Teaching Kitchen Food Service Job Training Apprenticeship

The apprentice position is a part-time paid, transitional position at Community Servings.

The apprentice works under the expert guidance of the Executive Chef, Teaching Kitchen Culinary Instructor, and kitchen staff. There are two main areas where the apprentice will work and learn:

Community Servings Production Kitchen
The production kitchen prepares and packages 5,000+ from scratch, medically tailored meals per day, which are then home delivered to neighbors living with critical illnesses by Community Servings' delivery drivers. The apprentice will support meal production by preparing fresh fruits, vegetables, and proteins for cooking, assist in high volume meal production, and support daily cleaning and maintenance of the production kitchen. The apprentice will have the opportunity to learn about and use the large-scale kitchen equipment in operation at Community Servings.

"TK Eats" Social Enterprise
TK Eats is a small business operated by the Teaching Kitchen program at Community Servings. TK Eats is staffed by Teaching Kitchen work-based learning program trainees, under the guidance of the Culinary Instructor who also serves the manager of the social enterprise. The apprentice will assist the Culinary Instructor in teaching and guiding new trainees, while producing meals for sale as part of the social enterprise.