The Cheese School is a 7-year old San Francisco institution! We offer private dining, cheese tasting classes, team-building events (revolving exclusively around food) and off-site catering. We have just opened a Cafe and Cheese Counter in Ghirardelli Square and are now hiring for all positions!

Cheese Education Lead

Who we are

The Cheese School is an educational institution - we offer cheese and wine classes, private team-building events, private dining and catering - check us out online! We have moved to Ghirardelli Square and opened a cafe and cheese shop and want a full-time education administrator and instructor to join our education department. This role will plan and design class schedules and new classes, work with instructors, foster in-house instructors, manage class registrations, and serve as an in-house instructor!

We’re a cheese-obsessed, hard-working, fun-loving, and passionate group. We thrive doing work we’re proud of while helping each other succeed. Our motto is “eating is learning”, and we want to give our customers and staff opportunities to connect to traditional foods in a variety of delicious ways.

The Role:

Administrative responsibilities:

• Create The Cheese School public classes schedule, schedule instructors, and procure product used in classes
• Promote classes online with monthly newsletter
• Create annual initiatives, including demos and passive education opportunities that support our marketing goals
• Develop staff initiatives and training
• Data entry: Tracking class registrations, payments, preferences and allergies information, and also tracking after-class feedback from guests
• Streamlining existing systems for class registrations and feedback
• Plan our 3-day professional course and farm visits; scheduling, product procurement, oversight of event as a whole, contributing to class content and student packets.
• Grow education department sales and variety of offerings for our students, including additional professional/semi-professional classes and casual walk-in educational opportunities for passers by in Ghirardelli Square

Instructor responsibilities:

• Teach 1-2 times per week: Cheese 101 and other classes
• Create an exciting curriculum for students with multiple cheesemaking opportunities and a variety of cheeses
• Constantly work to improve the content, delivery and set-up of classes to give the customer the best cheesemaking experience possible.
• Regularly invest time in your own education and knowledge of cheese and cheesemaking

Requirements:

This role requires many talents! If you are passionate, hard-working, organized, detail-oriented, a natural educator and LOVE cheese - please apply!

• Outgoing person who loves cheese and cheesemaking
• Has a natural talent and passion for teaching
• Experience instructing groups of 6 to 30 adults
• Professional or enthusiast cheesemaking experience is a bonus (but training offered)
• Tech savvy: Website upkeep, competence with Google Docs, Excel, Word and general computer usage
• Organized, detail-oriented and works well in a team
• Administrative experience in coordinating classes and schedules

Compensation and Benefits:

40 hours p/week. Hourly pay DOE

Sick leave according to SF law

After 90 days:

50% health insurance covered by employer

Cell phone stipend

Discounted wines and classes

After 1 year:

401(k) matched by employer and bonus plan

And a kick-ass team from Day 1!

The Cheese School is an equal opportunities employer. This position has a lot of room for growth, as we are moving to a larger space and expanding our existing services.