Workforce Development (WFD) Chef Instructor
Location
Buffalo, NY
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
July 27, 2026
Workforce Development (WFD) Chef Instructor
Buffalo, NY (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=91+Holt+Street+Buffalo+NY+USA+14206)
Job Type
Full-time
Description
The WFD Chef Instructor has oversight, in partnership with the Chief Workforce Development Officer, for all educational efforts associated with the RISE (Readying Individuals for Success & Employment) Culinary/Food Manufacturing training program. The RISE Culinary program is designed for people with high barriers to employment in order to gain critical skills that will enable them to obtain and retain gainful employment in the growing regional food industry. As such, the WFD Chef Instructor is teaching and cooking alongside students from often challenging backgrounds and helping them navigate those life challenges to ensure future job success. This role includes ongoing refinement of curriculum as well as classroom and kitchen instruction, and life skills educat...
Buffalo, NY (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=91+Holt+Street+Buffalo+NY+USA+14206)
Job Type
Full-time
Description
The WFD Chef Instructor has oversight, in partnership with the Chief Workforce Development Officer, for all educational efforts associated with the RISE (Readying Individuals for Success & Employment) Culinary/Food Manufacturing training program. The RISE Culinary program is designed for people with high barriers to employment in order to gain critical skills that will enable them to obtain and retain gainful employment in the growing regional food industry. As such, the WFD Chef Instructor is teaching and cooking alongside students from often challenging backgrounds and helping them navigate those life challenges to ensure future job success. This role includes ongoing refinement of curriculum as well as classroom and kitchen instruction, and life skills educat...