Consultant Chef Trainer

Geosam Capital; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 2,700 - 3,300; Full time

Job summary

La Tablée des Chefs is seeking a Consultant Chef Trainer to deliver weekly culinary workshops to teens across Canada, using the program materials provided. You will teach basic techniques, food safety, and healthy eating while inspiring youth in diverse school settings.

The role involves a 24-week mandate with after-school scheduling, approximately 4–5 hours weekly including prep. A criminal background check is required due to regular contact with minors during delivery of the mandate.

Qualifications

• Be passionate about food and cooking.
• Skilled in animation and teaching.
• Comfortable with teenagers (12–17 years old).
• Empathetic, flexible, and able to adapt to diverse 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 basic cooking techniques and guide recipe preparation.
• Use provided educational materials and prep content beforehand.
• Purchase ingredients within allocated budget.
• Collaborate with the establishment for Kitchen Brigades challenges.
• Provide required administrative documentation.

Skills

Cooking passion

Animation/teaching

Teen engagement

Autonomy

Education

DEP in cooking / nutrition

Job description

Kitchen Brigades is a culinary education program offered in more than 350 schools across Canada. The Consultant Chef Trainer delivers culinary workshops to students, teaching them various basic cooking techniques and healthy eating principles using the 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 (12–17 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

• 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.
• 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.