Assistant Director, Food Services

Assistant Director (Sous Chef) At Harlem Children's Zone

Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) — a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York — seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission-aligned Assistant Director (Sous Chef) with the Promise Academy Kitchen Department.

The Assistant Director (Sous Chef) will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children's Zone: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.

The Assistant Director (Sous Chef) will join our Promise Academy Kitchen team that works to transform how the community engages with food—by improving our nutrition environment and thinking more sustainably about what we eat through hands-on nutrition education in the garden and the kitchen, in the classroom, and in the boardroom. Transforming what we eat is crucial to HCZ's larger missions—in the classroom, future, and beyond. The better we eat, the better we learn, and the better we live. So, join us as we create a community of educated eaters. The Executive Sous Chef is responsible for assisting the Executive Chef with overall kitchen operation, ensuring maximum guest satisfaction through planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the Kitchen operation and administration. Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while assisting in leading, coaching, and developing the team and managing all food-related functions. Also assists in supervising all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high-quality product is produced.