Director of Chef Operations

SFC Chicagoland LLC dba Sticky Fingers Cookingis looking to hire a hybrid (remotein-person)full-time Director of Chef Operationsto help us Cultivate COOLinary Curiosity in Kids! ABOUT STICKY FINGERS COOKING Sticky Fingers Cooking (SFC) is a cooking school for children that specializes in after-school enrichment classes and summer camps.. We love sharing our passion for cooking through our fun, hands-on, and deliciously healthy cooking classes and camps. We strive to inspire and celebratecomprehensive educationdirectly related to the essential role ofreal healthy food, cooking, andnutritionin our everyday lives. The Director of Chef Operations (DoCO)is a key player in the oversight of day-to-day program operations at Sticky Fingers Cooking. SFC is a hospitality company within a children's cooking school, which means that positive communication on every level is a necessity. This role is responsible for ensuring that chef instructors are trained, equipped, and assigned to classes and camps via The Dash (our proprietary technology platform). The DoCO role is integral to the core of Sticky Fingers Cooking as this position maintains all communication with our Chef Instructor team in a timely, positive manner. This position actively communicates with and co-manages a SFC territory with the Area Director. The primary goal of this position is to provide instructors with a positive and organized work experience, ensuring that they feel supported and encouraged in their roles through upbeat communications. Staff engagement and retention is a priority for the DoCO, keeping in mind that all instructors teach part-time for SFC and many have other jobs and responsibilities as well. The DoCO must be a leader who is extremely organized, remains calm under pressure, and is detail-oriented. This position is full-time and the salary is $60,000 with profit share after 90 days. The typical work day is 9:00a- 5:30p with peak responsibilities and timely communication needed 2:30 - 5:30p. RESPONSIBILITIES • Co-manage a SFC territory with the Area Director • Assist in oversight of day-to-day program operations of SFC programing within a territory • Support our staff of chef instructors in implementation of SFC curriculum, recipes and classroom management • Conduct hiring, interviewing, onboarding, and training of new staff members, both virtually and in-person • Coordinate with the Area Director and chef instructors to ensure all locations are fully-staffed • Utilize The Dash to update and edit class information and schedule instructors • Communicate with instructors and school-based personnel regarding questions or concerns about classes, missing/absent students, student behavioral issues, classroom/space, child pick-up and drop off, etc. • Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with SFC instructors and staff • Manage the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and HR platform • Daily updating of spreadsheets and other documents in google drive • Building and sending routine newsletters to the chef instructor team • Work closely with Area Director in developing long-term operational strategies that help meet company objectives • Conduct in-person observations and trainings • Manage chef instructors' timesheets and reimbursement requests • Plan and conduct regular team meetings, trainings, and gatherings with chef instructors along with the Area Director (in-person and virtual) QUALIFICATIONS • Highly effective, positive, and enthusiastic verbal and written communication skills • Team player with a flexible, positive, and creative approach to problem-solving • Extremely detail-oriented with knowledge of Google and Excel spreadsheets • Proficiency with Google Workplace and comfortable learning new technology and software systems • Self-directed, independent work ethic • Experience managing a team and strength in coaching and empowering team members • Experience with teaching elementary aged students; after school enrichment experience preferred • Passion for education and cooking • A knowledge of the SFC territory and area schools is preferred ARE YOU READY TO JOIN US? If you feel that you would be aGRATEfit, please fill out our application. We look forward to reviewing your application!