Are you interested in building culinary skills, exploring a career in school food service, and getting paid while you learn? The Chef Ann Foundation, is encouraging locals to apply for the upcoming Healthy School Food Pathway Pre-Apprenticeship.
This seven-week program is designed to give participants hands-on experience in bringing scratch cooking and sustainable ingredients to local K-12 school kitchens.
Earn While You Learn
Participants will earn $18 per hour for their on-the-job learning (subject to change based on county minimum wages). The program combines online coursework with live learning sessions and practical work in a school kitchen.
What You Will Learn
The pre-apprenticeship focuses on vital culinary and food service skills, including:
- Large-scale recipe preparation.
- Weighing and measuring ingredients.
- Professional knife skills and food safety.
- Scratch cooking in schools.
- Recipe and menu development using local and sustainable ingredients.
Eligibility Requirements To participate, applicants must be:
- 16 years of age or older.
- Have the right to work in the U.S.
- Available to complete 12 hours of paid, hands-on training per week during daytime hours.
The application deadline is January 28th, and the program runs from March 23rd until May 15th.
How to Apply
Space is limited for this workforce development opportunity. For questions, you can reach out to the team at [email protected].
To apply today or find more information, please visit www.chefannfoundation.org.
