Hybrid CULINARY ACADEMY TEACHING ASSISTANT bei Rebekah Children's Services

Are you looking for an Agency that is Fun, Friendly, Collaborative, Exciting and Rewarding, you have found the right place. 

Rebekah Children's Services is passionate about Mental Health and providing the best care to our clients, employees, and community. We are looking for individuals who share in our passion of Mental Health and Quality Care. We are committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourage all people to apply. Our programs are deeply engaged in conversations and trainings on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in order to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve. 

We are looking for an On-Call Culinary Academy Teaching Assistant for our Kneaded Culinary Academy team! 

Our Story 

Rebekah Children's Services has been serving Children and Families since 1897 and is committed to seeing our community flourish by building pathways of Hope, Happiness, and Well-Being. Our agency offers family-centered mental health services, education and training that promotes healing, healthy development, and future success of those we serve. 

We are always striving to be the BEST Agency for Quality Care, Education and Employment!!!   

Benefits: 

• Competitive Salary 
• 401K matching plan 
• Opportunities for growth and further training 
• Family oriented environment
• Work, Life Balance focused. 

POSITION SUMMARY 

Under the direction of the Director of Culinary Services and Hospitality and following established procedures, performs a Culinary Academy Teaching Assistant function. Job performance contributes to the achievement of the Kneaded Culinary Academy’s goals. Performance of the typical responsibilities and duties requires the ability to perform the job duties, involving job-related matters generally of limited complexity.

TYPICAL RESPONSIBILITES AND DUTIES:

• Assists with gathering equipment and ingredients for Culinary Academy classes. Loads equipment and ingredients before classes and unloads equipment and ingredients after classes. 
• Assists with set-up and breakdown of tables, mobile kitchens, canopies, and other equipment needed to facilitate Culinary Academy classes. 
• Maintains clean, safe kitchen(s), dining room(s). Including, but not limited to, cleaning tables & chairs, restocking supplies, washing dishes, sweeping, and mopping floors.
• Assists Culinary team in helping students to develop culinary skills, job readiness skills, and professionalism. 

• Assists in teaching students of the Culinary Academy, on and off campus, including communicating with candidates, interviewing prospective students, teaching the curriculum, assessing students for program completion, and supporting students after program completion. 
• Provides direct service and group facilitation for disenfranchised youth and other diverse populations. 
• Assists with recruiting and enrollment, as needed. 
• Exercises good judgment, remaining calm and deescalating conflict when appropriate. 
• Assists in reviewing curriculum, planning lessons, and development of new curriculum as needed. 
• Assists with Kneaded Bakery and Catering as needed. 
• Uses program assessment tools and demonstrates cultural competency by effectively working with people differing in value systems, ethnicity, cultural backgrounds, language capabilities, disabilities and professionals of different disciplines, cultural background, and value systems.

• Every employee has the opportunity and responsibility to participate in one or more activities each year that support the performance and quality improvement (PQI) of RCS programs and services. Activities might involve membership on a PQI committee or work group, service as a peer reviewer, data collection for PQI and evaluation purposes, completion of PQI questionnaires and surveys or participation in focus groups, or other activities as identified by PQI committees or work groups.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

Schedule:

• Flexible schedule and daily travel required, which includes evenings.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Associate degree in child development, culinary services, hospitality, other related field, or experience preferred. 
• Bilingual/Bicultural (Spanish/English) and/or other threshold languages preferred. 

LICENSE(S):

• Food Handlers card or equivalent sanitation and food safety certification, or ability to obtain certification within 2 months of hire.
• California driver’s license, California Identification card or other proof of ability to legally be employed in the United States

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Ability to use kitchen equipment daily.
• Ability to push, pull, lift, and/or carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to hear sound that may signal a hazardous situation in the kitchen, and ability to understand warnings from other staff regarding dangers in the kitchen.
• Ability to sense odors which may signal a hazardous situation in the kitchen.
• Ability to read, write, and understand English.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Basic knowledge of correct storage of food, supplies, and chemicals.
• Good communication skills, and the ability to engage with disenfranchised populations in a professional and supportive manner. 

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions.

The following are required in day-to-day performance of the duties of this position: 

• Walking, standing, grasping, lifting, reaching, pushing/pulling, bending, squatting, kneeling, twisting and visual/auditory acuity are constantly required (over 2/3 of the workday).
• Climbing and crawling are required occasionally (from 1/3 of the workday).
• Sitting is occasionally required.