Future Chefs’ model is based on the belief that every student is unique and flourishes in respectful, safe, stimulating settings that provide opportunities for growth, and relationships with caring, supportive adults who honor students’ lived experiences. Future Chefs occupies 5770 square feet of meeting, kitchen, and office space on the first floor of The Clarion where we deliver programming and continue to build community-based collaborations that directly and indirectly support our mission.

Interested in becoming part of the Future Chefs team? Links to open positions below direct you to our hiring portal for our fiscal sponsor, TSNE (tsne.org), to learn more about the role and to apply.

Executive Director

As Future Chefs prepares to say goodbye to our visionary founder and leader of 16 years, Toni Elka, we have begun the search for our next Executive Director. We seek a seasoned organizational leader with significant experience as a nonprofit professional and in positive youth development. If you are passionate about our mission, and are excited to make a positive impact on young people’s lives by taking Future Chefs into its next phase of development and growth, we encourage you to apply! Or if you know of someone who might be a great candidate, please pass along our information. 

To view our detailed leadership profile, click here. 

For the full job description and application portal, through our fiscal sponsor, Third Sector New England, click here.

Senior Youth Services Manager

We seek a Senior Youth Services Manager who brings a deep passion for social justice and demonstrated management and facilitation skills in the youth serving space. Our community-based organization uses food as a medium to support positive youth development in an ASOST kitchen environment. This Senior staff member will supervise a youth services staff of five, partnering with the Senior Culinary Manager to ensure that youth services and culinary staff are delivering curriculum and programming in a youth centered environment that stresses social and emotional growth and leadership development. Applications submitted by August 15, 2024 will be given priority for the interview process.

For the full job description and application portal, through our fiscal sponsor, Third Sector New England, click here.

Youth Worker Specialist - Full-time

We seek an experienced, enthusiastic youth worker, with a deep commitment to helping historically marginalized young people explore their identities and worldview, develop essential skills needed to succeed in any work environment, and prepare for success in whatever career path they choose. You’ll provide engaging group activities in service of the program goals and individual and group coaching and planning. 

For the full job description and application portal, through our fiscal sponsor, Third Sector New England, click here.

Youth Worker Specialist - Part-time 24 Hours/week

We seek an experienced, enthusiastic youth worker, with a deep commitment to helping historically marginalized young people explore their identities and worldview, develop essential skills needed to succeed in any work environment, and prepare for success in whatever career path they choose. You’ll provide engaging group activities in service of the program goals and individual and group coaching and planning. 

For the full job description and application portal, through our fiscal sponsor, Third Sector New England, click here.

Director of Community Engagement

We seek a seasoned professional with experience creating and sustaining partnerships and new business to oversee our community engagement initiatives. The Director of Community Engagement will help to grow, elevate, and enhance the work and positive impact of FC’s mission by growing community engagement, increasing earned revenue, and creating long-lasting partnerships and relationships.

For the full job description and application portal, through our fiscal sponsor, Third Sector New England, click here.

Culinary Arts Instructor

The Culinary Arts Instructor will work collaboratively with the Future Chefs Program Team to deliver and refine a work-based curriculum for two of the three Future Chefs programs, FC Prepares and FC Delivers, as well as other culinary programming in partnership with schools and other community organizations. The position will include supervising and leading both kitchen and classroom-oriented activities and assisting with professional skills workshops at the Future Chefs kitchen space in Roxbury and offsite at external partner locations. The Culinary Arts Instructor is an essential member of the Program Team who tracks student progress through program-wide evaluation efforts.

For the full job description and application portal, through our fiscal sponsor, Third Sector New England, click here.