Culinary Instructor - Premises

Location and Job Title

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

Position Purpose

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.

Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approach to assignments.

Completed work is reviewed from a long‑time perspective for desired results.

Professional, technical and administrative specialists and upper, middle managers.

Innovative, passionate, and capable of growing 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.

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.

• Math Skills
• Communication Skills
• Reasoning Skills
• Computer Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Administrative Skills
• Networking Skills
• Cooking Skills
• Teaching Skills

• Stand
• Walk
• Sit
• Talk/Hear
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel
• Climb or balance
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Reach with hands or arms
• Taste or smell
• There is a 25-50 pounds lifting weight requirement in this position.

The Culinary Instructor will not be required to work in special environments.

The typical level of noise for the work environment of this position is Moderate Noise (business office with computer printers, light traffic) some outdoor events and wet and/or humid conditions.

There are no job duties affected by the environmental conditions.

Job Type: Full‑time

Day Shift Hours – Average weekly hours 31 to 40

Evening shifts will be as needed; such as for evening events.

• Health Benefits Package
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plan
• Complimentary fitness center membership
• Employee discount to JCC events and other amenities
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Irvine, CA 92603 (Required)

Irvine, CA 92603:
Relocate before starting work (Required)

On Premises

Experience Level: Cooking – 2 years (Required)

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 e.g., holiday cuisine, challah baking, Jewish ethnic cooking, etc.

Teaching a variety of cooking classes:
Teaching cooking classes in an engaging and interactive way,…