Culinary Arts Instructor

The YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties is seeking a Culinary Arts Instructor to join our team.

The YMCA focuses on empowering people in all forms, by improving health and well-being and inspiring action in and across our neighborhoods.

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading non-profit, charitable organization committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

The Culinary Arts Instructor provides direct leadership, instruction and motivation for program participants in culinary arts classes, creating a quality experience for students and parents focused on YMCA core values: honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring.

As the program is in its beginning stages of growth and development, the Culinary Arts Instructor will need to be creative and willing to help with ideas for new and innovative culinary classes, curriculum building, lesson plan preparation, member communication, and marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Share your passion for culinary arts with others.
• Provide direct leadership, Instruction and motivation for program participants.
• Work with the Program Director to develop lesson plans with a natural progression that relate to the abilities and age ranges of the classes being taught including the 5-2-1-0 plan.
• Fine tune your skills as an instructor by teaching and demonstrating sound culinary principles and techniques.

Are you a good fit?

• You are committed to valuing and promoting diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• You have 5 years of technical culinary arts training.
• You have 1-2 years of experience in culinary arts as a teacher and/or teaching assistant.
• You are able to instruct beginning and intermediate level classes.
• You are excited to teach culinary arts classes for ages preschool through adult.
• You have a current food handler permit or will have by the first day.

• Able and willing to complete Child Abuse Prevention training and other online or in-person training as required.
• Must be able to pass Background and Reference checks (in accordance with the WA State Fair Chance Act).

Wages:$17.13 - $19.80/hour (Compensation is determined based on relevant experience, skills, and qualifications, with most new hires starting between the minimum and midpoint of the posted wage range)

Hours: Part-Time, Up to 25 hours per week

Location: Pearl Street Family YMCA, Tacoma, WA

Benefits:

All YMCA Employees receive the below benefits:

• A Personal YMCA membership and YMCA
  360 virtual streaming membership
• Flexible scheduling around school and extracurricular activities Paid Sick Leave accrued at 1.23 hours for every 40 hours worked per year
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), Digital mental health counseling platform, Wellness program, and Life Mart employee discount center
• Professional training, education, and certification opportunities
• 20% discount on YMCA programs, childcare services and merchandise

Part-Time employees who work more than 20 hrs./week are eligible for the below voluntary benefit options:

• Healthiest You: by Teladoc (24/7 virtual general medical care access for non-emergency conditions)
• Willamette Dental Plan
• VSP Vision Plan

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The YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties is committed to diversity and inclusion throughout our organization and is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Women/Minority/Veteran/Disabled