Culinary Arts Coordinator

Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families; Black Mountain (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families seeks a Culinary Arts Coordinator to run the coffee truck and mentor students in the Culinary Arts program, providing hands-on job training.

The role covers daily operations, scheduling, food and beverage preparation, inventory management, and adherence to health standards. You will teach beverage preparation, food safety, cash handling, and workplace skills while engaging with residential and community youth.

Qualifications

• Baking and barista expertise.
• Teaching experience in culinary or related programs.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling, setup, food and beverage preparation, customer service, cleaning and closing.
• Coordinating locations, community events and special bookings.
• Managing inventory, purchasing and vendors, and tracking sales, expenses, waste and profitability.
• Keeping cash-handling, point-of-sale and purchasing records accurate.
• Teaching students beverage preparation, food safety, point-of-sale systems, cash handling, inventory, and workplace skills.

Skills

Baking and barista expertise

Teaching experience

Education

Food safety certification (ServSafe) or equivalent

Job description

Description

Black Mountain Home is a Christian ministry whose mission is "Glorifying God by caring for children, youth, and families."

The Culinary Arts Coordinator runs the coffee truck day to day and mentors students in the Culinary Arts program, giving them hands-on job training.

• Ministry expectations: Maintain an active relationship with Jesus Christ and be a strong Christian witness. Pray regularly for youth, staff and the ministry. Attend staff meetings, which include devotion and prayer.
• Operations:
  • Scheduling, setup, food and beverage preparation, customer service, cleaning and closing.
  • Coordinating locations, community events and special bookings.
  • Managing inventory, purchasing and vendors, and tracking sales, expenses, waste and profitability.
  • Keeping cash-handling, point-of-sale and purchasing records accurate.
  • Maintaining health inspection standards and certifications for all Culinary spaces (food truck and cooking kitchen).
• Training and mentoring:
  • Teaching students beverage preparation, food safety, point-of-sale systems, cash handling, inventory, customer interaction and workplace skills.
  • Providing food safety training and keeping ServSafe certifications (including instructor and proctor) current as needed.
  • Meeting with residential and independent living students at least once a week for a planned activity.
• Community: Building relationships with customers, churches, businesses and event organizers, promoting the truck, and supporting BMH community events.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Baking and barista expertise
• Teaching experience

Reports to: Vice President of Programs

Schedule: Full-time, no more than 40 hours per week; typically five days on and two days off, with frequent weekend work