UHNW Private Client - Traveling Private Chef

Career Group; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Group is assisting a private family in Miami, FL, to hire a Traveling Private Chef. The role involves preparing lunch and dinner daily for two adults, three children, and household staff, creating elevated, healthy family-style meals aligned with dietary guidelines and preferences.

You will manage menus, sourcing, inventory, and kitchen organization, collaborating with the family's existing chef. Travel is required, with rotations typically lasting 5–14 days.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional culinary experience, ideally including training or experience in Michelin-starred restaurants.
• Several years of private chef experience working directly with a private family or high-profile principal.
• Strong experience accommodating detailed dietary restrictions, personalized nutrition plans, and specific food preferences.
• Proven ability to prepare elevated, healthy, family-style meals for adults and young children.
• Excellent menu planning, grocery sourcing, and kitchen inventory management skills.
• Highly organized, dependable, discreet, and detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to quality and service.
• Flexible and comfortable with travel, extended rotations, and changing household schedules.
• Able to work independently while collaborating with an established culinary and household team.
• Strong communication skills and a professional, service-minded attitude.
• Seeking a long-term opportunity with a private family.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fresh, high-quality lunch and dinner daily for two adults, three young children, and approximately one to two household staff members.
• Create elevated, healthy, family-style meals that appeal to both adults and children while following the family's dietary guidelines and food preferences.
• Develop creative, well-balanced menus and present them to the principals for approval in advance.
• Prepare snacks and additional food throughout the day as requested.
• Maintain exceptional food quality, consistency, and presentation.
• Handle grocery shopping, ingredient sourcing, kitchen inventory, and pantry organization.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and fully stocked kitchen while adhering to proper food storage and sanitation standards.
• Coordinate menus, inventory, and kitchen operations with the family's existing chef to ensure smooth transitions between rotations.
• Communicate with the principals regarding menus, dietary preferences, and household needs.
• Travel as needed and work rotating assignments alongside the family's existing chef, with rotations typically ranging from 5 to 14 consecutive working days.

Job description

Our client, a private family, is seeking a Traveling Private Chef to join their culinary team in Miami, FL.

Responsibilities:

Prepare fresh, high-quality lunch and dinner daily for two adults, three young children, and approximately one to two household staff members.

Create elevated, healthy, family-style meals that appeal to both adults and children while following the family's dietary guidelines and food preferences.

Develop creative, well-balanced menus and present them to the principals for approval in advance.

Prepare snacks and additional food throughout the day as requested.

Maintain exceptional food quality, consistency, and presentation.

Handle grocery shopping, ingredient sourcing, kitchen inventory, and pantry organization.

Maintain a clean, organized, and fully stocked kitchen while adhering to proper food storage and sanitation standards.

Coordinate menus, inventory, and kitchen operations with the family's existing chef to ensure smooth transitions between rotations.

Communicate with the principals regarding menus, dietary preferences, and household needs.

Travel as needed and work rotating assignments alongside the family's existing chef, with rotations typically ranging from 5 to 14 consecutive working days.

Requirements:

Extensive professional culinary experience, ideally including training or experience in Michelin-starred restaurants.

Several years of private chef experience working directly with a private family or high-profile principal.

Strong experience accommodating detailed dietary restrictions, personalized nutrition plans, and specific food preferences.

Proven ability to prepare elevated, healthy, family-style meals for adults and young children.

Excellent menu planning, grocery sourcing, and kitchen inventory management skills.

Highly organized, dependable, discreet, and detail-oriented, with a strong commitment to quality and service.

Flexible and comfortable with travel, extended rotations, and changing household schedules.

Able to work independently while collaborating with an established culinary and household team.

Strong communication skills and a professional, service-minded attitude.

Seeking a long-term opportunity with a private family.

Based within a reasonable travel distance of Miami, FL, ideally on the East Coast or in the Midwest.

Schedule: The standard workday generally runs from 9:00-9:30 AM to 7:30-8:00 PM, including lunch and dinner service. Rotation lengths and annual travel requirements may vary.