Community Chef (Consultant)

Compensation: $350 per virtual demonstration and $500 per in-person demonstration (ingredients included). Travel is not reimbursed.

About the role: Shows participants how to turn the weekly produce box into quick, affordable family meals.

Scope of work

• Lead 12 virtual cooking demonstrations a year (one per month).

• Lead 4 in-person cooking demonstrations a year (one per quarter) at partner pickup sites in Wards 5, 7, and 8, and buy the ingredients.

• Build recipes from the weekly box with the Registered Dietitian. Focus on batch cooking, safe produce handling, and using frozen and canned produce.

• Provide recipes and short notes for participant materials and the video library.

Qualifications

• Professional cooking experience, including cooking demonstrations or community nutrition classes.

• Current ServSafe Food Protection Manager certification or equivalent.

• Comfortable teaching on camera and in person to groups of families.

• Experience cooking for pregnant women or low-income families in DC is a plus.