Company description

The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults through-out Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families.

The Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) is a non-profit, multi-service organization focusing primarily on the needs of children and low-income families, out-of-school and out-of-work youth, and aging New Yorkers. We operate at community centers located in the neighborhoods of Yorkville and East Harlem, and seek to deliver programs that are impactful, innovative, and intergenerational.

Through Advance and Earn, young adults learn advanced knife skills, food safety standards, and professional communication skills across 200- hours of classroom instruction before completing 250-hour internships in NYC's top kitchens. Young adults then transition into full-time employment while continuing to access the Isaacs Center's suite of supportive services (financial coaching, benefit navigation, housing assistance) that is designed to optimize workplace productivity.

Job description

Position Summary
Reporting to the Director of Culinary, the Culinary Instructor will oversee day-to-day culinary training for students in the Advance and Earn program at The Isaacs Center. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to; teaching the Isaacs Center licensed curriculum, maintaining orderly inventory, and communicating ordering needs to the Director of Culinary, daily workshop facilitation, supervision of the students, and maintaining a clean and safe working environment. The Culinary Instructor may also be asked to contribute to the development and implementation of 1) Special Programs/Events such as the Senior Supper Series or Incubator/Virtual Kitchen-Delivery concepts where interns will have the ability to learn the foundational, transferrable skills necessary for professional success within the evolving restaurant industry; 2) Recipe Development & Documentation; 3) We know it's impossible to convey every single task for a particular job in a single job post. Our hope is that as we work together we can use this job as a starting point so that your role can evolve over time and we can adjust your job description accordingly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or relevant experience preferred
• Culinary Degree or relevant experience preferred
• 3+ years of management level positions, held in restaurants, food educational settings, or other applicable culinary settings
• Experience working/leading in an educational culinary setting (e.g., Accredited Culinary Program, Recreational/Public Culinary Programs)
• Ability to communicate effectively with students of disparate backgrounds, education levels, and cultures
• Highly adaptable and creative in addressing unique student challenges, those experienced in a virtual setting
• Established network/relationships with food industry professionals and vendors across New York City
• General knowledge of workforce development models and educational engagement for disconnected youth in New York City and New York State
• Experience working with youth between the ages of 18 to 24 with low to moderate work skills, not required, but a plus
• Leadership skills in conflict intervention, negotiation and decision-making
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, networking, negotiation (conflict management and resolution), and presentation skills
• Display excellent organization skills, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Current NYC Food Handlers Card
• Ability to stand for up to eight (8) hours per day and lift to 50 pounds
• Ability to work flexible hours (e.g., evenings)

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

January 26, 2024