EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT ICE

Employees at The Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) enjoy working in a collegial environment, appreciate quality education, and have a passion for the culinary arts. We are represented by a diverse group of employees from Chef Instructors to Registrars to Accountants. All ICE employees work out of our Chelsea New York location.

Explore ICE’s career opportunities and perhaps you will be the next person to join our team! If you would like to submit your resume for general consideration, please submit both resume and cover letter to hr@iceculinary.com. Please be sure to indicate what types of roles you are interested in.
 

CURRENT JOB LISTINGS
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Job Responsibilities:

  • Assist Chef Assistants, Kitchen Assistants and students with any Mid or PM deliveries to classes and accept and process returns
  • Maintain all repacked / quarted items inventory, highlighted items needed for pulls
  • Assist the Equipment team as needed
  • Daily Trash removal prep in coordination with Maintenance staff
  • Maintain dishwashing station for 4th floor, cleaning of all dishes and equipment and return to storage area in kettle station and equipment room
  • Assist in any add-on Pull Sheet assembly with the PM Shift Manager
  • General cleaning and organizing of the entire floor area, sweeping/mopping of all floors and walk-ins
  • Assist in any Staples and Paper goods replenishing for all kitchens and storage closets requested by Chef Assistants, Kitchen Assistants and students
  • Assist with additional general "Floor" and "Closing" duties as required
  • Accommodate any call downs for classes and events
  • Assist with prep of storage areas prior to physical counts of monthly inventory to ensure proper organization and accurate counts of goods
  • Participate in monthly inventories as required

Requirements:

  • MUST BE ABLE TO WORK PM SHIFT (till about 11pm)
  • 6 months to one year similar experience
  • Ability to stand for up to 9 hours a day and lift up to 40 pounds
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work in fast paced environment
  • Flexibility to work day shifts to cover fellow stewards as needed

How to apply:

  • Send a resume and cover letter to hr@iceculinary.com
  • Indicate desired position in subject line
  • Indicate schedule availability: APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE TO WORK PM SHIFT

Principle Responsibilities:

  • Assist in Recreational cooking classes by managing class setup, ensuring all food, equipment, etc. are delivered
  • Liaison with dishwasher in class to ensure equipment cleaned in a timely manner
  • Assist recreational students with basic cooking tasks
  • Retrieve any missing items from Stewarding department
  • Assist with class cleanup
  • Assist Chef instructor to ensure class flow and an enjoyable experience for guests

The candidate must have the following qualifications:

  • 2-6 months similar experience highly preferred
  • Experience working with Chefs highly preferred
  • Ability to stand for up to 5 hours at a time and lift up to 40 pounds
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work in fast paced environment
  • Flexibility to work nights and weekends

ICE is offering:

  • Competitive hourly rate, OT eligible
  • Discounted recreational cooking classes
  • Lots of free food!

To apply:

Email resume, cover letter, and salary requirements as Microsoft Word attachments to hr@iceculinary.com, Subject: Kitchen Assistant

This is a newly created full-time position, reporting to Chef Andrew Gold, ICE's Director of Student Affairs.

The Culinary Relations Manager (CRM) will manage and implement a range of activities which link ICE career students with the external culinary community, on-site at ICE, or off-site in the metro NY region.

Overall Responsibilities:

  • Guest chef assisting, planning, coordination and hands- on event co-management
  • Student volunteer planning & coordination
  • Enhancement and development of new alumni culinary relations initiatives.

The CRM will be expected to work on a quasi flexible, mostly Monday through Friday, schedule. Attendance at periodic evening and weekend events, on or off-site is expected. The CRM will have the option to perform some of their work off-site and / or at off-hours.

Specific Respnsibilities:

  • Guest Chef & Visiting Expert Program
    • Assist all guest chefs in their cooking demonstrations in a hands- on capacity
    • Plan and schedule extracurricular enrichment classes for career students
    • Coordinate scheduling and internal operations leading up to the class or session
    • Manage the entire demonstration including any food or beverage service from set up to break down
  • Student Volunteer Coordination
    • Liaise with organizations seeking student volunteers
    • Solicit and schedule students for these events (over 100 per year)
    • Visit career classes in session, frequently, to discuss opportunities and solicit students
    • Provide oversight and ICE managerial presence at some of these events when required
    • Work with entire Student Affairs and Services personnel
  • Assorted Student Opportunities
    • Facilitate and assist in periodic media opportunities that come about for students and / or alumni.
    • Facilitate and promote as well as assist in student cooking preparation for other periodic student opportunities, such as national recipe contests or conference attendance. (Contests range from low-involvement student opportunities to high involvement media driven events, held at ICE.)
  • Alumni Relations
    • In conjunction with ICE's Career Services Department, assist in planning and/or managing new ICE culinary alumni events, as well as value-added job placement and networking.
    • Assist in planning and/or coordinating new social media techniques that will enhance and strengthen ICE's alumni relations goals.

Qualifications:

  • Culinary diploma or degree
  • At least two years professional culinary experience, preferably fine- dining
  • Competent writing skills
  • Strong organizational and communications skills
  • Clear ability to motivate target population (culinary students)
  • Broad knowledge and demonstrated interest in NYC's culinary universe
  • Interest and ability to serve as an ICE "brand ambassador"

Salary range: $40,000 - $45,000

How to apply:

Job Responsibilities:

  • Enter attendance records for students on externships, and assist with tracking and follow-up of required externship paperwork/student communications.
  • Intake and entry of job listings via the online job listing application form, as well as update Career Services bulletin boards and flyer racks.
  • Respond to student/alumni job listing requests via email in a timely fashion.
  • Update alumni employment records and contact information, including weekly updates to the alumni e-mail distribution list.
  • Maintain RSVP lists for various department seminars, fairs, and events.
  • Support planning and execution of the biannual Career Fairs, including development of exhibitor list and all printed Career Fair materials.
  • Support preparation of annual ACCSC report by contacting alumni regarding employment status.
  • Contribute to generation of copy for "News from Career Services" weekly e-mail, including "Alumni News,""Hot Jobs," and special recruiting calls.
  • Represent the school at major food events, conferences, receptions, etc., as needed.
  • Additional administrative support to include general filing and phone support, as well as assistance with special projects, as needed.

Experience and Educational Requirements:

  • Culinary Diploma or Bachelor's degree in related field required
  • Minimum of 1 – 2 years of administrative experience required.
  • 6+ months of professional cooking experience preferred.
  • Proficient in Microsoft suite of products including Outlook, Word and Excel; experience with CampusVue software a plus.
  • Must possess a strong sense of urgency and attention to detail.
  • Excellent communications skills both written and verbal.
  • Proven ability to work independently at times and within a team.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with discretion within a confidential environment
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines
  • Demonstrated ability to interact in a collaborative manner with other departments and teams
  • Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills required
  • A working knowledge of The Institute of Culinary Education preferred

How to apply:

The Institute of Culinary Education is an equal opportunity employer.