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Teaching Pastry Chef

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $18.50 - $31.50
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Work Schedule

Weekend Shifts
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Professional development opportunities
flexible schedule
community engagement activities

Job Description

The hiring establishment is a youth development organization focused on empowering young individuals, particularly adolescent girls from underserved communities, by integrating culinary arts with social and emotional learning. This organization operates afterschool and community-based programs designed to provide safe, supportive, and trauma-informed environments where youth can explore new skills and career paths. Emphasizing principles rooted in trauma-informed care and the Sanctuary Model's Seven Commitments, the organization strives to build resilience, teamwork, and enthusiasm for healthy living among youth ages 8 to 18. They aim to create inclusive and nurturing spaces that promote emotional intelligence, self-expression, and confidence-building through practical learning... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Commitment to trauma-informed, gender-responsive youth development and passion for the mission
  • Ability to engage diverse learning styles
  • Creativity, patience, flexibility, and emotional intelligence
  • Knowledge of inequity issues impacting girls and young women of color
  • Understanding of complex issues facing girls in underserved, low socioeconomic areas
  • Strong problem solving, interpersonal relationship, and communication skills
  • Availability to work evenings and some weekends
  • Valid PA driver's license with excellent driving record, reliable vehicle, insurance 300/100,000 and registration
  • Ability to make safe and appropriate decisions during crises
  • Must demonstrate respect for cultural diversity
  • Clearance for PA Act 33, Act 34, Federal Criminal History Record, and National Sex Offender Registry
  • Willingness to work in fast-paced, afterschool and community kitchen settings
  • Physical ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds

Job Qualifications

  • Culinary or pastry arts training through formal education or comparable professional experience
  • Minimum 2-3 years of pastry and baking experience
  • Experience working with youth in afterschool, community-based, or educational settings
  • Prior teaching experience strongly preferred
  • Food safety knowledge
  • ServSafe certification preferred or willingness to obtain
  • Ability to engage diverse learning styles
  • Strong problem solving and interpersonal communication skills
  • Understanding of inequity issues impacting girls and young women of color
  • Commitment to trauma-informed, gender-responsive youth development

Job Duties

  • Plans, coordinates, and delivers hands-on baking and pastry programming for youth ages 8-18
  • Develops a seasonal, age-appropriate curriculum and lesson plans
  • Teaches youth how to make baked goods and other menu items from scratch
  • Demonstrates fundamental through advanced pastry techniques and leads engaging, inclusive hands-on labs
  • Builds supportive relationships with youth using baking as a tool for confidence-building and social-emotional learning
  • Maintains a safe and sanitary kitchen environment while leading cooking labs
  • Manages inventory, ingredients, and equipment within budget
  • Prepares baked goods for special events and community showcases
  • Collaborates with staff, tracks attendance and outcomes, and completes documentation
  • Integrates Sanctuary principles to promote social-emotional growth and enthusiasm for nutritious eating
  • Actively participates in team meetings, trainings, and supervisory sessions
  • Performs duties in accordance with system-wide competencies and receives performance evaluations
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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