Project Bread connects people and communities in Massachusetts to reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food more accessible—so that no one goes hungry. To assist us in meeting our mission, Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger is seeking a Chef Educator to join our team.
At Project Bread, we have a deep commitment to creating positive social change and recognize that hunger and racism are inextricably linked. We work in a fast-paced environment that values learning, innovation, and diverse perspectives. Knowing its centrality to our work, Project Bread is committed to equity and inclusion. We aspire to build a diverse team, including groups that are traditionally underrepresented among our sector leadership. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Supervisor: Director of Community Nutrition Services
Starting Salary Range: $65,000-68,000
The Role: The Chef Educator plays a central role in supporting school districts to offer healthy, affordable, and appealing meals to fuel students’ success. As part of Project Bread’s School Food Fellowship, the Chef Educator leads professional development for school nutrition staff to help build skills in scratch cooking, food presentation, and kitchen management. The Chef Educator is a hands-on trainer and trusted collaborator, willing to pitch in and support school nutrition staff.
This role combines culinary expertise, relationship building, and program management. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable leading trainings in busy school kitchens as they are managing program data and documentation, while staying responsive and communicative with the Director of Community Nutrition Services and the Chef Team. This role frequently serves as an ambassador for Project Bread’s mission, collaborating across Project Bread’s Programs and Communication Team to represent the organization in school communities.
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Qualifications:
There are innumerable ways to learn, grow and excel professionally. We know people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. Project Bread recognizes this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and the unique strengths you will bring to the work. This said, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate most of the qualifications and experiences listed below.
Additional Requirements
Working Location & Schedule: All employees are currently working a hybrid remote and in-person model. The Chef Educator will travel to school districts state-wide 3-4 days a week, with weekly travel expected to Holyoke and/or Greater Worcester, and will be required to be in the East Boston occasionally, typically 4-6 times a year.
This role typically works in line with school day schedules, 7:00 AM-3:00 PM, with evening and weekend Project Bread events a few times a year.
Work Environment: This position frequently works in kitchen and school lunchroom environments, and will require standing and walking for long periods of time, lifting and moving items weighing up to 30 pounds, tolerating temperature fluctuations, and
COVID-19 Vaccine Policy: For the safety and protection of Project Bread Staff & Constituents we do have a COVID-19 Vaccine Policy that requires all staff to be fully vaccinated per the CDC definition. Accommodation requests will be considered through our normal request process.
Background Checks: This position will need to complete a CORI and additional background checks as required by each school district.
How to Apply
Please apply here by completing our application form and uploading your resume and cover letter in MS Word or Pdf format.
Review of applications will begin in the week of August 4th and continue until the position is filled.
Project Bread is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services. Please contact us at jobs@projectbread.org if you would like to request special accommodations during the interview process.
Project Bread connects people and communities in Massachusetts to reliable sources of food while advocating for policies that make food more accessible—so that no one goes hungry. To assist us in meeting our mission, Project Bread – The Walk for Hunger is seeking a Chef Educator to join our team.
At Project Bread, we have a deep commitment to creating positive social change and recognize that hunger and racism are inextricably linked. We work in a fast-paced environment that values learning, innovation, and diverse perspectives. Knowing its centrality to our work, Project Bread is committed to equity and inclusion. We aspire to build a diverse team, including groups that are traditionally underrepresented among our sector leadership. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Supervisor: Director of Community Nutrition Services
Starting Salary Range: $65,000-68,000
The Role: The Chef Educator plays a central role in supporting school…
Ability to facilitate trainings in Spanish strongly preferred.
Ability to facilitate trainings in Spanish strongly preferred.
Please use the link provided to submit an application with your resume and cover letter attached.
Please use the link provided to submit an application with your resume and cover letter attached.