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Assistant Head Chef, In-School (Northeast Philadelphia)

Red Rabbit
Philadelphia, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/28/2026 CLOSED ON 3/28/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Head Chef, In-School (Northeast Philadelphia) position at Red Rabbit?


What do we do

Red Rabbit is the largest Black-owned School Food Management Company in the country. We work with hundreds of schools, districts, and food banks to uplift communities of color throughout the North East and Mid-Atlantic Regions.

Our professionally trained chefs create menus, source farm fresh ingredients, and cook delicious, thoughtful, and familiar food. School food matters not only because it’s integral to good health, but because what children eat is an essential part of their cultural identity and sense of self.

About the Role

The Assistant Head Chef position is an exciting opportunity for a talented chef looking to transition to meaningful, impactful work. The role offers stable hours, a teacher’s schedule, and weekends and holidays off.

The Assistant Head Chef is second in command to the Head Chef, and executes the day-to-day operations of a commissary kitchen. Preparing meals for hundreds of kids, providing support to the kitchen team, as well as stepping in to lead aspects of daily production, this role provides a great training ground for candidates interested in leading a large commissary kitchen. The ideal candidate has strong culinary skills, thrives on the excitement and changing needs of a small kitchen and enjoys interacting with customers and students.

If you’re passionate about cooking for kids and thrilled by the opportunity to join a dynamic entrepreneurial team, this may be the perfect role for you.

Job Functions

  • Culinary Execution: Plan and execute the daily preparation of breakfast, lunch, and snack for 300-500 students. Maintain a food-safe kitchen at all times, performing quality control on all menu items ensuring recipe consistency and integrity
  • Administration: In conjunction with the Head Chef, adhere to production schedules, perform inventory, and track consumption numbers while working with the kitchen team to execute efficiently.

Skills & Requirements

  • 1 years professional culinary experience in a fast paced, high volume kitchen
  • Associate degree in culinary arts a plus
  • Demonstrated knowledge of proper food safety and sanitation practices
  • Food Handlers Required or must be obtained with 90 days of hire (reimbursement available)
  • Must have excellent communication skills and be extremely well organized
  • Familiarity with NSLP compliance requirements a plus
  • Must have food handlers license or certificate
  • Must share our passion for improving nutrition and health in schools
  • Bilingual (English and Spanish) a plus

Job Type: Full Time
Typical Hours
: Monday - Friday approx 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Reports to:
Head Chef
Compensation: $22.50 - 24.50hr (plus benefits)

Benefits

  • Generous PTO
  • Most National Holidays Off
  • Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • 401k Option
  • Professional Development
  • Education Reimbursement Opportunities

About Red Rabbit

  • Founded in 2005, Red Rabbit is a black-owned, MWBE Certified, K-12 school food management company that believes choosing to feed children diverse and nutritious food is an act of social justice. Red Rabbit celebrates all cultures in the urban school cafeteria by preparing meals that reflect the heritage of the kids they serve. The company places professionally trained chefs in the school cafeteria to create culturally relevant meals that become part of the school community. From our kitchens, Red Rabbit prepares and delivers thousands of heritage-based, scratch made meals to the Greater New York, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and New Jersey regions.

Red Rabbit is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, or sexual orientation.

Salary : $23 - $25

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