Culinary Chef

Culinary Chef

We are seeking a creative and skilled culinary professional to support OCDE's mission of providing high-quality, nutritious meals to students and staff across Orange County. This key role leads catering, prepares fresh and appealing meals, and provides guidance and training to Culinary Services front house staff. The Culinary Chef helps ensure our cafés and school sites deliver food that is safe, flavorful, and thoughtfully prepared, contributing to a positive dining experience that supports health, well-being, and learning every day.

Requirements / Qualifications

Education and Experience: Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Graduation from high school or high school equivalency test. Three (3) years of experience preparing and serving food in a food service operation. Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements: A current County approved Food Handler's Certificate. SafeServ Food Production Manager Certificate or equivalent.

There are supplemental questions in the application. Please note that the EdJoin system will time-out after a 20-minute period of perceived inactivity. To assist you in the preparation of your application, the supplemental questions are listed here. Your responses should be thoughtful and thorough, and within the limit of 5,000 characters or less. We recommend that you prepare your responses in advance of beginning the application. 1. Please describe your professional experience in food preparation. 2. This role involves training and guiding staff on food preparation, presentation, and safe handling practices for both daily meals and catered events. Provide an example of a time you trained or coached others in a kitchen or catering environment. What was the outcome? Answering supplemental questions give applicants the opportunity to expand on relevant background and helps us better screen applicant qualifications for the position. Incomplete applications, including omission to supplemental questions, could possibly result in not being considered further in the recruitment process for this position. Notice to Applicants: If you require accommodation in the application process, please inform us.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the completed online application. Once you have submitted your application, you cannot go back and make changes. If you need to make changes, you will need to withdraw your application and resubmit prior to the deadline. For any further questions in regards to the position or recruitment process, please contact our office at View phone number on click.appcast.io Before receiving authorization to work in this position, the individual selected will be required to provide a current negative TB authorization, within the last 60 days, and submit fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a confidential background investigation and record check. The tests are arranged and paid for by OCDE. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to verify the employability of all new employees. Before the Department will finalize an offer of employment, the candidate selected will be required to show original documents which establish both the individual's identity and employment authorization. The candidate must also sign a statement under penalty of perjury regarding his/her employability. We reserve the right to reopen, readvertise, or delay filling this position. AA/EOE/ADA