Job Description

Under the supervision of the Teaching Kitchen Coordinator, Teaching Kitchen Assistants will be responsible for:

• Pre-lab setup
  • Setting out equipment and ingredients at cooking stations
  • Measuring ingredients as needed
• Assisting students during sessions under the supervision of lead faculty and teaching kitchen coordinator
  • This may include finding missing ingredients or equipment, demonstrating techniques, assisting with spill cleanups, etc.
• Post-lab cleanup
  • Putting away/disposing of leftover food
  • Collecting dirty dishes and cookware
  • Loading cookware and dishes into dishwasher
  • Hand washing cookware and dishes as needed
  • Loading aprons and towels into washing machine
  • Putting away clean cookware and linens
• Weekly inventory and deep cleaning
  • Under the direction of the kitchen coordinator, assist with conducting a weekly inventory of ingredients
  • Dispose of leftover food
  • Deep clean appliances and surfaces

Training

All kitchen assistants will be required to complete university-administered TA training, a series of asynchronous kitchen-specific training modules, and a 1-2 hour, in-person orientation session in the teaching kitchen.

The kitchen orientation session will be scheduled during the week prior to the start of classes. This orientation will focus on kitchen familiarization and safe food handling procedures. The Department of Nutrition will pay any required training fees for all kitchen assistants. Students will also be paid for their time during Nutrition-sponsored training and orientation.

TA training is required by the Office of the Provost for all undergraduate and graduate students who will be performing paid work in service of a course. This training is provided asynchronously in Canvas and must be completed by the deadline set by UCITE (currently TBA). Additional information can be found on the UCITE TA training website Students are not paid for their time during this training.

Shifts

Culinary labs are generally about 4 hours long. Kitchen assistants will be responsible for setup, cleanup, and support during labs. Preference will be given to kitchen assistants who are available for two or more shifts during the following time blocks (subject to change based on enrollment).

• Mondays 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Mondays 4:30-8:30 p.m.
• Tuesdays 1:45-5:45 p.m.
• Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Wednesdays 4:30-8:30 p.m.
• Thursdays 3:00-8:00 p.m.
• Fridays 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Hourly Rate

Teaching Kitchen Assistants are paid $15.60 per hour.

Qualifications

• Students must commit to all required training sessions, including university TA training, online kitchen training modules, and one 1-2 hour, paid orientation session to be scheduled during the week prior to the start of classes.
• Students must be able to commit to the full, stated time block.
• Preference will be given to students who can commit to this time block for an entire half semester of the class.

Application Instructions

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, but priority will be given to applications submitted by June 12, 2026

Please submit the following materials to apply for this position:

• Recent cv or resume (PDF or Word document)
  • Your cv should include any relevant food service experience you have, including volunteer work.
• Unofficial transcript
• Teaching Kitchen Assistant Additional Information Form

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Case Western Reserve University is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are protected under federal and state laws and university policy from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, protected veteran status, disability, age and genetic information.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement:

Case Western Reserve University complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity by phone at 216.368.3066 or by email at equity@case.edu Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.