Company description

Chef Training Program Overview

We enable Bay Area youth to rise from hardship through culinary training and job placement. Youth pair with chef mentors and case managers to develop the skills needed to secure and maintain culinary jobs. Since 2012, dozens of youth have used their skills to get off the streets, pay for higher education, become chefs, access new professions, or support family members.

We believe in a Bay Area where all youth have access to fulfilling career pathways.

 

Core Beliefs

1) Jobs change lives

• Financial freedom, purpose, community, self worth 

2) Kitchens heal 

• Kitchen teams are family
• Food is relatable, inviting, and rewarding
• Progress is tangible
• Kitchens foster community service
• Culinary skills lead to countless career pathways

3) It takes a village

• Partnerships with employers, youth help organizations, and financial coaches are essential to the long term success of youth experiencing hardship 

The Vision

A Bay Area where all youth have access to fulfilling career pathways.

The Mission

Enabling youth to rise from hardship through culinary training and job placement.

Job description

Sprouts Chef Training is seeking an event professional to help execute our Michelin Starred Chef fall fundraiser, featuring some of the best Italian chefs out in the SF bay area. This position requires strong communication with chefs and vendors, organizing rental orders and logistics, coordinating in-kind ingredient donations, coordinating with a team of volunteers, and helping finalize and execute a tight event timeline. You will work alongside Sprouts full-time, remote event director, marketing lead, development director, event committee of board members and donors, two interns, and a team of inspired volunteers.  

 

Sample Tasks

• Support the execution of the Sprouts event schedule in SF, Philly, and NYC featuring top chefs in the industry and top bar and wineries.
• Attend and help execute the event in SF on October 25, 2025 coordinating with a team of up to 25 volunteers onsite
• Communicate with a diverse range of vendors such as AV equipment, flatware/glassware rentals, farmers and purveyors, and wine distributors
• Coordinate with chef and bar partners to organize menus, ingredient requests, and onsite event logistics
• Work alongside Sprouts general event planner, who will be remote until the week of the event
• Collaborate with Sprouts Marketing Team and Development Team to promote partnerships, sponsors, and event talent
• Work with Sprouts Event Director to recruit and onboard volunteers
• Collaborate with the OpenTable team to promote the event, update the ticketing platform, and sell tickets
• Help Event Director finalize all pre-and-post event details, including printed materials, run of show timeline, chef menus, guest invites, and thank you messages to partners

 

2025 Event List
SAN FRANCISCO

• March - November | SF Celeb Chef Monthly Pop-up Dinners
  • Featuring Michelin-starred and award-winning chefs | 120 Guests Per Dinner
• October 5 | Sprouts Annual 250-Top Gala Four Course Dinner
  • Featuring Chefs like Thomas McNaughton, Michael Tusk & Craig Stoll
• September 29 | Michael Bauer’s Chef Industry Event
  • Featuring Restaurants like Atelier Crenn, Saison, Boulevard, Single Thread, Mister Jiu's | 110 Guests

NEW YORK CITY

• May | Sprouts Inaugural 80+ Gala
  • Featuring restaurants such as The Musket Room, Mission Ceviche, Aska, Dirt Candy, & Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina

PHILADELPHIA

• May | Sprouts Inaugural 60+ Gala
  • Featuring Featuring Chefs & restaurants like The Lark, Ellen Yin & Nicholas Elmi

 

Skills and Requirements

• Genuine excitement and personal alignment with Sprouts Chef Training mission and theory of change
• Ability to thrive in a remote/virtual work environment
• Experience with event organization and onsite execution with a team
• Assertive, proactive approach to communication
• Familiarity with various online platforms, such as Google Sheets, MailChimp, Google Analytics, Canva, etc.
• Extremely well-organized and detail-oriented
• Exceptional communication and writing skills
• Able to make and meet strict timelines

 

Your Professional Growth
We believe that everyone has unique talents, passions, and interests to contribute! We will work with you individually to make sure that your skillset is highlighted and your goals for personal and professional growth are met.  We will incorporate your interests in your tasks and goals.

 

Locations and Hours

• 10-30 hours per week, remote, schedule determined by applicant
• Based in San Francisco, NYC, and Philadelphia 

 

Commitments and Contract Period
Early February-Mid November, 2025

 

Compensation

• $35-40/ hr, based on experience and skill set, contracted position
• If based outside of SF up to $500 reimbursement for plane ticket and $150 daily per diem for up to four days onsite for October 5, 2025 SF gala 

Chef Training Program Overview
We equip Bay Area youth to rise from hardship through culinary training and job placement. Youth pair with chef mentors and case managers to develop the skills needed to secure and maintain culinary jobs. Since 2012, dozens of youth have used their skills to get off the streets, pay for higher education, become chefs, access new professions, or support family members.

We believe in a Bay Area where all youth have access to fulfilling career pathways.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Location

job can be done remotely

Application instructions

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Deadline

no deadline