PRODUCTION KITCHEN TRAINER

Department: Programs

Status: Non-Exempt, Full Time

Location: Seattle, WA.

Pay Rate: $27.16-$28.99

FareStart is a nonprofit organization in Seattle, Washington that transforms lives, disrupts poverty, and nourishes communities through food, life skills, and job training. We help people overcome employment barriers by teaching them the work and life skills they need to succeed in the food-based jobs — and life.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, FareStart has provided millions of meals to organizations across the Seattle area that serve youth, adults, and families who are low income or experiencing food insecurity.

As the Production Kitchen Trainer, you will use a person-centered approach to support our students as they work toward achieving their self-identified goals for personal stability and economic mobility. Using a trauma-informed approach, you will train students in building the skills they need to be successful in employment and life, through virtual, in-person classroom, on-the-job instruction, teaching empowerment, and the fundamental technical skills and knowledge, needed to work in our food businesses. You will work closely with our kitchen leaders and our case managers to identify and address behaviors that may stand in the way of a student achieving their goals.

• Provides instruction to students through virtual, on-site classroom, and on-the-job training
• Teach hands-on fundamental technical skills and knowledge needed for working in our food businesses (knife skills & safety, sanitation, stacking order, food safety, portioning, recipe adherence, teamwork, following directions, sense of urgency, attendance, etc.) in both a group and individual setting
• Responsible for organization and cleanliness of classrooms and training kitchen
• Provide students ongoing coaching and feedback to support them in their skill development and achieving their goals
• Make recommendations for, and support the development of adjustments to the new and existing curriculum to increase student skill-building
• Hands-on support of meal production
• Build trusting, positive, communicative relationships with kitchen leadership and case managers to support students and address areas of concern
• Identifies and provides emergency crisis intervention for students as warranted
• Ensures timely and accurate entry of student data and completion of paperwork to meet all organizational and funder requirements
• Actively participate in meetings for student support, program development, organizational information, training, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

• Understands the concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on underserved and underrepresented communities
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, LGBTQIA+, and gender backgrounds.
• Experience working in a high-volume production commercial kitchen
• Possess a strong understanding of overarching workplace skills that support successful employment
• Ability to role model appropriate workplace behaviors and boundaries to our students
• Must be able to collaborate with partners across the organization when making difficult decisions regarding students, ensuring all stakeholders are engaged and a part of the decision-making process
• Possess excellent communication skills, and the ability to work with diverse audiences racially, ethnically, socioeconomically, LGBTQIA+, and gender diverse communities
• Ability to hold students to a high level of personal responsibility and accountability using trauma-informed practices
• Possess the culinary skills and knowledge needed to train students and support production
• Must be able to provide a positive environment and manage behaviors that can disrupt learning
• Knowledge of, and experience using a variety of teaching methods
• Must be flexible and adaptive to change; emotionally able to adjust in a positive manner
• Possess the ability to remain calm and supportive during high-stress situations
• Must be able to build and foster positive and collaborative relationships across the organization
• Experience in employment and/or job training program
• Intellectually curious learner willing to take in new information and perspectives to inform and adapt work
• Experience with client database entry & Microsoft Office Suite

COVID-19 CONSIDERATION: FareStart requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

• Competitive pay based on experience and qualifications
• Paid time-off (5 weeks first year of employment)
• Paid holidays, including 2 floating holidays
• 401(k) savings plan
• Health, disability, and life insurance
• Free ORCA pass
• Free Shift Meal

Why Should You Apply?

• Be part of our mission to disrupt poverty.
• Join a supportive, respectful, and celebratory community among our staff, students, board, and volunteers
• Organizational commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace
• FareStart encourages the personal and professional growth of its employees

For information on FareStart, including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website at: www.farestart.org/about

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity:

FareStart is committed to becoming a fully inclusive, antiracist, diverse organization. To fulfill our mission, vision, and values we are seeking candidates who demonstrate shared values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism.

Our Commitment To Anti-Racism

FareStart defines antiracism as the clear acknowledgment that racism permeates organizations, communities, and industries, including our own. We recognize that we have a duty to be vigilant in addressing and confronting racism in how we make decisions, show up in our communities, build business practices and policies, and engage in intentional partnerships and philanthropic endeavors to fulfill our mission and vision.