PCC Cooking Class Instructors teach and lead PCC Cooking Classes for Kids’ and Teens’ Camp attendees. During classes instructors will be expected to provide excellent, professional customer service, teach the provided lesson plan, create a positive and fun learning environment, and manage the classroom students and staff effectively. They provide excellent, professional customer service to both external and internal customers. Work will begin when classes start on June 22nd and will run through the end of August.
US-WA-Issaquah
1810 12th Ave NW
If you’re a people person, you’re a PCC person. Maybe it’s our co-op roots, or maybe it’s our Northwest nature, but we embrace stewardship and take action because we care. As one of the most trusted grocers in Seattle, we foster high standards and look to our staff members to build trust by acting with integrity — toward our members and shoppers, and toward each other.
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.
PCC provides equal employment opportunities to all staff members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Delivers an exceptional cooking class experience using provided recipes and lesson plans. Ensures that the class is a success by creating a fun and educational environment for students.
Shops for class ingredients at PCC Community Markets.
Runs a smooth and organized class: This includes setting up and preparing ingredients for classes, ensuring the classroom is set up for students, cleaning and organizing the classroom at completion of class
Manages cooking camp assistants during class, providing clear direction and expectations as well as feedback
Collaborates with the store team to ensure a seamless learning environment. Promotes ingredients and seasonal marketing initiatives of PCC Markets.
Other duties as needed or required to ensure the successful execution of the cooking class
This position works consistently at a light physical work level and may be asked to work on occasion at a medium or heavy physical work level when supporting stores or other offsite events. Frequently required to sit, walk, reach, and grasp. Occasionally required to be on feet with a mix of standing and walking throughout shift.
Required Qualifications
1-2 years’ experience as a cooking class instructor.
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.
Available to work Monday through Friday throughout the summer camp season
Available a minimum of 8 of 10 weeks of the summer camp season
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
Experience working with kids and/or teens, preferably in an educational setting
Reliable transportation and ability to travel to PCC locations.
Preferred Qualifications:
PCC Benefits Page:
https://www.pccmarkets.com/about/jobs/benefits/
Work occurs in an office, a variety of off-site environments and in a grocery store environment which includes surfaces that can be wet and slippery, moderate noise level, and temperature extremes in controlled environments in the cooler and freezer, and depending on location, working outside in all temperatures. There may be exposure to certain allergens and / or chemicals. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and other applicable state or local law, we will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties, responsibilities, and requirements, but constitutes a general definition of the position’s scope and function within our company. PCC Community Markets reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet the changing industry or business needs as necessary.
Starting Wage Range: $30.00-$35.00 / hour
Founded in Seattle in 1953, PCC Community Markets (PCC) is a certified organic retailer and the nation’s largest community-owned food market. The co-op’s mission is to ensure that good food nourishes the communities it serves, while cultivating vibrant, local, organic food systems. PCC operates 16 stores in the Puget Sound area, including the cities of Bellevue, Bothell, Burien, Edmonds, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond and Seattle. Seattle stores are in the neighborhoods of Ballard, Central District, Columbia City, Fremont, Green Lake, View Ridge and West Seattle.
