Company description

The Calhoun School, a leading progressive, independent, co-educational day school in Manhattan. We have a state of the art kitchen and pride ourselves in being the model for many of the lunch programs at NYC independent schools.

The food program at Calhoun is more than just the way we nourish students and employees. It is also an integral part of the school's educational program — a further expression of our progressive philosophy that learning extends beyond our classrooms to encompass our physical space, our relationships among one another, and all activities during the school day.

Job description

The responsibilities of the Line Chefs are unique at the Calhoun School. Along with the Executive Chef, the Line Chefs rotate the overall responsibility for designing and
executing a weekly menu for the school’s lunches. Each Line Chef is given creative responsibility for designing a menu that fits into the school’s overall lunch initiative. The
Line Chefs also rotate through various other tasks, such as creating dishes for the salad bar; preparing meals; ordering food and other supplies; planning special events; serving
the 600+ Calhoun students, teachers and staff in the school’s Cafeteria at 81 Street, and maintaining the roof garden, which is used to give students a better knowledge of how food is grown.

The Line Chefs also help the Head Chef at the lower school location on 85th Street and West End when needed. One day a week, each Line Chef arrives at the kitchen half an hour early to accept deliveries and to make breakfast muffins and oatmeal for a self-service breakfast.

Qualifications:

• Culinary Education from an accredited institution. Experience cooking for large numbers.
• Menu planning and food cost control.
• Must be acquainted with various computer software such as Excel and Word.
• Experience teaching young teenage kids how to cook would be a helpful skill.
• Need to be patient and kind to
  kids, our customers, and must love kids.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

October 15, 2024