Catering Chef & School Café Lead – Events & Dining

Chartwells School Dining Services K12; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Commuter Benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Paid Parental Leave

Personal Leave

Job summary

Chartwells K12 is seeking a dynamic Catering Chef to lead a thriving café and strong catering program at a Phoenix area school. This role blends daily café service with elevated catering, from board dinners to golf events, offering a creative kitchen leadership opportunity and work-life balance.

You will oversee culinary operations for the café and catering program, maintain food safety and inventory, manage a small team of café associates, and drive exceptional guest experiences and client

Qualifications

• 2+ years of culinary management experience.
• Hands-on chef experience is required.
• Extensive catering experience is required.
• High volume batch cooking and complex food service operations experience is preferred.
• Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with focus on quality, production, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation.
• ServSafe Certification is preferred.
• Computer skills and knowledge of MS Office products including Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provides frontline culinary resources and support.
• Assists with food cost control, menu planning, purchasing, and ensures food quality guidelines are followed.
• Assists with planning and creating menus.
• Produces and executes catering events.
• Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with marketing and culinary team.
• Assists with managing cost controls and control expenditures for the account.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Culinary management

Hands-on chef

Catering experience

High volume cooking

Food safety

Menu planning

Cost controls

MS Office

Excel

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Chartwells K12 is seeking a dynamic Catering Chef to lead a thriving café and strong catering program at a Phoenix area school. This role blends daily café service with elevated catering, from board dinners to golf events, offering a creative kitchen leadership opportunity and work-life balance.

You will oversee culinary operations for the café and catering program, maintain food safety and inventory, manage a small team of café associates, and drive exceptional guest experiences and client