# Seasonal Chef Instructor, Pastry (Sur La Table)

**Company**: Sur La Table
**Location**: Centennial, CO
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: $17.66 - $18.79 an hour
**Category**: Hospitality
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As a Seasonal Chef Instructor, Pastry at Sur La Table, you are the in-store expert and advocate for all things baking and pastry arts. You deliver #bestincenter service, a company-wide standard for excellence in service, by sharing specialized knowledge in pastry techniques, baking fundamentals, and personalized instruction that supports all company initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

**Customer Experience & Brand Representation**

- Represent Sur La Table’s brand and culture by creating memorable, educational experiences that inspire repeat visits and customer loyalty.

- Deliver an exceptional in-store culinary experience focused on pastry and baking classes that reflects Sur La Table’s passion for food, teaching, and high standards.

- Communicate technical concepts and advanced pastry skills in a clear, encouraging, and approachable manner.

- Maintain expertise by staying current on products, actively engaging in available training, and independently seeking out additional resources.

**Sales & Business Performance**

- Drive sales by upholding kitchen standards, encouraging second class sign-ups through strong customer engagement, and promoting retail items used or featured in class.

- Deliver class revenue goals by ensuring high enrollment, positive reviews, and guest return rates.

- Consistently meet or exceed culinary program goals by delivering exceptional classes that drive customer engagement and sales.

**Team Engagement & Store Support**

- Assist in setting up and breakdown of classes including organizing mise en place, prepping ingredients, and cleaning workstations.

- Clean and sanitize dishes and equipment promptly to ensure smooth kitchen operations.

- Assist with restocking, organizing, and maintaining kitchen supplies and tools to support overall store readiness.

**Operations & Compliance**

- Ensure compliance with food safety standards, local health codes, and sanitation regulations.

- Properly handle all tools, ingredients, and kitchen equipment to maintain a safe and efficient work environment.

- Maintain accurate inventory levels, minimize shrink, and control supply and culinary expenses.

**Physical Requirements**

- Ability to communicate verbally and work cooperatively with associates and customers.

- Ability to remain standing for up to 4 hours at a time.

- Ability to move about the store directing class participants while selling to customers and retrieving merchandise from stockroom or sales floor.

- Ability to lift and/or move merchandise weighing up to 50 lbs.

- Ability to operate a computer, POS system, keyboards, merchandise scanners and mouse to accomplish work.

- Available to work between 12 and 16 hours per week, with a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

**Qualifications & Experience**

- Must be 21 years of age or older at the time of employment.

- A degree in culinary arts is preferred; however, candidates with extensive culinary experience and demonstrated technical proficiency will be considered in lieu of formal education.

- 1-2 years of kitchen operations experience.

- Valid Food Manager Certification.

- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

- Passion for community engagement and providing exceptional customer experiences.

Salary: $17.66 - $18.79 an hour

## Skills

### Required
- culinary arts
- pastry techniques
- baking fundamentals
- customer service
- communication
- problem-solving
- decision-making

### Nice to have
- Food Manager Certification
- kitchen operations experience

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