Part-Time Chef

Couple with 2 children who resides in Potomac MD is seeking a professional, experienced and creative part-time Chef M,W,F $350-$500 per day DOE. Ideal candidate has private chef experience in Italian/French cooking, knowledgeable and experienced with clean and healthy cooking, understands the importance of maintaining discretion, discreet and calm demeanor, assertive, positive, proactive, organized and detail oriented, service focused, kind, respectful and seeking longevity.  Couple is open to local candidates. Start date is flexible for the right candidate. 

Qualifications

• Previous Chef Experience in Italian/French Cooking

  1. English (Required)

  2. Driver’s license and clean driving record (Required)

  3. US Citizen

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Creativity in preparing healthy and clean meals (organic food preferred)

• Preparing foods based around specific diets 

• Keeping up-to-date on the latest culinary trends and fads

• Experienced with planning menus for principals, and children

• Creating lists and ordering or shopping for fresh foods

• Professional presence and experience in food presentation and table setting is mandatory

• All food preparation and kitchen related duties along with grocery shopping

• High standards of health and hygiene with food

• Properly storing ingredients and leftovers

• Coordinating cooking and serving times with principals

• Cleaning and tidying kitchen after each use

• Maintaining all kitchen equipment.

• Ensure pantry, refrigerator are properly stocked in accordance with the family’s travel and entertaining schedules

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Highly organized, detail oriented, proactive, excellent time management, efficient and service focused

• Attentive to principals’ preferences and style (intuitive to their needs)

• Ability to maintain discretion (confidentiality agreement is required)

• Ability to be discreet with respect for family’s privacy

• Professional presentation of self and great personality

• Ability to easily take direction

• Strong ability to communicate and collaborate efficiently and effectively with principals and domestic staff

• Discreet and understand the importance of when to be present and when to be hidden

• Positive attitude and ability to handle private chef responsibilities with ease and calm demeanor

REQUIREMENTS: 

• 5+ years of consistent and recent private chef experience

• 3-4 references from domestic positions

• United States passport preferred

• Driver’s license and clean driving record

• Extensive background checks, motor vehicle checks, drug tests

• Seeking longevity (e.g., 2-5+ year commitment