Company description Taste Buds Kitchen specializes in creative and unique cooking events for kids, families and adults. What began as a few holiday baking classes and cupcake making birthday parties under the name Cupcake Kids quickly evolved into much more. Our culinary adventures now include an ever-growing variety of classes, parties, camps and special events that combine a well-balanced mix of engaging recipes, both savory and sweet, as we take to the kitchen to sprout taste buds and a good time. We’ve grown from a team of one to over twenty culinary professionals excited to bring cooking adventures to our clients. We support kids, families and food and strive to create a lifestyle around connecting, learning and growing in the culinary playgroup of the kitchen. Job description

Who are we?

Get involved in an exciting and growing company and industry, Culinary Entertainment! Taste Buds Kitchen specializes in creative and unique cooking events for kids, families and adults. Our culinary adventures include an ever-growing variety of classes, parties, camps and private events that combine a well-balanced mix of engaging recipes, both savory and sweet, as we take to the kitchen to sprout taste buds and a good time. Events are hosted in our kids kitchen by day and Our BYOB adult kitchen by night located in Chelsea NYC.

Who are you?

We are looking for an energetic, up-beat, go-get 'em Event Host for our culinary events. This person will have a strong teaching background and be comfortable engaging and instructing anyone ages 2 - 99! Strong familiarity with the kitchen and cooking and baking skills required. This person will host, lead and teach our culinary entertainment events for our after school program as well as work additional events including workshops, camps, birthday parties, field trips and more. Sometimes you will work solo, other times, you will lead a team for larger events.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Creating an excellent and consistent client experience is our focus at TBK. You must be able to interact with with all clients (Parents, Children and Adult Guests) to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Teach clients about food and various culinary skills, tips and tricks related to class recipes and ingredients.
• Manage and supervise Event Assistants.
• Engage and teach clients about cooking skills and more as related to event recipes and ingredients.
• Create a controlled safe, clean, friendly environment for all students
• Prepare for all Classes & Events (Set-up, Ingredients, Review Teaching Materials)

 

The Ideal Candidate

• Must be friendly and outgoing -- amplified speaking voice.
• Strong customer service skills -- ability to communicate with well with both adults and kids of all ages.
• Loves creating positive learning opportunities for groups of children and adults, and possess the energy to keep them excited and engaged in age-appropriate activities for periods of 1-3 hours.
• Ability to take initiative and accomplish tasks without direct supervision.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and management.
• Ability to control a room/class of 25+ students -- both kids and adults.
• Strong teaching background. Early education experience is strongly preferred.
• Must have strong time-management skills and able to prioritize tasks.
• Must have excellent references.
• Incredibly detail-orientated with an insatiable curiosity and knowledge about all things food.
• A smile on your face a majority of the time.
• Passion and high level of comfort with cooking and baking. Formal culinary education or equivalent experience a plus.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to travel to off-site events.

 

Availability

Looking for multiple positions/schedules

 

Compensation

TBD

 

Experience

Minimum 2-3 years experience entertaining people young and old. Formal teaching experience and training in education, childhood development or related field a plus. Comfortable with a range of cooking techniques. Formal culinary education or equivalent experience a plus.

Performance and theatre experience a plus

Compensation this position is : hourly, $15/hr + Application instructions Deadlineno deadline