The position of Personal Chef is a per-diem employee position that works directly with clients. The position begins with commitments of 1-2 days per week and can scale up to 3-5 days per week as new clients arise.
Duties of the position:
- Cook for each client on a regular ongoing schedule (weekly, monthly, etc)
- Shop for groceries in consideration of the client’s preferences, the menu plan, and the client’s home inventory
- Learn and use effectively the layouts, equipment, supplies, and containers of each client’s kitchen
- Make 3-5 meals, with ≤ 6 servings per meal, per cooking session
- [AT FIRST] Follow the menus & recipes provided by the supervisor
- [WHEN READY] Plan menus directly with the client, using Gather Round's recipes and your own
- Comply with client’s dietary profile to navigate around disclosed allergies, restrictions, and preferences
- Package, label, and store each meal and meal component (e.g. a salad or sauce in a separate container) according to the menu plan and food safety guidelines
- Give the client clear and accurate heating and serving instructions
- Comply with food safety guidelines as much as a home-kitchen setting allows
- Clean the kitchen (dishes, equipment, counters, sink, stove, floor) thoroughly after each cooking session
- Dispose of trash, recycling, and compost according to the client’s guidance
- Maintain the client’s supply of containers
- Relay all client-based receipts promptly and accurately to the supervisor for invoicing
- Report all incidents, accidents, scheduling conflicts, and problems promptly and accurately to the supervisor
- Other duties relevant to the mission of Gather Round Chef Service
Possible Duties based on willingness, availability, and negotiated compensation:
- On-Site Dinner Party Cooking for private groups up to 20
- Drop-Off Family-Style Catering for groups up to 20
Qualifications of the ideal candidate:
- Love of cooking
- Strong technical cooking skills and expertise with a wide variety of cuisines, ingredients, techniques, equipment, and dietary profiles (e.g. vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, kosher, miscellaneous preferences & aversions)
- Ability to follow a recipe with delicious and consistent results
- Ability to adapt amidst changing circumstances, e.g. making a suitable substitution when a store or client lacks a certain ingredient, a client lacks a certain piece of equipment, or a client’s dietary profile requires it
- Terrific organization skills
- Pleasant and personable demeanor with clients and supervisor
- Superior integrity in all interactions with clients and supervisor
- Clear, responsive, and considerate communication with clients and supervisor
- Ability to interact with clients when present in the home, including while cooking
- Reliable all-weather transportation to and from clients’ homes and their preferred grocery store
- Reliable technology to organize and track recipes, grocery lists, eligible mileage, and receipts
- Up-to-date ServSafe Food Handler or Manager Certification
- Ability to provide and maintain own knife roll, essential tools, safety kit, & spice kit
- Permission to work in the United States of America
- Ability to pass VT and USA background checks
Gather Round Chef Service is a Burlington, VT-based personal chef company that provides custom-cooked meals to help busy households relax and connect over a good meal. Custom cooking is at the core of Gather Round’s model, allowing all meals to conform to each client’s dietary restrictions and preferences. To achieve custom cooking, chefs cook in each client’s home, use each client’s own equipment, and maintain an inventory of each client’s own ingredients and supplies.
Gather Round also helps folks connect and relax over good food by teaching cooking lessons and classes. The curriculum is custom to each individual or group’s desires, but the goal is consistent: to help people increase their confidence, technical skill, and playfulness in the kitchen.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $200.00 - $300.00 per day
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Shift:
Application Question(s):
- Please list 2-3 dates and time ranges in which you could do a 40-minute Zoom interview.
Work Location: On the road
