After School Cooking Instructor

Taste Buds Kitchen; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible Scheduling

Social Events

Employee Discounts

Free T-shirt

Job summary

Taste Buds Kitchen is seeking enthusiastic afternoon cooking teachers to lead classes at partner schools. If you love kids, food, and creating a fun, hands-on learning experience, you’ll thrive here.

Candidates should be energetic, great with children, able to manage a class, and comfortable demonstrating cooking techniques. Training is provided, and shifts align with school hours in the Bellevue area.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience entertaining kids and/or adults.
• Formal culinary education or related restaurant experience is a plus.
• Strong communication with children.
• Ability to speak in front of a group with a clear voice.
• Able to stand long periods and lift 45 pounds.
• Pass background check and CPR/First Aid certification.

Responsibilities

• Instruct cooking classes at partner school locations.
• Lead weekday afternoon sessions; extra nights/weekends available.
• Prepare ingredients and supplies for class.
• Engage guests with cooking/baking skills.
• Ensure a friendly, energetic, and safe class environment.
• Setup before class and cleanup after.

Skills

Self-starter

Passion for food

Communication with kids

Public speaking

Experience entertaining

Education

Culinary education or related training

Job description

Company Overview:

Taste Buds Kitchen has taken the country by storm with a refreshingly simple concept. We provide culinary entertainment to kids, families, and adults in a fun, beautiful, and state-of-the-art Kitchen Studio. Kids ages 2 to teen love our hands-on cooking classes, camps, birthday parties, and field trips. Adults love our BYOB date night cooking classes, birthday parties, bachelorettes, showers, and corporate events. Our innovative programs are as entertaining as they are educational! We always strive to engage and delight our guests.

Benefits/Perks:

• Competitive pay
• Flexible Scheduling
• Social Events
• Employee Discounts
• Free T-shirt

Job Description:

Love kids, cooking, and looking for an afternoon job?! We are hiring afterschool cooking teachers to lead classes at our partner school locations. Looking for high-energy individuals who are passionate about food and inspiring those around them to have fun in the Kitchen. Help us to create an amazing experience for our cooking students!

Responsibilities:

• Must be available weekday afternoons during the school year. Additional hours are available on nights/weekends if desired.
• Instruct amazing cooking classes for nursery through high school at our partner school location. This includes pickup ingredients and supplies and Taste Buds Kitchen and transporting the to the school each week.
• Engage and teach guests about various cooking/baking skills related to the class menu
• Create a friendly, energetic, and consistent experience for our guests
• Responsible for the success of the event from start to finish
• Interact with all guests to ensure customer satisfaction
• Sometimes you will work solo, other times, you will manage as a culinary assistant for larger classes
• Setup before class including premakes and activities as needed and clean up after
• Create a controlled safe and clean environment; provide first aid treatment as needed

Qualifications:

• Self-starter who can work in a fast-paced environment and move quickly
• Natural curiosity and passion for food & culinary entertainment
• Upbeat personality with a smile on your face a majority of the time.
• Eagerness to get your hands dirty
• Great communication skills with children
• Confident with a range of cooking and baking techniques and speaking in front of a group with an amplified speaking voice
• At least one or more years of experience entertaining kids and/or adults
• Formal culinary education or relevant restaurant experience is a plus
• Formal teaching experience and training in education, childhood development, or related field a plus
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time and lift 45 pounds
• Must pass a background check and be first aid/CPR certified
• Must enjoy the atmosphere of a small business