Seeking Visionary Culinary Director to Change the Future of School Food

“I am inspired by the work you are all doing to help realize the promise of a brighter, healthier tomorrow for our children.“

–       Former First Lady Michelle Obama

Calling all Chefs Seeking to Make a Difference!

We are building out an entire team to launch our program. Please reach out if you’re interested in being a part of our movement! We are currently hiring for the following position, but please send us a note if you’re excited to learn of other openings:

Culinary Director

We are looking for staff who:

• Have a big heart to match a big brain
• Want their work to define best practice
• Respect and thrive in a dynamic, changing, and growing environment
• Know extraordinary things can happen when people work hard together
• Are excited to participate in a laboratory for innovation in education
• Dream about reimagining what’s possible for the future of learning
• Are (ideally) bilingual in English and Spanish

Working at AGC means:

• Being surrounded by thoughtful, inquisitive students and hard-working, passionate, and like-minded colleagues
• Thinking outside of the box to do what is best for our students
• Promoting student profile qualities of the International Baccalaureate Program: inquirers, thinkers, communicators, risk takers, knowledgeable, principled, caring, open-minded, well-balanced, and reflective.
• Having high academic expectations for every student in the school every day
• Getting your hands dirty in our school garden and facilitating outdoor learning
• Enjoying 100% organic, scratch-made and plant-forward meals prepared by our on-site chef
• Working in an environmentally sustainable and health conscious school culture
• Incorporating wellness, mindfulness, yoga and environmental education into your work

Please complete this form if you are interested in being alerted of additional position openings as they become available.

For hiring-related inquiries, please contact hiring@agcchicago.org or AGC’s Executive Director at sarahelizabeth@agcchicago.org with your cover letter and résumé.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, age, national origin, or disability.