What are the responsibilities and job description for the Kitchen Lead & Culinary Instructor position at Sprouts Cooking School?
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Sprouts Cooking School is looking for a dependable, organized and energetic Kitchen Lead & Culinary Instructor to help keep our kitchen running smoothly and create an amazing experience for our young chefs.
This is a hands-on role that combines culinary instruction, food preparation and kitchen operations. The ideal candidate loves working with children, is confident in the kitchen and takes pride in keeping things organized, stocked and ready to go.
Our Kitchen Lead helps make sure our teachers are set up for success- from ordering groceries and prepping ingredients to maintaining kitchen standards and leading classes, camps, birthday parties and special events.
Kitchen Lead Responsibilities
- Maintain a clean, organized and fully stocked kitchen
- Review upcoming classes, camps and private events to determine ingredient and prep needs
- Place weekly grocery orders based on recipes and enrollment counts
- Receive grocery deliveries and check orders for accuracy and quality
- Review ingredient labels and follow Sprouts allergen-safety procedures
- Prepare and portion ingredients according to class prep sheets
- Prepare make-ahead components such as pizza dough, cupcakes and other recipe items
- Properly label, date and store prepared ingredients
- Monitor inventory of pantry staples, disposables, cleaning supplies and other kitchen essentials
- Reorder supplies before inventory becomes critically low
- Maintain backup ingredients for approved filler recipes
- Monitor refrigerator organization, expiration dates and food-storage standards
- Receive and monitor supplies and report shortages or missed deliveries
- Identify missing ingredients, substitutions, vendor issues or other concerns that could impact upcoming classes
- Communicate kitchen or inventory issues promptly to management
- Maintain Sprouts cleanliness, sanitation, food safety and allergen standards
Culinary Instructor Responsibilities
- Lead engaging, hands-on cooking classes for children
- Create a welcoming, fun and encouraging environment for students and families
- Follow Sprouts recipes, lesson plans and teaching standards
- Demonstrate cooking techniques and guide students through recipes
- Keep classes moving so all recipes are completed within the scheduled time
- Maintain strong classroom management while keeping the experience fun
- Monitor students closely and enforce kitchen and food-safety expectations
- Manage allergy and dietary accommodations according to Sprouts procedures
- Complete classroom setup and breakdown
- Maintain a clean and organized teaching environment
- Provide excellent customer service to parents and guests
- Lead classes, camps, birthday parties and private events as scheduled
- Demonstrate professionalism and represent the Sprouts brand well
What We're Looking For
- Cooking and baking experience; culinary training is a plus but not required
- Experience working with children in a structured environment
- Confident, energetic personality and ability to comfortably lead a group
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to follow recipes, prep sheets and established procedures
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities independently
- Dependable and proactive- you notice what needs to be done and take ownership of it
- Strong communication skills
- Basic math skills and ability to adjust ingredient quantities based on enrollment
- Commitment to food safety and allergen procedures
- Ability to work independently during prep shifts and collaboratively during classes
- Evening and weekend availability required
Position Details
This is a great fit for someone who enjoys both behind-the-scenes kitchen work and working directly with children. Weekly hours will include dedicated kitchen lead/prep time as well as scheduled teaching shifts.
Sprouts Cooking School offers cooking classes, camps, birthday parties and special events for children ages 3–14 at our Carmel and Zionsville locations.
Experience as a preschool or elementary teacher, camp counselor, nanny, culinary professional, dietitian, culinary student or other youth-focused professional can translate well to this role.
Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour
Expected hours: 10.0 – 15.0 per week
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20