Private Chef / Personal Chef — Nourished PlateAbout Nourished Plate
Nourished Plate is a personalized meal-preparation and private chef service focused on making healthy, delicious, and convenient meals for our clients. We bring professional culinary service directly into clients’ homes, preparing fresh meals based on their preferences, dietary needs, lifestyle, and individual requests.
We are looking for our first team member to join Nourished Plate as a Private Chef / Personal Chef. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about cooking, takes pride in their work, and enjoys creating a personalized experience for clients.
The ideal candidate is reliable, organized, professional, comfortable working independently, and genuinely enjoys preparing high-quality food.
Position Overview
As a Nourished Plate Private Chef, you will prepare meals in clients’ homes according to their individual needs and preferences. You will be responsible for planning and executing meal preparation, maintaining a clean and organized workspace, following food-safety practices, and providing a professional and respectful experience in the client’s home.
You will primarily use equipment provided by the client. You are expected to bring and maintain your own essential culinary tools, including knives and other personal kitchen tools required to perform your work.
This position requires someone who can work independently while maintaining consistent communication with Nourished Plate and providing excellent service to clients.
Responsibilities
- Prepare fresh, nutritious, and high-quality meals according to each client’s preferences, dietary requirements, and instructions.
- Follow recipes, meal plans, portion requirements, and preparation instructions accurately.
- Adapt meals to accommodate allergies, dietary restrictions, food preferences, and lifestyle goals.
- Complete meal preparation efficiently and within the scheduled service time.
- Practice proper food handling, food safety, sanitation, and kitchen hygiene at all times.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary kitchen throughout and after each service.
- Properly clean and store client-provided equipment after use.
- Bring, maintain, and properly sanitize your own required culinary tools.
- Communicate professionally with clients and respect their homes, privacy, property, and personal space.
- Arrive on time and prepared for each scheduled service.
- Follow Nourished Plate procedures, service standards, and client instructions.
- Communicate any concerns, changes, damaged equipment, missing ingredients, or other issues to Nourished Plate promptly.
- Handle client property and kitchen equipment with reasonable care.
- Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality regarding clients and their homes.
- Avoid discussing or sharing client information, including personal details, dietary information, schedules, addresses, or other confidential information.
- Do not independently solicit or accept private business from Nourished Plate clients without authorization.
- Provide a positive, respectful, and professional client experience.
Requirements: Culinary Experience
- Previous cooking experience is preferred. (Personal or proffesionally)
- Experience as a private chef, personal chef, caterer, line cook, prep cook, or similar culinary role is an asset.
- Strong knowledge of basic cooking techniques and food preparation.
- Ability to prepare a variety of meals and adapt recipes as required.
- Strong understanding of food safety, sanitation, cross-contamination prevention, and safe food handling.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Personal Qualities
We are looking for someone who is:
- A strong multitasker who can confidently manage multiple tasks, dishes, and priorities at the same time.
- Reliable and punctual.
- Organized and detail-oriented.
- Clean and professional in appearance and work habits.
- Comfortable working independently in private homes.
- Respectful of clients, their homes, belongings, and privacy.
- Friendly and professional when interacting with clients.
- Able to communicate clearly and professionally.
- Comfortable receiving feedback and adapting to individual client preferences.
- Able to manage time effectively and complete services within the scheduled timeframe.
- Passionate about cooking and providing excellent service.
Tools & Equipment
The employee will primarily use kitchen equipment provided by the client. The employee is responsible for providing and maintaining their own essential personal culinary tools, including:
- Chef’s knives
- Peelers
- Kitchen scissors
- Microplane/grater
- Immersion blender
- Apron
- Hand towel
- Proper, clean, closed-toe indoor work shoes suitable for a kitchen environment
Additional tools may be required depending on the specific services being provided.
What We Offer
- Flexible service-based scheduling.
- The opportunity to work directly with clients in a personalized private-chef environment.
- A supportive opportunity to grow with a developing local business.
- Compensation structured on a per-service basis.
- Opportunity for additional services and hours as Nourished Plate grows.
- The opportunity to become an important part of the Nourished Plate team from the beginning.
Compensation
Pay per service. To be disscused further.
Work Environment
Services take place primarily in private client homes, so professionalism, discretion, cleanliness, punctuality, and respect for the client’s space are essential.
The successful candidate must be comfortable traveling to client locations and working in different kitchen environments. A valid driver's license and personal vehicle are mandatory.
How to Apply
If you are passionate about food, enjoy creating meals for others, and take pride in delivering a high level of personal service, we would love to hear from you.
Please submit your resume and a brief introduction explaining your culinary experience and why you would be a good fit for Nourished Plate.
Pay: $40,000.00-$60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Mileage reimbursement
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
