# Chef Instructor, Pastry (Sur La Table)

**Company**: Sur La Table
**Location**: Walnut Creek, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: $20 - $21.28 an hour
**Category**: Hospitality
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

As a Chef Instructor, Pastry at Sur La Table, you are the in-store expert for all things baking and pastry arts. You deliver exceptional service by sharing specialized knowledge in pastry techniques, baking fundamentals, and personalized instruction.

**Key Responsibilities**

- 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.

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

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

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

**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.

**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.

**Benefits**

- $20 - $21.28 an hour

## Skills

### Required
- culinary arts
- pastry techniques
- baking fundamentals
- customer service
- communication

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

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