Culinary

Tides Family Services, Inc.; West Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Tides Family Services, Inc. seeks a dedicated Culinary Arts Instructor to lead middle and high school students in introductory culinary skills, food safety, menu planning, and nutrition.

The role emphasizes integrating core academics into kitchen activities, building an engaging, hands-on learning environment, and collaborating with school staff to align curriculum with student needs and safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in child welfare or related behavioral health settings is required.
• Culinary school graduate or at least 3 years of food-service experience is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage a student/staff-run commercial kitchen.
• Guide students to earning a ServSafe certificate.
• Teach budgeting for weekly kitchen operations.
• Procure supplies within a budget and keep within cost controls.
• Ensure kitchen meets Rhode Island Department of Health requirements.
• Pass annual kitchen inspections.
• Collaborate with administration and teachers to align curriculum.
• Differentiate teaching to meet student needs.

Skills

Child welfare experience

Behavioral health experience

Culinary background

Team player

Education

Culinary school graduate

3 years food-service experience

Job description

The Culinary Arts Instructor will instruct middle school and high school-aged students in introductory culinary arts techniques to include food safety, sanitation, menu development, and nutrition. The Culinary Arts Instructor will incorporate core academic concepts into the kitchen including reading and writing skills, math, and critical thinking. The Culinary Arts Instructor will be responsible for maintaining an engaging environment where students learn by doing. Additionally, the Culinary Arts Instructor will work collaboratively with the school administration and teachers to ensure the curriculum is appropriate for the students as well as to support the management of the kitchen. Ideally, students in the program should gain the skills required to gain entry level culinary employment.

Essential Functions

• Management of student/ staff run commercial kitchen.
• Guide students to earning a ServSafe certificate.
• Teach students to maintain a weekly food budget.
• Show students how to order/ shop for adequate supplies while staying within a budget.
• Ensure the kitchen meets Rhode Island Department of Health requirements.
• Pass annual kitchen inspections from the Rhode Island Department of Health.
• Work well with students from various cultural backgrounds, academic, and behavioral challenges.
• Ability to differentiate teaching strategies based on student need/ability.
• Possess or willing to gain Food Safety Manager certification through the Rhode Island Department of Health.
• Other duties as required by administration.

Requirements

Complete and pass all required background checks.

Valid driver's license and registered/inspected vehicle - Required.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Experience with child welfare, behavioral health and juvenile justice populations and systems.
• Culinary school graduate or 3 years working in the food-service industry or similar experience.
• Work well within a team environment.

Salary Range

$50,000-$60,000

Compensation will be determined based on the candidate's experience, education, language capacity, skills, and other qualifications relevant to the role, in alignment with organizational parity guidelines and market conditions.The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required to satisfactorily perform essential duties. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Tides Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values our diverse workforce and encourages all mission driven candidates to apply.

We are a PBN Best Place to Work recipient, a Safe Zone Certified Employer, and a Veteran Friendly Employer.

Join our team!

Salary Description

$50,000-$60,000