Your role

As Chef-in-Training Program Ambassador, you will be working directly with the Americorps VISTA Program and Event Manager to expand and execute the Chef-in-Training (CIT) program to help underserved Bay Area youth turn their lives around as they work in local restaurants training to become chefs. You will be working right alongside the Program and Event Manager on key logistics of Sprouts’ CIT Program. Your role will be to help organize online campaigns to raise money for these internships, writing grants to support the program, supporting youth through personal advising and in-restaurant check-ins, and visiting community partners to raise awareness of our program. You will play a key part in fostering strong relationships with Sprouts network of funders and securing support in our community. Overall, learning the behind-the-scenes of working in a fast-growing nonprofit.

Your position

As CIT Ambassador, you will have a direct impact in the lives of over 20 young adults; you will be personally helping at-risk and underserved youth change their lives around by setting them on a path of structure and guidance. During their internships, you will get to see their progress firsthand and be able to realize the effects and value of your work. You will help support the Program and Event Manager to share their stories with the community, the team, and our Board of Advisors, including Alice Waters and Jamie Oliver. It’s not every day that you get to work with real chefs in real restaurants, helping underserved youth make huge changes to their lives and get on the right track.

Your professional growth

Your professional growth is of the utmost importance! Our Program and Event Manager, along with the rest of our team, will work closely with you on your professional growth, helping you draft specific goals and a timeline of action items to achieve your professional objectives. We will have you working directly with some of the sharpest talent in the Bay Area as you collaborate with top chefs in the area and foster strong relationships with restaurants. You’ll forge personal relationships with an array of nonprofit directors, sponsors, and foundations such as Kaiser, Salesforce and Wells Fargo. You will also develop leadership and project management skills as you work with Sprouts global director and the management team to spearhead fundraising campaigns and programs.

As a small nonprofit, you will also have very steep potential for growth on the team. Many team members have started with Sprouts and received promotions. There is a strong opportunity to be hired on and promoted after your position has finished.

You will learn about various business models, accounting rules, and nonprofit regulations as you participate and voice opinions during our team meetings. As a small nonprofit with little hierarchy, your voice will be heard and your opinion will be sought after! You will see first-hand, the many moving variables of a thriving and evolving structure. You’ll learn the basics of business and accounting, expansion, and marketing strategy as you sit in on team meetings.

Sample projects include:

-Work with popular chefs and restaurants – expanding our outreach of restaurant partners, facilitating in-restaurant check ins with interns and mentor chefs

-Work with Americorps Filmmaker and volunteer photographer to organize media resources used to share the CIT intern’s culinary journeys with the community

-Plan and implement CIT program marketing strategy to raise awareness of the program within the community by sharing intern’s progress

-Complete a grant to secure funding for program expansion

Chef-in-Training Program Overview:

After partnering with Jamie Oliver and his team in 2012, Sprouts founded the Chef-in-Training Internship Program in the San Francisco Bay-Area. The Chef-in-training internship was directly modeled after his London-based Apprenticeship Program, Fifteen. Sprouts offers youth in underserved communities a chance to fuel their passion to become a chef through this culinary vocational training. It provides youth the skills needed to secure stable jobs in the food industry. This internship targets disadvantaged Bay Area youth between the ages of 16 – 24, providing them with a paid opportunity to gain real-time, real-life culinary job training. Interns 16 hours in their host restaurant every week, and their training is both reinforced and monitored with weekly check-ins led by a Sprouts’ advisor and their mentor chef so that each intern reaches his or her fullest potential. Not only do they work directly with their Sprouts’ chef mentor throughout the entire internship, but the Sprouts team and chef mentors also facilitate the interns’ job placement post-graduation.

An Overview of our CIT program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M08u1jzci58&t=4s

A CIT Success Story: Adrian Aguilar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEpLwx9hAlY&t=6s

Chef-in-training Video Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLkAO94OWYs (Has won international awards!)

Your team:

As CIT Ambassador, you will be working directly with Bay Area chefs and restaurants to structure and expand the Chef-in-Training program. You will be working alongside a team of 12 full-and-part-time team members, several interns, and 25 volunteers working to realize Sprouts’ mission. On top of this, you will be working with the 10-20 CIT interns whose lives you are directly impacting.

Your office:

We are based in a coworking space in San Francisco where you’ll have the opportunity to work with Sprouts’ fast-growing and dynamic team. You’ll also be heading to restaurants and other community organizations to promote Sprouts Chef-in-Training program.

Work hours: Monday through Friday 9 to 5

Sprouts coworking office space at PARISOMA in San Francisco 

**Wednesday is a Remote work day**

Restaurant sites and community organization in San Francisco and East Bay

Commitments and Contract Period:

Flexible start date, 8 month posting, 20 hr/week minimum

Compensation and Benefits

-Volunteer position

-Transportation stipend offered to assist with commute to the office and off-site visits

How To Apply

 
We can’t wait to review your application! Please send the following to sprouts@sproutscookingclub.org:

• • • • • Resume
        • Letter of intent
        • Please confirm if you have a driver`s license and/or car
        • Please indicate where you live in the Bay Area, or if you will be relocating for the position!

JOB DESCRIPTION

Sprouts is looking for tech-savvy students and community members that wants to build up their experience working with websites and online platforms. This is a unique opportunity to gain valuable skills all the while contributing to our mission of empowering youth and young adults to lead healthier lives through cooking and job training. This position is remote although optional work days at Sprouts’ SF-based office for local candidates. This position comes with a monthly stipend; candidates can choose to donate the monthly stipend to the direct sponsorship of one of our Chef-in-Training interns. 1 year of prior experience working with websites or tech is highly recommended.

SAMPLE TASKS:

• • • Updating Sprouts’ website postings and pages
    • Looking for outdated information
    • Uploading media, articles, videos
    • Searching  the internet for additional videos and articles on Sprouts
    • Improving use interface and experience of website
    • Uploading profiles of our Chef-in-Training interns
    • Post jobs on Sprouts website
    • Research new online job posting platforms
    • Analyze website data using google analytic tools
    • Create analytical reports for the team to review
    • Create Mailchimp posts
    • Work with teammates to edit or add to sections of the website
    • Create pages at the request of teammates

Commitments and Contract Period:

9 months

Remote Position with optional in-person meetings at SF office for local candidates

7-10 hours a week

Compensation and Benefits:

$60/month, based on a 10-hour work week

Want to contribute your talent directly to young adults in need of a second chance? You can choose to donate your monthly stipend to the sponsorship of one of our Chef-in-Training interns!

How to Apply:

We can’t wait to review your application! Please send the following to our Recruitment Manager at sprouts@sproutscookingclub.org:

• Resume
• Cover letter that explains why your skill set, interests/goals, and past experiences are pertinent to the position

Rolling Application and Acceptance

Job Posting:

Sprouts is looking for a tech-savy applicant that wants to build up their website maintenance experience. This is a unique opportunity to gain valuable skills all the while contributing to our mission of getting kids from all backgrounds the opportunity to cook and eat healthy, balanced meals! This position can be performed remotely or at our office at Paris SOMA in San Francisco!

Your professional growth:

This position will provide valuable experience working within a successful nonprofit. You will learn about various business models, accounting rules, and nonprofit regulations as you participate and voice opinions during our team meetings. As a small nonprofit with little hierarchy, your voice will be heard and your opinion will be sought after! You will see first-hand, the many moving variables of a thriving and evolving structure. You will learn the basics of business and accounting, expansion and marketing strategy as you sit in on team meetings.

Sample Tasks:

Updating Sprouts website postings

Improving the user interface and experience of our website

Uploading media, articles, and videos into Sprouts website

Using Sprouts event templates to create event flyers for our website

Posting Eventbrite tabs to our website

Answering questions from our Facebook page

Analyzing Sprouts website traffic and developing strategy around user preferences and patterns

Creating Mailchimp ads

Uploading profiles of our Chef-in-Training interns

*We want you to have a valuable experience and are happy to cater to your own goals and objectives. Please let us know in your cover letter what skills you would like to develop and grow so we can tailor the internship to meet your needs!

Your team:

We are a small team of 9, including our CIT team, culinary instructors, HR, management, and accounting. We are grateful to work with 50+ volunteers and 75+ local chefs.

Skills and Requirements:

Candidates do not need prior experience although it is recommended!

Commitments and Contract Period:

8 months long

7-9 hours/week

Office in SOMA-SF at PariSoma Co-Working space

Compensation and Benefits:

$40/month

Want to work as a volunteer? You can choose to donate your monthly stipend to the sponsorship of one of our Chef-in-Training interns!

Job Posting:

Don’t miss this opportunity to work directly with chefs, nonprofit partners, Sprouts’ Executive Director, and local business owners to create meaningful programming for youth! At Sprouts Cooking Club, you will gain inimitable, first-hand experience working within a successful culinary nonprofit. You will have countless opportunities to meet influential players within the culinary world and work on a community project from start to finish!

Your Role:

As a Sprouts Editing Intern, you will work closely with Sprouts’ Executive Director to create 30-second sponsorship funding “challenges” for potential sponsors of our Chef-in-Training interns. You will also create 30-second sponsorship thank-you’s designed to show the impact of sponsors that have already made financial contributions to Sprouts’ CIT program. For applicants that are local, you will also have the opportunity to create videos highlighting the stories of Chef-in-Training interns themselves. Through the videos and media we create, we will promote awareness of the Chef-in-Training program that will inspire and educate our community with the work we do. You will receive credit for all of your work, and a letter of recommendation from our executive director. Your contribution will enable struggling youth to change their lives around through chef training in real restaurants.

Example of past work from editing interns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDAlO6t1OJg

Your position will have a direct impact on the lives of over 100 young adults; you will be personally helping at-risk and underserved youth change their lives around by sharing their inspiring stories with the community. You will get to see their progress firsthand and be able to realize the effects and value of your work. It’s not everyday that you get to help at-risk youth make huge changes to their lives and get back on the right track. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be involved in an impactful community program all while honing your craft as a film editor.

Sample Tasks:

Review footage, pull selects, build radio edits and create rough draft marketing/documentary videos

Collaborate with the Sprouts team and founder

Create and share Adobe Premiere Pro project files and video exports.

Applicants should have a high attention to detail and be organized, motivated, and self-directed.

Identify and troubleshoot technical problems

Uploading materials and promotions

Experience and knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro (or equivalent, professional NLE program) is an absolute must.

Eagerness to learn.

Great writing and storytelling skills.

If you would like to join the filming stage of creating these stories, then the following skills are necessary:

Advanced camera operation of DSLR and mirrorless cameras (i.e. Canon DSLRs, Sony A7 cameras, etc.)

Audio operation (lavalier, shotgun and other microphone operations)

Operation of 360 video camera rigs like the GoPro Omni (preferred but not necessary)

*We want you to have a valuable experience and are happy to cater to your own goals and objectives. Please let us know in your cover letter what skills you would like to develop and grow so we can tailor the internship to meet your needs!

Location:

PARISOMA Co-working space in SOMA, SF

Various Bay Area locations

Commitments and Contract Period:

You can edit from the location of your choice. For Bay Area interns, you are welcome at our office space in SOMA, SF. If you will be joining us to film, then we just need to have you at specific events (benefits, classes, interviews with CIT interns) on the weekends and sporadically throughout the internship to capture the moment! We’ll be flexible with your weekly hours in the hopes that you will be flexible when we have specific events to attend (you can always send someone equally as talented in your stead, however)

January 2019-May 2019

Ideal internship length – 5 months

Compensation and Benefits:

This is an unpaid internship

How to Apply:
We can’t wait to review your application! Please send the following to our Recruitment Manager at sprouts@sproutscookingclub.org:

• • • • Resume
      • Cover letter that explains why your skill set, interests/goals, and past experiences are pertinent to the position

Job Posting:

Help us share Sprouts’ work and our mission of providing inspiring youth cooking classes, as our Social Media Intern! You will gain inimitable first-hand experience working within a successful culinary nonprofit, while honing in on your communication and outreach skills. Throughout your internship, you will have countless opportunities to meet impressive people in the culinary world including chefs, restaurateurs, and community members, develop your own ideas, and help execute Sprouts’ special mission of getting kids from all backgrounds the opportunity to cook and eat healthy, balanced meals!

Your role:

This internship will allow you to work with our dynamic team, developing and executing our social media content, all while gaining first-hand experience in a growing non-profit! This position can be performed remotely or at our coworking office space in San Francisco. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be involved in a program that is really making a difference in our community.

This position will expose you to the inner workings of a fast-growing nonprofit including programming, finances, partnership development and many more. Sprouts wants you to have a meaningful experience, and we are happy to cater to your own goals and personal growth!

Your professional growth:

This position will provide valuable experience working within a successful nonprofit. You will learn about various business models, accounting rules, and nonprofit regulations as you participate and voice opinions during our team meetings. As a small nonprofit with little hierarchy, your voice will be heard and your opinion will be sought after! You will see first-hand, the many moving variables of a thriving and evolving structure. You will learn the basics of business and accounting, expansion and marketing strategy as you sit in on team meetings.

Sample Tasks:

– Creating content for and posting on our website blog

– Updating our social media accounts with new information and photos (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram)

– Using Sprouts event templates to create event flyers for our website

– Posting Eventbrite tabs to our website

– Answering questions from our Facebook page

– Updating Sprouts website postings

– Uploading media, articles, and videos into Sprouts website

– Creating MailChimp ads

– Uploading profiles of our chef in training interns

*We want you to have a valuable experience and are happy to cater to your own goals and objectives. Please let us know in your cover letter what skills you would like to develop and grow so we can tailor the internship to meet your needs!

Your team:

As the Social Media Intern, you will be working with our growing team of 16 full and part-time team members, several interns, and over 25 volunteers. You will also be working with our professional marketing team and consultants, and have the opportunity to be a part of our team and learn from each team member’s experience.

Your office:

We are based in San Francisco, where you’ll have the opportunity to work with Sprouts’ fast-growing and dynamic team. You have the option to join us in the office or work remotely. The office space is a wealth of interesting people, community-forward individuals and entrepreneurs.

Work hours: Monday through Friday 9 to 5

Sprouts coworking office space at PARISOMA in San Franacisco

**Wednesday is a remote work day**

Skills and Requirements:

Strong organizational skills, high aptitude, familiarity and comfort with technology (especially different social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), strong interpersonal skills, interest in community, children, chefs, nutrition, and cooking. Leadership skills. Must have reliable access to a computer.

Commitments and Contract Period:

– Minimum of 10-15 hours/week with flexible availability

– Length of internship is 9 months

Compensation and Benefits:

You will gain valuable knowledge of the inner workings of a successful nonprofit, all while serving the community with your contribution to Sprouts. This position is unpaid.

As the Summer Marketing Intern, you will never be bored! You will learn and master the art of creating Facebook and Google ad campaigns, run Hootsuite, and design a 12-month marketing plan for the organization. You will be get to work directly with our Marketing Team as well as Sprouts founder as you create and diffuse marketing content around Sprouts celebrity chef partners, restaurants, and sponsors. You will even have the opportunity to work with photography video to add to your generated content. By the end of the internship, you will be an expert in marketing strategy and technique, and will have forged relationships with chefs, community movers and shakers, and business owners all across the Bay. Most importantly, your voice will be heard, and you will have constant opportunities to learn about and contribute to our global growth strategy.

This internship is hands-on and action packed! Your days at the office will be switched up with visits to our cooking camps, and marketing appointments with chefs. You’ll even have the opportunity to give a stab at website updates and design. Throughout the summer, you will also have the opportunity to work on a community newsletter, highlighting the successes of each program. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to help tell the story of a nonprofit that is truly making a difference in the community. This position has strong potential for a paid position after the internship.

Personal & Professional Growth

We believe that everyone has something to contribute! We will work with you individually to make sure that your skill set is highlighted throughout the summer and your goals for personal and professional growth are met. Everyone has something to offer, and your opinion will be heard. Whether your sub-interests are in business, cooking, community impact, nutrition, leadership, or youth – we will develop tasks and roles within our marketing internship that will highlight that. Let us help you brainstorm the best ways to maximize your summer with us! At the end of the summer, a full-time position on the team will be up for discussion.

Sample Tasks

• • • • • • • Help execute Sprouts’ summer marketing plan incorporating social media, chef profile highlights, Mailchimp campaigns, facebook ads, informational videos, and cooking videos
            • Draft a 12-month global marketing plan with the help of marketing team members
            • Execute website updates
            • Write up newsletter updates highlighting Sprouts’ achievements
            • Review and improve our current advertisement action plans for our various programs: fundraisers, weekend classes, after school cooking program, Chef-in-Training program, classes for Girls Inc and youth with special needs
              
            • Create and post content weekly on Sprouts’ blog
            • Reach out to national and local magazines, blogs, and publications
            • Review and improve our current communication strategy to share new videos
            • Strengthen our Youtube presence
            • Write and post blogs featuring our partner chefs and restaurants

Your Team

In this position you will be able to work with an array of Bay Area restaurant chefs, local farmers, and mission-focused partner nonprofits including Girls Inc. You will be working alongside a team of 15 full and part-time team members, 10+ chef instructors, several motivated interns, and 50+ active community volunteers working to realize Sprouts’ mission.

Locations and Hours

Work hours: Monday through Friday 9 to 5, Remote Wednesdays (excluding summer months)

Sunny Office Loft in West Oakland

Restaurants and venues in San Francisco, Oakland and beyond

Skills and Requirements

Strong organizational and problem solving skills, high aptitude, familiarity and comfort with technology, friendly professionalism, interest in community, children, chefs, nutrition, and cooking.

Commitments and Contract Period:

Full Time
40 hours per week
9-5 p.m, Monday-Friday
May 25th -August 30th (end date is flexible, depending on fall commitment)

Compensation and Perks:

• • • • • • • $2,000 for the summer

 Office Perks:

• • • • • • • Complimentary healthy snacks, fruit and vegetables, baked goods, coffee and teas (Gotta keep our staff well-fed and happy! (; )
            • Full kitchen for preparing or cooking up lunch. We’re a culinary nonprofit, after all!
            • We work from a beautiful, sunny office loft in West Oakland featuring a tree-filled courtyard and a view of City Slicker Farms. We are just a skip away from the Mandela Park running path, cafes (Kilovolt  is our favorite!) and restaurants like Oakland’s renowned Brown Sugar Kitchen.  Plus – our favorite taco truck is just a block away!

How To Apply

 
We can’t wait to review your application! Please send the following to our Recruitment and Volunteer Manager at sprouts@sproutscookingclub.org:

• • • • • • • Resume
            • Cover letter that explains why your skill set, interests/goals, and past experiences are pertinent to the position
               

Job Posting:

Take off that formal business attire and get ready for a summer packed with celebrity chefs, delicious food, and fun-loving kids. Plus – earn some cash while you’re at it! As Camp Director’s Assistant, you will delve into the delicious inner core of a culinary non-profit as you assist our Camp Directors in running camp classes, farm days, and activities! By the end of the summer, you will have developed new cooking skills and become friends with a whole slew of restaurant owners and chefs. Join us for a slammin’ summer, and help us in our mission to get kids from all backgrounds the opportunity to lead healthier lives!

Your Role:

You will be working directly with the Camp Directors to run camp classes, farm days, and activities for our summer camp sessions, facilitating the flow of daily logistics. After gaining experience with our Summer Camps, there will even be the opportunity to lead certain activities or camp days. You will receive the schedule and logistics for each week at a meeting with the Camp Directors, and be responsible for helping make it happen! Your position is incredibly hands-on and rewarding as you are able to see the direct impact of the camp week and see the progress of each camper. You will work closely with your team of counselors. You will have a substantial influence on the experience of each camper, chef and parent alike! The manager, camp directors, and directors’ assistants will be in constant contact, meeting often and telephoning frequently so that communication stays very strong.

Sprouts wants you to have a meaningful experience, and we are happy to cater to your own goals and personal growth!

Your Professional Growth:

We believe that everyone has something to contribute! We will work with you individually to make sure that your skill set is highlighted throughout the summer and your goals for personal and professional growth are met. Everyone has something to offer, and your opinion will be heard. Whether your interests are in business, cooking, community impact, nutrition, leadership, or youth .. we will develop tasks and roles for you that will highlight that. Let us help you brainstorm the best ways to maximize your summer with us!

Sample Tasks:

– Send out counselor intro emails are sent out to campers
– Schedule ingredient logistics with camp team
– Check-in with team members
– Help Director with team scheduling
– Help prepare emails to parents
– Help Director with all daily logistics
– Maintain ingredient, equipment, and transportation checklists
– Send out post-camp follow up, such as surveys

*We want you to have a valuable experience and are happy to cater to your own goals and objectives. Please let us know in your cover letter what skills you would like to develop and grow so we can tailor the internship to meet your needs!

Your Team:

In this role you will be working with our growing team of 15 full and part-time team members, several interns, and over 25 volunteers. You’ll also be working very closely with our Summer Camp staff of 15 seasonal camp managers, operations interns, marketing interns, and counselors. Your team members will be there to support you in your role, and will quickly become your new friends! The team is a group of like-minded foodies excited to find the best new restaurant in town.

Your Workspace and Hours:

You will not be working in a typical office environment for your summer, you will be working behind the scenes at real restaurants, farms and markets!

General work hours: Monday through Friday 9 to 5
Office space in Downtown Oakland
**Summer Camp hours subject to change to accommodate Summer Camp needs. **

Skills and Requirements:

Strong organizational skills, high aptitude, familiarity and comfort with technology, strong interpersonal skills, interest in community, children, driver’s license, chefs, nutrition, and cooking. Leadership skills. Culinary skills and comfort in the kitchen.

Commitments and Contract Period:

– Full time, seasonal
– End of May through August

Compensation and Benefits:

You will gain valuable experience working with a successful nonprofit, all while serving the community with your contribution to Sprouts. You will receive a $1,300 stipend, and a signed Alice Waters book!

Job Posting:

Take off that formal business attire and get ready for a summer packed with celebrity chefs, delectable food, and fun-loving kids. Plus – earn some cash while you’re at it! As our Camp Manager’s Assistant, you will delve into the delicious inner core of a culinary non-profit. By the end of the summer, you will have developed new cooking skills and become friends with a whole slew of restaurant owners and chefs. Join us for a slammin’ summer, and help us in our mission to get kids from all backgrounds the opportunity to lead healthier lives!

Your Role:

As Manager’s Assistant, you will be working directly with our Team and Program Director, coordinating all the logistics for our cooking classes, farm days, and activities for our summer camp sessions! You will be supporting the Camp Director in their tasks of planning, logistics, and management, as well as helping with social media creation and execution. Your work will contribute to Sprouts’ mission to get kids cooking and empower them to make better decisions for their health. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be involved in a program that is really making a difference in our community!

Sprouts wants you to have a meaningful experience, and we are happy to cater to your own goals and personal growth!

Your Professional Growth:

We believe that everyone has something to contribute! We will work with you individually to make sure that your skill set is highlighted throughout the summer and your goals for personal and professional growth are met. Everyone has something to offer, and your opinion will be heard. Whether your interests are in business, cooking, community impact, nutrition, leadership, or youth .. we will develop tasks and roles for you that will highlight that. Let us help you brainstorm the best ways to maximize your summer with us!

Sample Tasks:

– Make sure counselor intro and orientation emails are sent out to campers and parents
– Handle donation logistics with other team members
– Constant check-ins with our camp manager that ingredients, donations, lesson plans, and equipment lists are submitted, assigned, and organized
– Oversee daily logistics: maintain ingredient, equipment, and transportation checklists
– Support camp manager in creating and implementing schedules
– Create social media content and postings
– Execute camp follow-ups, such as surveys and storage organization

Your Team:

In this role you will be working with our growing team of 15 full and part-time team members, several interns, and over 25 volunteers. You’ll also be working very closely with our Summer Camp staff of 15 seasonal camp managers, operations interns, marketing interns, and counselors. Your team members will be there to support you in your role, and will quickly become your new friends! The team is a group of like-minded foodies excited to find the best new restaurant in town.

Your Workspace and Hours:

You will not be working in a typical office environment for your summer, you will be working behind the scenes at real restaurants, farms and markets!

General work hours: Monday through Friday 9 to 5
Office space in Downtown Oakland
**Summer Camp hours subject to change to accommodate Summer Camp needs. **

Skills and Requirements:

Strong organizational skills, high aptitude, familiarity and comfort with technology, strong interpersonal skills, interest in community, children, driver’s license, chefs, nutrition, and cooking. Leadership skills. Culinary skills and comfort in the kitchen.

Commitments and Contract Period:

– Full-time
– Length of internship is 3 months (June through August)

Compensation and Benefits:

You will gain valuable experience working with a successful nonprofit, all while serving the community with your contribution to Sprouts. You will receive a $1,300 stipend for the whole summer, and a signed Alice Waters book!

Job Posting:

Take off that formal business attire and get ready for a summer packed with celebrity chefs, delectable food, and fun-loving kids. Plus – earn some cash while you’re at it! As our Camp Operations Intern, you will delve into the delicious inner core of a culinary non-profit. By the end of the summer, you will have developed new cooking skills and become friends with a whole slew of restaurant owners and chefs. Join us for a slammin’ summer, and help us in our mission to get kids from all backgrounds the opportunity to lead healthier lives!

Your Role:

You will work closely with our Inventory and Operations Manager on inventory, ingredient preparation, and outreach to ensure that the kiddos have an amazing experience! You will be soliciting for, picking up, and organizing Sprouts’ inventory of beautiful, organic pantry items and produce. While acquiring inventory through donations, you will gain great outreach and fundraising experience. You will gain insight on how inventory is run for a nonprofit, as you oversee preparation of ingredients and equipment for classes. You will strengthen your outreach and networking skills as you build relationships with our community partners and sponsors. Your work will contribute to Sprouts’ mission to get kids cooking and empower them to make better decisions for their health. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be involved in a program that is really making a difference in our community!

Your Professional Growth:

We believe that everyone has something to contribute! We will work with you individually to make sure that your skill set is highlighted throughout the summer and your goals for personal and professional growth are met. Everyone has something to offer, and your opinion will be heard. Whether your interests are in business, cooking, community impact, nutrition, leadership, or youth .. we will develop tasks and roles for you that will highlight that. Let us help you brainstorm the best ways to maximize your summer with us!

Sample Tasks:

– Soliciting for, picking up, and organizing Sprouts’ inventory of beautiful, organic pantry items and produce!
– Preparation of ingredients and equipment for classes
– Relationship building and outreach with our community partners and sponsors
– Partial management of social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Sprouts’ blog)
– Occasional assistance with cooking classes

*We want you to have a valuable experience and are happy to cater to your own goals and objectives. Please let us know in your cover letter what skills you would like to develop and grow so we can tailor the internship to meet your needs!

Your Team:

In this role you will be working with our growing team of 15 full and part-time team members, several interns, and over 25 volunteers. You’ll also be working very closely with our Summer Camp staff of 15 seasonal camp managers, operations interns, marketing interns, and counselors. Your team members will be there to support you in your role, and will quickly become your new friends! The team is a group of like-minded foodies excited to find the best new restaurant in town.

Your Workspace and Hours:

You will not be working in a typical office environment for your summer, you will be working behind the scenes at real restaurants, farms and markets!

General work hours: Monday through Friday 9 to 5
Office space in Downtown Oakland
**Summer Camp hours subject to change to accommodate Summer Camp needs. **

Skills and Requirements:

Strong organizational skills, high aptitude, familiarity and comfort with technology, strong interpersonal skills, interest in community, children, driver’s license, chefs, nutrition, and cooking. Leadership skills. Culinary skills and comfort in the kitchen.

Commitments and Contract Period:

– 15-20 hours per week
– 3 Month Commitment (June through August)

Compensation and Benefits:

You will gain valuable experience working with a successful nonprofit, all while serving the community with your contribution to Sprouts. This position is paid (wahooo!). You will receive a $1,300 stipend, and a signed Alice Waters book!

Job Posting:

Take off that formal business attire and get ready for a summer packed with celebrity chefs, delectable food, and fun-loving kids. Plus – earn some cash while you’re at it! As our Program Coordinator’s Assistant, you will delve into the delicious inner core of a culinary non-profit. By the end of the summer, you will have developed new cooking skills and become friends with a whole slew of restaurant owners and chefs. Join us for a slammin’ summer, and help us in our mission to get kids from all backgrounds the opportunity to lead healthier lives!

Your Role:

In this role you will be working directly with our Program Coordinator on the planning and execution of Sprouts’ Summer Camp. You will get to work on the ‘bling bling’ side of things, as you support our Program Coordinator in building relationships with fun-loving, local chefs and farmers. Your work will contribute to Sprouts’ mission to get kids cooking and empower them to make better decisions for their health. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be involved in a program that is really making a difference in our community!

Sprouts wants you to have a meaningful experience, and we are happy to cater to your own goals and personal growth!

Your Professional Growth:

We believe that everyone has something to contribute! We will work with you individually to make sure that your skill set is highlighted throughout the summer and your goals for personal and professional growth are met. Everyone has something to offer, and your opinion will be heard. Whether your interests are in business, cooking, community impact, nutrition, leadership, or youth .. we will develop tasks and roles for you that will highlight that. Let us help you brainstorm the best ways to maximize your summer with us!

Sample Tasks:

– Assist in planning details and coordinating logistics for Summer Camps
– Check in with team departments to plan class details including inventory for ingredients for classes, team volunteers, and team instructors to lead classes
– Reaching out to chefs through solicitation emails, schedule follow up chef visits, and assist in coordinating class details
– Checklist structuring
– Creating Mailchimps and promotional materials to promote classes and camps
– Assisting in execution of classes for camps and weekend events
– Help forge new and maintain old partnerships and relationships with chefs, restaurants, kitchen venues, farmers, markets, and community members
– Develop resources, templates and tools such as lesson plan templates and activity templates

*We want you to have a valuable experience and are happy to cater to your own goals and objectives. Please let us know in your cover letter what skills you would like to develop and grow so we can tailor the internship to meet your needs!

Your Team:

In this role you will be working with our growing team of 15 full and part-time team members, several interns, and over 25 volunteers. You’ll also be working very closely with our Summer Camp staff of 15 seasonal camp managers, operations interns, marketing interns, and counselors. Your team members will be there to support you in your role, and will quickly become your new friends! The team is a group of like-minded foodies excited to find the best new restaurant in town.

Your Workspace and Hours:

You will not be working in a typical office environment for your summer, you will be working behind the scenes at real restaurants, farms and markets!

General work hours: Monday through Friday 9 to 5
Office space in Downtown Oakland
**Summer Camp hours subject to change to accommodate Summer Camp needs. **

Skills and Requirements:

Strong organizational skills, high aptitude, familiarity and comfort with technology, strong interpersonal skills, interest in community, children, driver’s license, chefs, nutrition, and cooking. Leadership skills. Culinary skills and comfort in the kitchen.

Commitments and Contract Period:

– Full time
– Length of internship is 3 months (June through August)

Compensation and Benefits:

You will gain valuable experience working with a successful nonprofit, all while serving the community with your contribution to Sprouts! You will receive a $1,300 stipend, and a signed Alice Waters book!

Don’t miss this opportunity to work behind-the-scenes of a culinary non-profit working to teach youth how to cook healthy meals for their communities! We are looking for an ultra-organized, culinary aficionado to add to our summer camp team. At Sprouts Cooking Club, you will gain inimitable, first-hand experience working within a mission-forward culinary nonprofit. With Sprouts summer camps serving as a fundraiser for our Chef-in-Training program, your passion and hard work will help empower young adults to train to become chefs and secure sustainable culinary jobs. By the end of the summer, you will have been part of a summer camp team that helped both youth and young adults prepare for healthier futures.

Your Role:

As Sprouts’ Summer Camp Inventory Manager you will play an integral role in creating the magic that is Sprouts’ Summer Camp. In this role you will be in charge of our inventory space packed with quality ingredients and appliances. This involves acquiring, tracking, and organizing Sprouts’ inventory of pantry items and produce. You will also be responsible for traveling to our partner stores and organizations to acquire fresh ingredients for the day.

You’ll be learning constantly and changing tasks and locations various times throughout the day. Your days will be spent throughout the Bay Area at our inventory space, in multiple grocery stores and at partner locations. This position is incredibly hands-on, active and rewarding as you are able to see the behind-the-scenes planning of our Summer Camp and some of the delicious recipes created. You will also gain insight on how inventory is run for a small nonprofit as you oversee preparation of ingredients and equipment for youth culinary classes. All your hard work will contribute to Sprouts’ mission to get kids cooking and empower them to make better decisions for their health. This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be involved in a program that is really making a difference in our community!

Your Professional Growth:

We believe that everyone has unique talents, passions and interests to contribute! We will work with you individually to make sure that your skill set is highlighted throughout the summer and your goals for personal and professional growth are met.  Everyone has something to offer, and your opinion will be heard. Whether your interests are in business, cooking, community impact, nutrition, leadership, or youth .. we will do our best to incorporate these respective elements into your position. The sky’s the limit! We want you to maximize your summer with us!

Sample Tasks:

• Pick-up and set-up daily ingredients and equipment for summer camp classes
• Organize and maintain a clean inventory space
• Prepare ingredients and equipment for classes
• Communicate with sponsors to coordinate material delivery  
• Occasionally organize or assist summer cooking classes
• *We want you to have a valuable experience and would love to incorporate specific activities that match your interests and skills!

Locations, Hours, Compensation

Work hours: June 13-14, 1-4 p.m (orientation period, additional camp prep hours may be required)
June 17 – August 16, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday
August 19 – 1-5 p.m.

Location: Your “office” be at various locations in the Bay Area, including our inventory in Oakland, Macy’s Union Square Kitchen, Sprouts’ Outdoor Garden Kitchen, and a variety of our partner stores and organizations

Compensation: $16 per hour

**Summer Camp hours subject to change as unanticipated scheduling changes arise**

Skills and Requirements

Strong organizational skills, high aptitude, strong interpersonal skills, valid driver’s license, interest in community, education, nutrition, and cooking. Leadership skills and a lot of energy. Experience working with food and problem solving on the fly. Must be incredibly organized and have a positive attitude even under stress. Must be serv-safe certified (certification can take place after being accepted for the position). Access to a vehicle is a plus but is not required.

Your Team:

In this role, you will be working directly with our summer camp leaders and five counselors. You will report directly to the Summer Camp Leader on a daily basis. The team is a group of like-minded foodies excited to find the best new restaurants and food in town.

How to Apply:

We can’t wait to review your application! Please send the following to sprouts@sproutscookingclub.org:

• Resume
• Cover letter that explains why your skill set, interests/goals, and past experiences are pertinent to the position