The Kitchen Brigades is a culinary workshop program offered in more than 300 high schools across Canada. The trainer / facilitator teaches students basic cooking techniques and the principles of healthy eating, using educational material provided. We’re looking for people with a passion for cooking and excellent communication skills who want to pass on the joy of cooking to youth! Qualifications and requirements:
Be passionate about food and cooking.
Be comfortable leading a group.
Be comfortable with adolescent (12-17 years old).
Be autonomous, organized and responsible.
Completed a professional training in cooking or equivalent experience, an asset.
Tasks:
Lead a 2-hour cooking workshop every week.
Teach students basic cooking techniques, support them in the cooking of recipes.
Read the workshop content and prepare well.
Buy food for the workshops.
Coordinate, in collaboration with the school, various culinary challenges.
Perform other related administrative tasks (invoicing, evaluation questionnaires, etc.).
Important to know:
The program is turnkey, no creation of recipe or content is necessary.
Remuneration is fixed and is $ 115 per workshop. Training and other meetings associated with the program are also remunerated.
Workload is estimated at around 4-5 hours per workshop week.
The 24 weekly workshops are generally given from October to April. The trainer / animator must be present at all workshops.
The workshop day is the same each week and will be determined according to your schedule and that of the school (usually Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday in the late afternoon, after school hours).
A criminal background check will be conducted due to the nature of the position which requires regular contact with minors.