand.
• Purchase ingredients required for workshop recipes (budget allocated).
• Collaborate with participating establishments for culinary challenges (Kitchen Brigades).
• Provide administrative documentation (invoices, evaluation questionnaires).

Skills

Animation

Teaching

Youth facilitation

Autonomy

Organization

Responsibility

Education

DEP in cooking

Nutrition training

Tools

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Job description

Kitchen Brigades and Cook Up Your Future are culinary workshop programs that teach youth basic cooking techniques and healthy eating habits using educational materials provided by La Tablée des Chefs.

As a Consultant Chef Trainer, you’ll have the chance to inspire and make a lasting impact by sharing your culinary passion whether through collaborating with youth from diverse backgrounds or with students from schools across Canada. If you're an experienced chef or a passionate home cook, this collaboration opportunity is for you!

Profile Sought:

• Be passionate about food and cooking.
• Be skilled in animation and teaching.
• Comfortable with teenagers and young adults (12–25 years old).
• Be empathetic, flexible, and able to adapt to the diverse realities of vulnerable youth.
• Be autonomous, organized and responsible.
• Have completed a DEP in cooking, a training in nutrition or equivalent, an asset.
• Experience in facilitation or education, an asset.

Services to Be Provided

The Consultant Chef Trainer will:

• Deliver one culinary workshop of 2 - 2.5 hours per week as part of the mandate.
• Teach participants basic cooking techniques and guide them through recipe preparation.
• Deliver each workshop using the educational materials provided by La Tablée des Chefs and ensure preparation with the workshop content beforehand.
• Purchase the ingredients required for workshop recipes (budget allocated).
• Collaborate with the participating establishment to coordinate culinary challenges (Kitchen Brigades)
• Provide the administrative documentation required for the mandate (e.g., invoices, evaluation questionnaires).

Important information to know:

• The programs are turnkey; no recipe or educational content development is required.
• Professional fees are $125 per workshop.
• Tools and materials are made available to support and guide you throughout the mandate, to be consulted as needed.
• The mandate is estimated to require approximately 4–5 hours per week
• The Consultant Chef Trainer is expected to remain available for the duration of the agreed-upon mandate and deliver all scheduled services (workshops).

For Kitchen Brigades, mandate duration is 24 weeks and workshops are generally delivered after school hours.

For Cook Up Your Future, mandate duration is 20 weeks and workshops are generally delivered during class or in the evening (during the week).

• The schedule is established jointly with the participating establishment and the consultant's availabilities.
• A criminal background check is required due to the consultant’s regular contact with minors during the delivery of the mandate.

To learn more: visit our https://www.tableedeschefs.org/en/