Culinary Arts Technical Assistant

East Providence Career & Tech Center; East Providence (RI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

East Providence Career & Tech Center in East Providence, RI invites applicants for a part-time Culinary Arts Technical Assistant. This role supports culinary instructors in classroom and cafe operations, ensuring a safe, engaging learning environment for students.

Immediate start, grant-funded position with a 30-hour work week for the 2025-26 school year. The ideal candidate has a HS diploma, ServeSafe and RI Safety Manager certifications, plus at least four years in food service or hospitality

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or high school equivalency certificate.
• Hold or be eligible for a Rhode Island Food Service Safety Manager’s Certificate and possess ServeSafe Food Handler’s certification.
• Proficient in current skills and knowledge of food service operations to include front and back of the house.
• Minimum of four (4) years of successful food service or hospitality experience required.
• Strong communication skills and ability to establish professional rapport with students and teachers.
• Must Pass a BCI Criminal Background Check

Responsibilities

• Assist instructors in all areas of classroom and kitchen activities, including preparation, service, event coordination, and cleaning.
• Assist with the operations of the Townie Pride Cafe: a student run Culinary Enterprise.
• Assist with materials, teacher-directed activities, and operation of the kitchen and dining room.
• Assist Culinary Instructors with supervision of students to help ensure a safe and professional working environment.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned by the teacher or Director of Career & Technical Education.

Skills

Food service operations

Communication skills

ServeSafe Food Handler

Background check

Front of house

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

ServeSafe Food Handler certification

Food Safety Manager certification eligible

Job description

East Providence School Department East Providence Career & Tech Center - East Providence, Rhode Island Open in Google Maps

Culinary Arts Technical Assistant

East Providence School Department East Providence Career & Tech Center - East Providence, Rhode Island Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Rhode Island State DOE Consortium Job Board

Job Details

Job ID: 5866211

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 03, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Position: Technical Assistant for the Culinary Arts Program

General Duties: To assist the Culinary Arts instructors in providing a safe and supportive class environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resource materials.

Reports to: Director of Career & Technical Education

Qualifications

• 1. Graduation from high school or high school equivalency certificate.
• 2. Hold or be eligible for a Rhode Island Food Service Safety Manager’s Certificate and possess ServeSafe Food Handler’s certification.
• 3. Proficient in current skills and knowledge of food service operations to include front and back of the house.
• 4. Minimum of four (4) years of successful food service or hospitality experience required. Experience acquired through either secondary or post-secondary training at an accredited institution, or apprentice training from work- related experience in the food service industry.
• Strong Communication skills and ability to establish professional rapport with students and teachers.
• Must Pass a BCI Criminal Background Check

Responsibilities

• 1. Assist the instructors in all areas of classroom and kitchen activities, including preparation, service & event coordination, and cleaning.
• 2. Assist with the operations of the Townie Pride Cafe: a student run Culinary Enterprise.
• 3. Assist with materials, teacher-directed activities, and operation of the kitchen and dining room.
• 4. Assist Culinary Instructors with supervision of students to help encourage a safe and professional working environment.
• 5. Perform other reasonable appropriate duties as assigned by the teacher and/or Director of Career & Technical Education.

Part-Time- thirty (30) hours per week, during the 2025-26 school year, no benefits. Grant funded position.

Position Type: Part-time

Job Categories: Career and Technical Education > Culinary Arts

Welcome to East Providence Career & Tech Center

The Center serves students from Barrington, Bristol - Warren, and East Providence. In addition, students from outside our region are accepted to the Center if their program of choice is not offered at their regional Career Center. In an effort to offer all students a safe, nurturing, and fun learning environment, we make every effort to accept students that have shown, through their middle school and 9th grade academic work, the maturity required to succeed both in school and the in world of work. In addition, each student is required to take a Career Assessment Inventory to assist her or his counselor in developing a four-year education plan. This plan is a ‘road map’ that will enable each student to design a challenging yet attainable course of study in her or his chosen field. We believe that a student’s high school education must be a joint planning effort that includes the student, parents or guardian, counselor, building administrator, and anyone else considered a ‘stake holder’ in the student’s education.

Job Requirements

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Robert Hanlon , Director, CTC
• 2000 Pawtucket Ave.
• East Providence, Rhode Island 02914
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]