Teaching Coordinator

Reports to: Education Program Manager

Payroll type: hourly (non-exempt)

Days/hours work:  30- 40 hours per week, 10am - 6pm, Tuesday through Friday, Saturday 10am - 2pm

Desired timing of hire: Immediate

Job Posting date: 12/19/24

About La Soupe: La Soupe is a 501 (c)(3) food rescue organization that bridges the gap between food waste and hunger. Our chef-based model utilizes a large volunteer network to rescue perishables from farms, grocers, and wholesalers. Our highly talented Transform Team of chefs and volunteers transform this food into healthy soups and meals. Our education team works with individuals experiencing food insecurity to build culinary skills and self-sufficiency across stages of life.  Our Food is Medicine Program provides healthy options catered to individuals experiencing food insecurity and chronic illnesses that require specific diet modifications.  These items are distributed to roughly 100 share partners across the Tri-State area that feed the food insecure.  

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. 

Job Responsibilities:

The role of Teaching Coordinator supports the Education Class Manager and the Education Materials Coordinator to prepare, manage and execute, and close out scheduled culinary education classes.  

Job Duties: 

  • Teaches unclaimed teacher class assignments as needed.  

  • Supports Saturday classes as an onsite La Soupe staff member alongside the assigned contract instructor.

  • Assists teachers during classes with low volunteer support as needed.

  • Assists in finished food prep samples and the cooked food preparation needed for classes (will include hot food prep and mise en place.

  • Coordinates their work tasks with the Materials Coordinator to manage incoming and outgoing class kit delivery and receiving.

  • Assists in quality control of the outgoing education class kits by performing secondary checks against food and equipment requisition sheets.

  • Provides admin support as needed.

  • Assist with maintenance of pantry items and standard equipment inventory of the Education Department.

  • Provide feedback to ensure constant improvement of educational offerings.

  • Maintain safety and sanitation standards associated with food preparation.

Skills and Education:

  • Education requirements: associate degree, safe serve certification, 1+ years management, preferably in culinary education, 1-3+ years teaching experience

  • Ideal characteristics:

    • Self Motivator, sees big picture, can recognize priorities of tasks

    • Strong eye for detail 

    • Strong organizational skills

    • Ability to remain calm in a possibly hectic environment.

    • Warm and friendly, highly flexible, takes feedback 

    • Creative problem solver

    • Food enthusiast

    • Desire to help others

  • Is well versed in Google products (Drive, Sheets, Docs  Forms, and Gmail)

  • Proven work experience in management, coordinating events or programs

  • Background check is required due to working with children

Compensation: $43,000 - $48,000 - Commensurate with experience 

La Soupe is committed to work-life balance and will consider candidates interested in FT reduction (30 - 40 hours), and other flexible arrangements that meet the needs of both the agency and the candidate.

Benefits:

  • 11+ Paid Holidays, Free Lunch, Free parking, phone stipend

  • Health Insurance with company contribution. Employee vision, and dental are provided at employee cost.

  • 401(k) plan - no match, life insurance and AD&D

  • 5 Paid Sick days accruing annually and 2 weeks annual PTO available after 90 days of employment. Parental paid leave policy after 6 months of employment.

  • Opportunity to work with the best crew in the city while helping communities

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to LaToya Bridgeman, Culinary Education Class Manager at LaToya@lasoupe.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. 

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Kitchen or Dock role: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sort, and lift. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee should possess stamina for physical work. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

Equal opportunity: La Soupe, Inc. values a diverse and inclusive work environment where every team member matters. All qualified applicants for this position will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.