Consultant Chef Trainer

About the role

Kitchen Brigades is a culinary education program offered in more than 350 schools across Canada. The Consultant Chef Trainer delivers culinary workshops to students, teaching them various basic cooking techniques and healthy eating principles using the educational materials provided by La Tablée des Chefs. As a Consultant Chef Trainer, you’ll have the chance to inspire and make a lasting impact by sharing your culinary passion whether through collaborating with youth from diverse backgrounds or with students from schools across Canada. If you're an experienced chef or a passionate home cook, this collaboration opportunity is for you!

Responsibilities

• Deliver one culinary workshop of 2–2.5 hours per week as part of the mandate.
• Teach participants basic cooking techniques and guide them through recipe preparation.
• Deliver each workshop using the educational materials provided by La Tablée des Chefs and ensure preparation with the workshop content beforehand.
• Purchase the ingredients required for workshop recipes (budget allocated).
• Collaborate with the participating establishment to coordinate culinary challenges (Kitchen Brigades).
• Provide the administrative documentation required for the mandate (e.g., invoices, evaluation questionnaires).

Requirements

• Passionate about food and cooking.
• Skilled in animation and teaching.
• Comfortable working with teenagers (12–17 years old).
• Empathetic, flexible, and able to adapt to the diverse realities of vulnerable youth.
• Autonomous, organized, and responsible.
• A criminal background check is required due to regular contact with minors.

Qualifications

• Completed a DEP in cooking, a training in nutrition or equivalent (asset).
• Experience in facilitation or education (asset).

Skills

• Animation and teaching abilities.
• Ability to adapt to diverse youth realities.
• Organizational and autonomous work style.

Benefits

• Tools and materials made available to support and guide you throughout the mandate.
• No recipe or educational content development required (turnkey program).

Pay

• Professional fees are $125 per workshop.

Schedule

• Mandate estimated to require approximately 4–5 hours per week.
• Mandate duration is 24 weeks.
• Workshops are generally delivered after school hours.
• Schedule is established jointly with the participating establishment and the consultant's availability.