Culinary Education Instructor - Contractor

At La Soupe, we believe in bringing people together through food. Instead of the traditional teacher-student model we see everyone as having something to share and something to learn. Therefore, it is vital that our experiences are rooted in the importance of getting curious about food. Our educators ask questions, experiment, and cultivate an environment of creativity so that we as a community can become confident in the kitchen.

La Soupe instructors have a passion for cooking with solid culinary skills, friendly and inclusive personality, and the ability to teach children or adults in our hands-on cooking classes.

Responsibilities

  • Teach hands-on cooking classes on an ad-hoc basis.

  • Connect with students to encourage them to build confidence in the kitchen.

  • Educate and communicate La Soupe’s mission.

About our classes

  • Classes are typically 2 hours plus 1-hour assisted pre-class set-up and clean up.

  • Class sizes range between 8-15 students per class, ages 12 through adult.

  • Classes are taught onsite at La Soupe or at various outreach partners in food insecure communities.

Qualifications

  • Professional cooking experience; a culinary degree is a plus.

  • Ability to teach basic cooking techniques in a hands-on class setting; previous teaching experience is a plus.

  • Food enthusiast with a passion for cooking and enjoys teaching to both kids (12+) and adults.

  • People-oriented, approachable and able to create a fun and comfortable class experience.

  • Excellent communication skills when speaking in group settings

  • Experience with organizing and interacting with groups of diverse individuals with varying skills, backgrounds and needs.

  • Dependable

  • Basic computer skills. Comfortable with Google and Microsoft products.

  • Can lift up to 50 lbs. Comfortably.

Scheduling

  • Up to 15 hours a week, based upon your availability.

  • Classes are Wednesday through Saturday. Occasional weekday evening classes may become available

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About La Soupe

La Soupe is a non-profit food rescue organization that focuses on bridging the gap between food waste and hunger by rescuing food to create delicious, nutritious meals for food-insecure members of our community. Our education outreach programs provide needed free culinary education resources for the food insecure.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Salary: $30.00 - $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Flexible schedule

Schedule:

  • Choose your own hours

  • Monday to Friday

  • Weekends as needed

Experience:

  • Culinary education: 2 years (Required)

  • Teaching: 2 years (Required)

  • Servsafe certification (Required)

Work Location: In person

Application Question(s):

  • This is a hands on, cooking based teaching position in a classroom like setting, what makes you a good candidate to teach cooking to children and adults?

Interested applicants should send their resume and answer to the application question to Corinna Asbury, Director of Culinary Education, corinna@lasoupe.org