Culinary Arts Instructor

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

Job summary

The Culinary Arts Instructor at Tides Family Services will teach middle and high school students introductory culinary arts, focusing on food safety, nutrition, and menu planning through hands-on activities in a supervised kitchen.

The role emphasizes collaboration with school staff to tailor curricula, maintain a safe kitchen, and guide students toward ServSafe certification while meeting Rhode Island health standards.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Culinary experience

Teamwork

Child welfare

Education

Culinary school graduate

3 years food-service

Job description

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.

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