Head Baker and Educator Just Bakery of Atlanta
- Date Posted September 23, 2021
- Location Atlanta, GA
- Category Culinary / Nonprofit
- Job type Full-Time
Just Bakery of Atlanta (JBA) is a non-profit bakery that partners with neighbors who resettled as refugees on paid job training, professional certification, and living wage work. JBA was founded to open doors and provide opportunities for new Americans to work towards their long-term economic security and stability as they rebuild life in a new place.
JBA provides paid job training in the kitchen, food business savvy, and ServSafe certification to address what the International Rescue Committee has identified as two of the greatest hurdles resettled refugees face in the Atlanta-metro area-- access to continuing education and professional training and credentialing.
Job descriptionWe're looking for a creative, collaborative, and committed person to join our team as our Head Baker and Educator. This person will lead, train, and supervise our new American trainees; manage production; and work with our Executive Director and Kitchen Manager to give shape to the future of our non-profit. Ideally, we're looking for these qualifications in our next Head Baker and Educator--
- the desire to partner with and be in community with our neighbors who resettled as refugees
- the ability to make a variety of delicious breads, cookies, and other baked goods that stand out and make for repeat customers
- ease and/or experience in educating and training others
- availability, flexibility, tenacity, compassion, and a sense of humor
- resourcefulness and initiative
- vision and creativity for our programming and our baked goods
- management savvy and experience-- of people and the workings of a commercial kitchen
Current Schedule Needs
Mondays: 2-10pm
Tuesdays or Wednesdays as needed: 11am-7pm (prep shift)
Thursdays: 2-10pm
Fridays: 11am-7pm or 12-8pm
1-2 Saturdays a month: 11am-7pm or 12pm-8pm
Reports to: Just Bakery of Atlanta's Executive Director
Works alongside: Just Bakery of Atlanta’s Kitchen ManagerManages: Just Bakery of Atlanta's trainee baking staff Compensation this position is : hourly, varies DOE, $18.00 - $25.00 Application instructions