Culinary Program Trainer

Culinary Program Trainer

Department:
Programs

Status:
Non-Exempt, Full-Time

Location:

Seattle, WA.

Pay Rate: $29.68-$32.91/hour

Fare Start has been helping people transform their lives through food for 30 years — one person, one job and one community at a time.

People experiencing poverty struggle to escape the cycle they are in and often face other compounding barriers to getting and keeping a job. At Fare Start, we help people overcome barriers by teaching work and life skills neededto succeed in employment and in life. By investing in people, providing meals and building community, we transform homelessness, hunger and poverty into human potential.

Every individual has the opportunity to thrive in an equitable and just world.

Fare Start transforms lives, disrupts poverty and nourishes communities through food, life skills and job training.

• Acceptance:
  
  We build relationships based on the belief that the past informs but does not dictate the future.
• Respect:
  
  We treat everyone with dignity, regardless of background or differences. We actively listen and seek first to understand. We are honest, even when it is difficult.
• Openness:
  
  We create a culture of trust through transparency and open communication. We are open to new ideas.
• Collaboration:
  
  Contribute positively to strengthen the organization and our impact through teamwork and through partnerships.
• Accountability:
  
  We are responsible to each other, to our community and ourselves. We are committed to rigorous evaluation and making fiscally responsible decisions that align with our mission.
• Inclusion:
  
  We provide a community of belonging, regardless of background. We value and seek out diversity.
• Growth:
  
  We are a learning organization. We invest in continuous improvement and growth.

This position supports Fare Start students as they work toward achieving their self-identified goals for personal stability and economic mobility. Using a trauma-informed approach, this position trains students in building the personal and professional skills they need to be successful in employment and life, through in-person classroom and on-the-job culinary instruction. This role teaches students the fundamental technical skills and knowledge needed to work in the culinary industry and participates in Fare Start culinary production.

This position works closely with case managers and Social Enterprise staff to support students in achieving their goals.

This position requires local travel between different training sites located in, but not limited to Seattle and Snoqualmie. Some of the training sites are not accessible via public transportation.

• Provide high-quality instruction to students through on-site classroom and on-the-job training at Fare Start production and retail sites.
• Support a professional, person-centered kitchen culture, while supporting students in the development of transferable skills such as teamwork, sense of urgency, growth mindset, positivity, and communication.
• Teach hands-on fundamental technical skills and knowledge needed for working in culinary industry, such as knife skills and safety, sanitation, stacking order, food safety, portioning, recipe adherence, and more in both a group and individual setting.
• Maintain organization and cleanliness of classrooms and training kitchen.
• Provide students ongoing coaching and feedback to support them in their skill development and achieving their goals.
• Conduct regular assessments of student learning, maintain records of progress, and utilize data to inform instructional practice.
• Make recommendations for and support the development of adjustments to the new and existing curriculum to increase student…