School Kitchen Head Chef: Lead, Train & Serve Kids

Red Rabbit; Philadelphia, Northern (Philadelphia County, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO (most major holidays off)

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

401k Option

Paid Professional Development

Education Reimbursement Opportunities

Job summary

Red Rabbit in Northeast Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Head Chef to lead a school cafeteria kitchen serving hundreds of meals daily, manage a 3-7 person team, and partner with the General Manager to meet budget and quality goals. This role emphasizes culinary excellence, staff training, maintaining a safe, well-organized kitchen, and delivering culturally familiar, scratch-made meals.

It also focuses on customer relations with teachers, administrators, and parents, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional culinary experience in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen (300+ meals).
• 1+ years of supervisory/management experience.
• Bachelor degree in culinary arts is a plus.
• Knowledge of proper food safety and sanitation practices.
• Comfort with software/spreadsheets to track and report data.
• Excellent communication skills and strong organizational abilities.
• Familiarity with NSLP compliance is a plus.
• Bilingual English and Spanish is a plus.
• ServeSafe Certificate required within 90 days of hire (reimbursement available).

Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for daily culinary execution and maintaining a food-safe kitchen.
• Train, coach, and develop kitchen team members to foster cohesion and performance.
• Adhere to production schedules and track consumption numbers and daily reports.
• Build relationships with teachers, administrators, and parents and educate the school community through nutrition presentations.

Skills

Culinary management

Supervisory experience

Food safety

Data tracking

Communication skills

NSLP compliance

Bilingual English/Spanish

ServeSafe certification

Education

Bachelor degree in culinary arts

Tools

Spreadsheets (Excel/Sheets)

Job description

Red Rabbit in Northeast Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Head Chef to lead a school cafeteria kitchen serving hundreds of meals daily, manage a 3-7 person team, and partner with the General Manager to meet budget and quality goals. This role emphasizes culinary excellence, staff training, maintaining a safe, well-organized kitchen, and delivering culturally familiar, scratch-made meals.

It also focuses on customer relations with teachers, administrators, and parents, with opportunities for