Stone Soup PDX is hiring a Culinary Instructor to teach and mentor adults preparing for food-service careers. This role combines classroom instruction, hands-on kitchen training, participant coaching, and day-to-day production support. The ideal candidate knows how to engage learners, explain the why behind kitchen techniques, adapt to different learning styles, and provide clear feedback. They also have enough professional culinary experience to teach commercial-kitchen standards credibly and safely. What You Will Do Teach classroom and hands-on culinary lessons using an established workforce-training curriculum. Train participants in cooking fundamentals, standardized recipes, food safety, sanitation, teamwork, communication, and workplace expectations. Coach participants, provide individualized feedback, and help build confidence and professional habits.

Adapt instruction for different learning styles, skill levels, and support needs. Track participant progress and collaborate with program staff. Maintain a safe, respectful, organized, and trauma-informed learning environment. Support prep, production, cleaning, deliveries, supply ordering, kitchen upkeep, and occasional grocery shopping. Required Experience teaching, training, coaching, facilitating, or mentoring adults or young adults. Three or more years of professional culinary or food-service experience in a commercial or comparable professional kitchen. Ability to turn culinary knowledge into clear, structured, hands-on instruction. Strong communication, classroom management, organization, and time-management skills. Experience leading or mentoring others in a kitchen, education, training, youth-development, or workforce-development setting. Knowledge of commercial food safety, sanitation, and health department standards. Commitment to equity, inclusion, trauma-informed practice, and participant success. High school diploma, GED, or equivalent. Basic computer skills for email, spreadsheets, and reporting. Valid Oregon driver's license and Oregon Food Handler Card, or ability to obtain the card before starting. Preferred Experience teaching in culinary training, adult education, youth development, workforce development, or a community-based program.

Experience supporting people from diverse backgrounds or individuals building new pathways to employment. Culinary degree, teaching credential, facilitation training, or relevant certification. Bilingual or multilingual skills. This Role Could Be a Great Fit If... Teaching someone a new skill is as satisfying to you as cooking a great meal. You can maintain professional standards and a supportive learning environment. You are patient, observant, organized, and comfortable giving direct but supportive feedback.

You have real commercial-kitchen experience and understand what employers expect. You want your culinary background to contribute to workforce development and community impact. Schedule and Environment Approximately 32 hours per week, primarily weekdays with occasional evenings. Work takes place across two active culinary training and food-production kitchens. The role requires extended standing and walking, work around commercial equipment, and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities. About Stone Soup PDX Stone Soup PDX helps adults build pathways to employment through hands-on workforce training, culinary skill development, and community meal production. Our free 12-week program helps participants develop practical skills, confidence, job readiness, and professional connections. We are seeking someone who wants to teach through food and who has the professional culinary background to prepare participants for the realities of food-service work. Stone Soup PDX is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.