Bilingual Kitchen Program Coordinator

Expected Hourly Commitment: Full-Time, 40 hours/week, non-exempt

Compensation: $24-26/hour, non-negotiable

• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off accrued per calendar year
• 10 paid holidays per calendar year
• 5 sick days per calendar year
• Silver level Health, Dental and Vision insurance- all employee premiums covered by Alchemist CDC
• Minimum 1 day paid volunteering time off

Schedule :
Some Tuesday or Wednesday evenings (March-May and September-November). Hours for
other activities are flexible, but may be dependent on the schedules of AKIP participants. Occasional
weekend days are required for special events (i.e. AMA graduation ceremony).

Location: Hybrid, but must reside in or near Sacramento, CA. Hours will be divided as needed between
remote work; the Alchemist Kitchen location at 882 El Camino, Sacramento, CA 95818; and occasional
other local venues as needed. Expected breakdown will be about 60% remote and 40% on-site.

The Bilingual Alchemist Kitchen Program Coordinator plays a key role in helping under-resourced entrepreneurs from the Sacramento region to start and grow successful food businesses in the Alchemist Kitchen program. Alchemist Kitchen is a food business incubator which works with under-resourced entrepreneurs from the Sacramento region to start and grow successful food businesses. This position will also help expand the offerings of the Alchemist Kitchen program to Spanish speakers.

Alchemist CDC is a mission-driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that connects Sacramento area communities to land, food, and opportunity – toward a vision in which all neighborhoods are vibrant, equitable, healthy, and diverse. Our programs enhance the quality of life in under-resourced communities by improving access to nutritious foods, implementing community-supported public green spaces, and fostering economic self-sufficiency through business entrepreneurship and workforce development.

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The Bilingual Alchemist Kitchen Program Coordinator’s primary role will be as an Alchemist Kitchen Incubator Program (AKIP) advisor with entrepreneurs in the program. AKIP provides customized one-on-one technical assistance and coaching. Incubated businesses work closely with Alchemist staff to develop their business skills, test their products, build assets, and create individualized benchmarks to ensure accountability and a progression plan toward graduation within 5 years.

This role will be the primary coach for about 15 entrepreneurs. This role will also work with Spanish speaking entrepreneurs and create or translate documents and materials into Spanish so AKIP can better serve Spanish-speaking program participants. AKIP advising will happen remotely via Zoom or at the physical Alchemist Kitchen (882 El Camino, Sacramento, CA 95818). The hours of these activities are flexible but may be dependent on the schedules and availability of AKIP participants.

The Alchemist Kitchen Program Coordinator will also support the AMA Program Coordinator to facilitate the Alchemist Microenterprise Academy (AMA) class. AMA is a 12-week training course covering the fundamentals of starting a food business and assisting participants in the development of a business plan. While to-date AMA has only been offered in English, Alchemist CDC is seeking to expand the AMA classes to serve Spanish speakers.

This position will evaluate the current AMA program and make the ultimate determination whether to incorporate predominately-Spanish speakers into the current form of AMA, with bilingual templates and assistance offered, or whether to create an entirely Spanish version of the program. They will also assist in the development of workshops and program related materials. The Program Coordinator will act as a community liaison to build relationships through networking and positive interactions with the public that will help increase awareness of the program and opportunities for AKIP participants.

They will also work to help create opportunities for community building within the programs.

• Learn AKIP program outline…