DREAM Program Chef

Job Title: DREAM Program Chef

Job Status: Full-time Exempt

Brigaid Supervisor: Regional Chef

Location: New York, NY (East Harlem, South Bronx)

Compensation: $110,000 plus full benefits

We’re hiring a Program Chef to lead our work with
DREAM Charter Schools (DREAM)!

Since 2016, we’ve been redefining what it means to be a successful chef by partnering with institutional foodservice programs across the US. Our team brings the systems and solutions to help kitchens consistently and confidently prepare high-quality meals. Demand for our services is growing faster than ever. In the past 3 years alone, we’ve expanded from a team of 5 chefs to a coast-to-coast network of 80 and counting.

About Our Partnership With DREAM

DREAM serves over 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through the DREAM Charter Schools network and community sports-based youth development programs.

In 2023, we helped them build an in-house food service program, which currently operates across three DREAM schools. The program serves scratch-made breakfast, lunch, and snacks. It also provides catering for high-profile events, school meetings, and community dinners. Each school site is overseen by a DREAM kitchen manager, with the Program Chef leading the day-to-day operations and long-term planning of the overall program.

We’re looking for a Program Chef to help take the program to the next level. In this role, you’ll work at DREAM on a full-time and year-round basis, collaborating closely with organization leadership to:

• Increase participation for breakfast, lunch, and snack across all three sites
• Increase menu variety and develop new recipes, while maintaining food quality and consistency at the highest level
• Train kitchen staff across all three sites on basic culinary, safety, and operational best practices
• Implement meal service for Head Start programs at each site

Although DREAM will have ultimate authority over the foodservice program's strategic direction, you'll be a key player in driving change.

What the Position Entails

Your work will depend on the needs of the program. You may be asked to fulfill any of the following responsibilities.

Operations

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the foodservice program while staying within budgeted guidelines and adhering to the highest food safety and quality standards.
• Implement and oversee systems/protocols for kitchen organization, serving line setup, food storage, HACCP programs, etc. across all sites.
• Maintain kitchen signs and tools across sites from our catalog of training materials. Facilitate the creation of new materials.
• Maintain required records, including those related to food production, purchasing, and inventory as well as all HACCP documentation, including food safety and temperature logs.

Procurement

• Source products/ingredients and find vendors.
• Source smallwares and advise on equipment needs.
• Place all orders.

• Ensure all deliveries are properly received,...