Personal Chef

Tiny Spoon Chef, Inc.; Washington; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

W-2 employment with benefits

Paid time off

Paid prep time

Job summary

Tiny Spoon Chef, Inc. is seeking full-time, W-2 personal chefs to prepare meals in client homes across Washington, D.C. The schedule runs Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.

to 6 p.m., with evenings and weekends free. Tiny Spoon manages the business side—matching, scheduling, billing, and support—while you maintain the craft and client relationships. Chefs work in real client kitchens, building relationships with clients and adapting menus to seasonal ingredients.

Qualifications

• Private-chef experience helpful
• Strong client-facing skills recommended

Responsibilities

• Cook in client homes across Washington, D.C.
• Build relationships with clients and understand preferences
• Grocery shopping may be part of the job when requested; Tiny Spoon handles scheduling and billing

Job description

Washington, D.C. private chef jobs

Tiny Spoon Chef is hiring full-time, W-2 personal chefs to cook in client homes across Washington, D.C. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with evenings and weekends free. You keep the craft and the client relationships. We handle the business side, from matching and scheduling to billing and support.

The work at Tiny Spoon stays personal, even in a city that moves fast. You cook in real client kitchens, build relationships with the people you cook for, and work with ingredients that change with the season. Grocery shopping can be part of the job when a client asks; Tiny Spoon handles the scheduling, billing, and client matching behind the scenes.

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why chefs choose Tiny Spoon over going it alone

Independent vs. Tiny Spoon for Washington, D.C. chefs

Working independently gives you control, but it also gives you a second job: finding households, answering inquiries, planning routes, sending invoices, chasing payments, and finding coverage when you need time off. Tiny Spoon puts a team behind the business side, so a day off can actually mean an afternoon at the National Gallery of Art or dinner out, not another afternoon catching up on invoices.

On your own

• No vacation coverage. Miss too much time and the income goes first, the client isn't far behind.


• One bad season and there's no floor underneath you


• Late payments you have to chase yourself


• You're the marketer, biller, and bookkeeper before you're the chef


• Health insurance out of pocket, at individual-market rates

With Tiny Spoon

• A market team that covers you when you're out, plus paid time off so it doesn't cost you income.


• Monday through Friday, 8am to 6pm, evenings and weekends free


• A steady paycheck and paid prep time, every week


• Billing, scheduling, and client care handled for you


• Clients found, vetted, and matched to your style


• W-2 status with benefits for full-time chefs

Benefits without the burnout. Consistent schedules without the craziness. Relationships without the restaurant drama.

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