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Culinary Instructor - Part Time
Merage JCC of Orange County
One Federation Way
Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92603

Principal Responsibilities:

The Culinary Instructor job requires planning and forethought; proactive, resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and effective communication are required. She/he must be skilled in teaching and making presentations to groups (of students/participants) and in explaining culinary techniques at fundamental to advanced levels. She/he should be self-motivated and possess strong interpersonal and excellent customer service skills. The ability to function and act independently while at the same time working well with others in a team environment is crucial. Under the guidance of the Culinary Arts Director, this position works to develop cooking classes for children and adults that are fun and educational. Job requires some regular evening and weekend shifts.

Minimum Qualifications:

MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Include the following key areas and duties, which may be modified or increased as necessary:

Developing curriculum

Work directly with the Culinary Arts Director to develop curriculum and researching culinary trends. Curriculum for daily cooking classes for children, families and adults, as well as specialty cooking workshops i.e., holiday cuisine, challah baking, Jewish ethnic cooking, etc.

Teaching a variety of cooking classes

Teaching cooking classes in an engaging and interactive way, promoting a positive learning environment with hands-on learning. ClubJ, Preschool, and adult classes.

Administrative

Type up recipes, update recipes for website/cooking page, class registrations, class descriptions and inventory.

Kitchen Prep

Testing recipes, shopping for ingredients, prep ingredients for classes.

Kitchen Etiquette

Maintaining a sanitary and safe teaching/demonstration kitchen, following JCC protocols at all times. Assisting in management of kitchen and equipment to ensure proper working order and operation. Preparing set up and breakdown for each class.

SKILL SETS/ACCOUNTABILITIES

Innovative, passionate, and capability to grow the Culinary Arts program, ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment, strong customer service skills; ability to handle constituents with a helpful and calm demeanor, proficient in Microsoft office applications and social media tools and ability to stay within the budget.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

The minimum amount of formal or informal education required to successfully perform the position is education or job knowledge equivalent to college or university undergraduate education in culinary and the minimum amount of working with children to successfully perform it, is at least 2 years.

SKILLS REQUIRED

The Culinary Instructor must have and be able to consistently apply the following skills at the levels indicated to produce assigned results.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The Culinary Instructor has to spend on-the-job time on the following physical activities:


Salary:

$45,000 - $55,000

Agency Information:

We invite you to connect with community and friends at the Merage JCC. Our extraordinary facility, with its breathtaking views, includes a health and fitness complex, preschool and toddler care, teen center, gymnasium with two full-sized basketball courts, swimming pool, senior center, adult education rooms, a professional-style theater and auditorium with banquet facilities, kosher caf? and Holocaust memorial garden. Our programs and services celebrate family, foster health and well-being, embrace tradition, create friendships, and expand cultural horizons all in a safe, positive, friendly and inviting environment.