Company description

SNACC is a NYC-based nonprofit focused on hands-on food education, food access, and youth development for students and families in under-resourced communities. Through our in-school and after-school programs, we aim to reduce food insecurity while building academic engagement, life skills, confidence, and overall well-being.

Job description

Location: Must be NYC-based and able to travel reliably on public transit to school sites in Manhattan and the Bronx; candidates based in Manhattan or the Bronx are preferred. (approximately 70% in-person, 30% remote)

Commitment: We are seeking someone who can commit to the full 2026–2027 school year, from October 2026 through May or early June 2027, with the potential to extend into the summer and future school years.

Position Overview:

SNACC is seeking a dynamic, youth-focused educator with a passion for food, wellness, and community to join our team as an Afterschool Chef and Food Educator. We’re looking for someone who loves food, understands culinary education, enjoys working with students, and brings an upbeat, fun, vibrant personality to every session.

This role is highly interactive, so the ideal candidate is naturally energetic, engaging, and able to connect with young people while creating a positive, welcoming environment.

The ideal candidate has a culinary background, experience working directly with youth, especially grades 8–12, an understanding of balanced nutrition, and a genuine enthusiasm for health and community well-being. A background in hospitality is a plus, but not required.

Key Responsibilities

Afterschool Programming (In-person)

• Lead engaging, hands-on culinary, nutrition, wellness, leadership, and youth-development programming at NYC public school sites on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
• Take full ownership of assigned sessions from preparation through cleanup, including reviewing lesson plans, purchasing groceries, organizing materials, transporting supplies, setting up workstations, facilitating the lesson, and restoring the space.
• Facilitate programming at approximately two to three school sites or sessions per week, depending on the school calendar and assigned schedule.
• Deliver SNACC’s food education curriculum using youth-development practices and age-appropriate facilitation strategies.
• Teach foundational culinary skills, including safe knife skills, measuring, recipe reading, food preparation, teamwork, and kitchen safety.
• Create a warm, inclusive, structured, and engaging learning environment.
• Collaborate with school staff and SNACC leadership to adapt lessons to student needs and program goals.

Evening programming (Hybrid)

• Lead weekly virtual cooking sessions, following SNACC’s curriculum and lesson plans.
• Procure groceries from a local market to lead sessions (groceries used for teaching will be reimbursed)
• Prepare and demonstrate recipes live from your home kitchen.
• Serve as SNACC’s primary field trip lead (in-person) for student trips throughout the school year, taking primary responsibility for the supervision, safety, engagement, and management of all participating students during each trip.
• Coordinate field trip logistics with SNACC leadership, school staff, students, families, and external partners, including schedules, transportation details, attendance, materials, meals, and site requirements.
• Help plan and participate in student orientations, celebrations, and graduations.
• Support & oversee food preparation, setup, and cleanup for virtual & in-person activities.
• Serve as a mentor and role model, fostering curiosity, teamwork, and creativity in the kitchen.

Plus additional tasks as assigned.

Required Weekly Availability: This is a Monday-Thursday position. Candidates must have consistent availability during the following windows:

• Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: In-person programming at NYC school sites will generally be scheduled between approximately 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. SNACC is currently finalizing program schedules with our school partners. Candidates must have open availability within this window so that SNACC can determine and assign the final schedule based on program needs. Once assignments are finalized, the employee's regular schedule is expected to remain generally consistent. Employees will not work the full 1:30–7:00 p.m. window each day.
• Tuesdays: Hybrid evening programming, between approximately 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Tuesday programming will include virtual cooking sessions, with the employee participating from their own home kitchen.
  Occasional schedule extensions may be required for student field trips, orientations, graduation ceremonies, special events, or other program-related activities. Candidates must be able to accommodate reasonable scheduling variations communicated in advance.

Who you are & Required experience

• Culinary experience in a professional kitchen, restaurant, catering operation, culinary program, or similar setting.
• Strong cooking skills, including food preparation, knife skills, recipe execution, and food safety.
• Experience teaching, mentoring, coaching, or working directly with youth; experience with middle and high school students preferred.
• Ability to teach culinary skills in a clear, engaging, and age-appropriate way.
• Upbeat, fun, energetic personality with the ability to connect with and motivate students.
• Comfortable independently leading and supervising groups of students, including during field trips.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
• Organized, dependable, flexible, and able to manage program logistics independently.
• Passion for food, wellness, youth development, and community.
• Able to transport groceries, supplies, and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Willing to complete CPR, food safety, and other required certifications (costs covered by SNACC).
• Bilingual Spanish/English strongly preferred.

What You’ll Gain:

As a SNACC Educator, you’ll be at the forefront of helping young people and their families build healthy habits, confidence, and connections through joyful food education. You’ll contribute to a mission-driven organization making a real impact in NYC communities.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $25.00 - $28.00

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Deadline

September 01, 2026