Company Overview:

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.

Benefits/Perks:

Competitive pay plus earned gratuity
Flexible scheduling

We are hiring an upbeat, go-get 'em Kids Cooking Teacher to lead cooking classes and host private parties for children, ages 2 to teen. In this position, your primary responsibility will be leading kids workshops, family classes, birthday parties, field trips, camps, after-school classes and more at our recreational cooking school. We are looking for a high-energy individual who enjoys inspiring those around them to have fun in the Kitchen. The right candidate should have prior culinary experience, a passion for the culinary arts, and the organizational skills required to plan and host cooking classes and events for people of all ages.

What we offer:

Competitive pay plus tips! (some events do not allow for tips, but most do)
Flexible scheduling
Social events
Employee discounts

Responsibilities:

Instruct cooking classes, camps, and parties for children, teens and families
Engage and teach guests about various cooking/baking skills related to the class menu
Create a friendly, energetic, engaging and consistent experience for our guests
Responsible for the success of the event from start to finish
Interact with all guests to ensure customer satisfaction
Manage event needs from start-to-finish (from room set-up and ingredient prep to seamless event execution and thorough clean-up)
Serve as "shift manager" during larger events - managing and supervising a team of assistants but also able to work solo on smaller, more intimate events
Create a controlled, safe, clean, and friendly environment
Ensure the highest standards of sanitation and cleanliness

Qualifications:

Self-starter who can work in a fast-paced environment and move quickly
Natural curiosity and passion for food & culinary entertainment
Upbeat personality with an infectious smile
Eagerness to get your hands dirty
Great communication skills with children
Confident with a range of cooking and baking techniques and speaking in front of a group with an amplified speaking voice
At least one or more years of experience entertaining kids and/or adults
Formal culinary education or relevant restaurant experience is a plus
Formal teaching experience and training in education, childhood development, or related field is a plus
Be able to stand for long periods of time and lift 45 pounds
Be first aid/CPR certified (or willing to become certified at time of hire)
Enjoy the atmosphere of a small business

Schedule/Availability:

We host events 7 days a week and are currently seeking part-time instructors able to work a minimum of 4 events (or 15 hours) per week in one or more of the following timeframes:

Weekend events such as "mommy & me" family classes and kids birthday parties
After-camp weekday events such as kids birthday parties and private classes
Seasonal (Sept-May) weekday "after-school" (3-5pm) for off-site cooking classes in area partner locations like schools and park districts

If closer to full-time hours is preferred, open availability including evenings and weekends is required.

Compensation: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour

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.

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