PCC Cooking Camp Instructor

Overview

PCC Cooking Camp Instructors lead PCC Kids' Camp attendees through a variety of sweet and savory recipes, imparting culinary education throughout the process.

Camp Instructors are responsible for executing classes from start to finish, providing a fun, inclusive, and safe learning environment. Our Cooking Camps start June 24, 2024, running through the end of August. Instructors must be able to travel to at least 3 PCC store locations. (See Below)

Job Locations

US-WA-Greater Seattle Area

Address

All PCC locations

Comp Details

$29.16 - $45.83 /hour, depending on experience.

Our Culture

PCC is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We value all the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our staff members invest in their work, stores and communities. Valuing diversity is a significant part of our culture, our values and PCC's success.

Our Vision

To inspire and advance the health and well-being of people, their communities and our planet

Our Mission

We ensure that good food nourishes the communities we serve, while cultivating vibrant local, organic food systems

Our Values

We foster high standards

We act with integrity

We embrace stewardship

We take action because we care

PCC is a company where culture and values are at the heart of who we are and what we do. Everyone at PCC is expected to:

• Collaborate

• Demonstrate Kindness

• Focus on the Customer

• Instill Trust

• Value Diversity

In addition, leaders are expected to:

• Build Effective Teams

• Ensure Accountability

• Inspire Others

Main Job Responsibilities

• Teach children key culinary techniques in a fun, inclusive, and safe learning environment

• Ensures the class is a success by creating a fun and educational environment for students, ages 8 to 16.

• Shops for class ingredients at PCC Community Markets, sets up and prepares ingredients for classes and ensures classroom is set up for students, then returned to a clean and organized state at completion of class

• Manages classroom assistants during class, providing clear direction and expectations as well as feedback

• Collaborates with the store team to ensure a seamless learning environment.

• Other duties as needed or required to ensure the successful execution of the cooking class

Qualifications and Skills

REQUIRED:

• Two years' experience in a related culinary field required, experience might include working as restaurant cook/sous chef/chef, as a private chef, catering, recipe writer/developer, nutritionist, etc.

• Demonstrated ability to multitask and problem solve in the moment, especially under pressure

• Proven ability to convey information to a group in a fun and engaging way

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a positive customer service orientation toward staff and public

• Intermediate level of computer skills in order to interact with simple video broadcasting technology

• Available to work evenings and weekends, and able to travel to all store locations

PREFERRED:

• Teaching experience

• Culinary degree

Benefits and Perks

• Staff discount on in-store purchases

• Free Co-op membership

• Sick accrual

• Seattle (BL, CD, CC, DT, FR, GL, GV, VR, WS): 0.013 hours per hour worked (WA sick = .005, Seattle sick = .008)

• Outside Seattle (BV, BT, BR, ED, IS, KL, RD): .005 hours per hour worked (WA sick = .005)

Additional Details

Reports to: PCC Cooking Classes Manages

Our Cooking Camps start June 24, 2024, running through the end of August. Instructors must be able to travel to at least 3 PCC store locations.