Cooking School Lead Teacher

177 Milk Street; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 86,000; Part time

Job summary

Milk Street is seeking lead teachers for its Boston cooking school. You will guide dynamic learning environments, deepen knowledge of recipes, techniques and stories, and support staff during on-site events. This contract, evening-focused role requires strong culinary and educational skills.

Shifts are typically 5–8 hours, 1–10 pm, with rolling start dates. The location is 177 Milk Street, downtown Boston, MA. Experience and ServSafe certification are highly valued for this role.

Qualifications

• Professional cooking experience is highly desired, but very proficient home cooks with extraordinary education skills will be considered.
• Current ServSafe certification.
• Two or more years of experience in teaching or education.
• At least one year of hospitality or retail experience, or other client-facing services.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Superb communication skills, including ability to listen and respond reflectively.
• Experience tailoring lessons to suit multiple learning styles and cooking habits.
• Dependable, flexible and hard-working team player.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming learning environment for groups of adult learners.
• Prep food for hands-on and demonstration cooking events in a way that is safe, hygienic and organized.
• Organize the cooking school space according to each event’s needs.
• Provide leadership and direction to support staff.
• Demonstrate an ability to simplify complex ideas and multi-step processes and make both relevant to learners of different levels.
• Show confident knowledge of all fundamental culinary skills.
• Be curious about global home cooking and how history and culture inform culinary choices.
• Respond promptly and professionally to internal communication about event content, staffing and logistics.
• Carefully open and close the space following a detailed checklist.

Skills

Cooking

Teaching

Organization

Communication

Learning styles

Team player

Hospitality

Flexibility

Education

ServSafe certification

Job description

Location: 177 Milk Street, downtown Boston, MA (on-site)

Job Type: Contract / part-time

Start Date: Rolling

Compensation: $45-$62.50 per hour, depending on experience

Company Overview

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street is the place to transform the way you cook. The Milk Street Cooking School runs frequent in-person culinary events for groups of up to 30 attendees. Milk Street events are engaging, unique cooking classes that give attendees the opportunity to learn practical cooking skills from instructors who are supportive, knowledgeable and welcoming.

Role Summary

We are seeking lead teachers for our Boston-based cooking school. Qualified candidates will be innovative and knowledgeable cooks and educators who excel at setting up dynamic learning environments. In both cooking and education, Milk Street Kitchen teachers draw inspiration from tradition and innovation and are passionate about student learning. Lead teachers in this role do not have to design the curriculum that they teach, but are expected to pursue comprehensive knowledge of the recipes, techniques and stories featured in events.

This is contract-based work and events are staffed on a rolling basis. Most events are in the evenings on weeknights. Shifts range from 5-8 hours long and generally fall in the timeframe of 1-10 pm.

We are located at 177 Milk Street in downtown Boston. Parking is not provided at our location. Before applying for this role, please consider whether you are realistically able to get to and from our location before and after shifts.

Responsibilities

• Create a welcoming learning environment for groups of adult learners
• Prep food for hands-on and demonstration cooking events in a way that is safe, hygienic and organized
• Organize the cooking school space according to each event’s needs
• Provide leadership and direction to support staff
• Demonstrate an ability to simplify complex ideas and multi-step processes and make both relevant to learners of different levels
• Show confident knowledge of all fundamental culinary skills
• Be curious about global home cooking and how history and culture inform culinary choices
• Respond promptly and professionally to internal communication about event content, staffing and logistics
• Carefully open and close the space following a detailed checklist

Skills, Education and Experience

• Professional cooking experience is highly desired, but very proficient home cooks with extraordinary education skills will be considered
• Current ServSafe certification
• Two or more years of experience in teaching or education. (Teaching non-culinary subjects does count towards experience.)
• At least one year of hospitality or retail experience, or other client-facing services
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Superb communication skills, including ability to listen and respond reflectively
• Experience tailoring lessons to suit multiple learning styles and cooking habits
• Dependable, flexible and hard-working team player

We are an equal opportunity employer, and welcome qualified applicants of all backgrounds to apply.