Culinary Instructor
Merage Jewish Community Center of Orange County
California, USA · Irvine, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 12, 2026
Join the team at the Merage JCC of Orange County, located in Irvine. Position Purpose: Requires planning, resourcefulness, organizational skill, and effective communication; skilled in teaching/presenting culinary techniques to groups from fundamental to advanced. Under the Culinary Arts Director, develop cooking classes for children and adults; some evening/weekend shifts. Major Areas: curriculum development (holiday cuisine, challah baking, Jewish ethnic cooking), teaching classes (ClubJ, Preschool, adults), administrative (recipes, registrations, descriptions, inventory), kitchen prep (testing, shopping, prepping), and kitchen etiquette (sanitation, safety, equipment, setup/breakdown). Reports to Culinary Arts Director; no supervisory responsibilities. Skills: innovative, customer service, MS Office/social media proficiency, budget adherence. Education/Experience: undergraduate-level culinary education or equivalent and at least 2 years working with children. Physical Requirements: standing, walking, lifting 25–50 lbs, etc. Schedule: Day Shift 31–40 hrs; evenings as needed. Benefits: Health, PTO, Retirement, fitness membership, employee discounts. Job Type: Full-time. Experience: Cooking 2 years (Required). Ability to Commute: Irvine, CA 92603 (Required). Ability to Relocate: Irvine, CA 92603 before start (Required). Work Location: In person. Email lironr@jccoc.org with your resume.