Culinary Assistant - Part Time, Grant Funded - SUNY Orange

The Culinary Assistant of the FoodTEC Workforce Program is responsible for ensuring the Chef instructors have the food and equipment needed before each class. The Culinary Assistant receives or shops for food items; stores and maintains an inventory of food, equipment, and small wares. The Culinary Assistant assists the Chef Instructors and students during the class, which may include prepping, cutting, cooking, and sanitation. The Culinary Assistant maintains the overall sanitation standards of the FoodTEC commercial kitchen space, including the kitchen, equipment, appliances, and bathrooms.

This position may require fluctuating work hours depending on project deadlines.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:

• Relevant work experience in one or more of the following areas: food service, fine dining, multi-unit restaurant operations
• Excellent food preparation and cooking techniques
• Ability to use and maintain equipment in a commercial kitchen
• Ability to wash, peel and cut vegetables
• Ability to prepare a wide range of kitchen ingredients
• Basic knowledge of kitchen hygiene and safety standards
• Attention to detail and interpersonal skills
• Effective oral communication skills
• Academic degrees or professional credentials in a related discipline
• ServSafe certification preferred
• Knowledge of food safety, HACCP systems, GMP, and SQF food safety standards
• Problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify appropriate processes for addressing issues, develop supportable recommendations, build consensus, and ensure successful implementation
• Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, procedures, operations, organizational structures, and principles of higher education institutions
• Commitment to the principles of equity and inclusion, and understanding of diversity-related issues, including effective communication and interaction with individuals from diverse cultural, social, and experiential backgrounds

Deadline for Applying: July 27, 2026

Position begins as soon as possible

Salary: $20-$25 per hour, commensurate with experience. This is a grant funded position and is contingent upon the availability of continued grant funding.

Orange County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or any other category protected by law. The College adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in public institutions of higher education. Inquiries regarding this non-discrimination policy may be directed to: Iris Martinez-Davis, Civil Rights Compliance Officer, 115 South Street, Middletown NY 10940, (845) 341-4662, iris.martinezdavis@sunyorange.edu.