Culinary Instructor

Location

Bannockburn

Type

Full Time

Benefits:

Competitive salary
Employee discounts
Flexible schedule

Taste Buds Kitchen seeks a high-energy Culinary Instructor who loves inspiring others to have fun in the kitchen. With the perfect blend of culinary talent, dynamic teaching/presentation skills and a fun, outgoing and charismatic personality, the Culinary Instructor brings our cooking class content to life, creating and leading exceptional event experiences for our guests of all ages - kids, families and adults.

Responsibilities:

Instruct an engaging cooking class experience with excellent and consistent client service, following provided event guides and recipes
Teach clients in an informative yet approachable manner
Create a friendly, energetic, and consistent experience for our guests
Comfort leading events for all ages - from budding chefs as little as age 2 to adults
Work quickly and efficiently while managing a strict event timeline – on some events you may work solo, others you will manage and supervise a team of assistants
Manage event needs from start-to-finish (from room set-up and ingredient prep to seamless event execution and thorough clean-up)
Maintain a controlled, clean environment, providing first aid/CPR treatment if needed

Experience & Qualifications:

Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
Natural curiosity and passion for food and culinary entertainment
Proficient in a broad range of cooking and baking techniques
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Confident speaking in front of groups with an amplified voice
Minimum of 1-2 years of professional kitchen operations, food, nutrition, or culinary experience or a teaching background with proven passion and knowledge about/ability to demonstrate a solid foundation of cooking and baking skills; previous culinary instruction experience preferred
Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 45 pounds
Available evenings and weekends, willing to work a flexible schedule
CPR/first aid certified or willing to obtain certification

Who we are:

Taste Buds Kitchen has captivated the country with a refreshingly simple concept: providing culinary entertainment to kids, families, and adults in a fun, beautiful, and state-of-the-art kitchen studio. Our innovative programs are entertaining and educational, and we always strive to engage and delight our guests.

For Kids (ages 2 to teen): We offer hands-on cooking classes, camps, birthday parties, and field trips.
For Adults: We provide BYOB date night cooking classes, birthday parties, bachelorettes, showers, and corporate events.

What we offer:

Competitive hourly pay plus earned gratuity
Flexible scheduling
Guaranteed 35 hours per week, maximum 40 hours
Guaranteed one day off per week

Compensation: $25.00 per hour

Taste Buds Kitchen - Bannockburn

About Us

Taste Buds Kitchen has taken the country by storm with a refreshingly simple concept. We provide culinary entertainment to kids, families and adults in a fun, beautiful and state-of-the art Kitchen Studio. Kids ages 2 to teen love our hands-on cooking classes, camps, birthday parties and field trips. Adults love our byob date night cooking classes, birthday parties, bachelorettes, showers and corporate events. Our innovative programs are as entertaining as they are educational. We always strive to engage and delight our guests.

Job Opportunities

We have incredible career opportunities in each of our growing Kitchen Studios nationwide, as well as our corporate office. Get involved in an exciting and growing company. We are always looking for dynamic talent to join our fun-loving and hard-working team! Perfect for culinary professionals, passionate foodies, teachers, managers, administrators, marketers and college and high school students alike.