Chef Instructor

CocuSocial; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

CocuSocial is seeking experienced culinary instructors to lead hands-on classes at partner venues in Orange County and beyond. You will plan and execute classes end-to-end, teaching handmade pasta, pastries, dumplings, sushi, or your own specialties to groups up to 26 guests.

The role is in-person only with evenings and weekends required; you will be supported by CocuSocial in marketing, bookings, and guest communication, and you may teach as often as your schedule allows.

Qualifications

• Culinary experience required: chef, caterer, instructor, or skilled self-taught cook.
• Proven ability to lead groups with clear hands-on teaching.
• Reliable, organized, and punctual.
• Evening and weekend availability.
• Nice to have teaching or demonstration experience.
• ServSafe certification or equivalent required.
• Access to a venue capable of hosting classes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead a hands-on class start to finish.
• Classes at interesting venues around the city — restaurants, hotels, cafés, event spaces.
• Groups of up to 26 guests, most often evenings and weekends.
• In-person only (venue within 30 minutes commute).
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs required.

Skills

Culinary instruction

Group leadership

Evening/weekend availability

Reliability

Education

Culinary school graduate

Tools

ServSafe Certification

Job description

CocuSocial is an established culinary experience provider in the U.S. We bring people together through hands-on cooking, baking, and tasting experiences at partner venues across the Orange County.

The experience we're creating

Our classes are meant to feel like an outing as much as a lesson — guests come to try something new, in a social, low-pressure setting, at venues worth the trip. Classes are beginner-friendly; most guests have never taken a cooking class before, and that's exactly the point.

Job Description

The role

• Plan and lead a hands-on class start to finish
• Classes at interesting venues around the city — restaurants, hotels, cafés, event spaces
• Groups of up to 26 guests, most often evenings and weekends
• In-person only (venue within 30 minutes commute)
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs required

What you might teach

Handmade pasta, French pastry, dumplings, sushi, paella — or a cuisine that's your own. We build the class list around instructors' strengths, not the other way around.

Why teach with CocuSocial

• Flexible schedule — teach as often as suits you
• Marketing, bookings, and guest communication handled by CocuSocial
• Support developing and refining your class format

Qualifications

Who we're looking for

• Culinary experience: chef, caterer, culinary instructor, culinary school grad, or accomplished self-taught cook
• Comfortable leading a group and teaching in a clear, hands-on way
• Reliable and organized
• Evening and weekend availability

Nice to have

• Prior teaching or demonstration experience
• ServSafe or Equivalent (Required)
• Access to a venue that could host classes (home kitchen, restaurant, event space)

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.