Teaching Kitchen Instructor

Department Overview:

Join the Rec Well team as we move Badgers to play hard, get fit, and live well.

As one of the largest student employers at UW, we practice customer service, problem solving, critical thinking, professionalism, team building, and other skills that you can talk about in an interview with a future employer.

We believe we’re more than a building. We’re building a movement. And we want you to be part of it! Visit recwell.wisc.edu for more information.

Anticipated Start Date:

January 19, 2027

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 6 Maximum: 12

Schedule:

Flexible scheduling: Hours are primarily Monday through Friday between 4:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., with occasional weekend hours. Employees must work a minimum of one teaching shift (3–4 hours) every other week and attend team meetings (2 hours) twice a month.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $17.00

Number of Positions:

1-3

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or graduate student with passion for inclusive approaches to food, nutrition, and cooking
• Ability to attend in-person onboarding training and twice monthly team meetings
• First Aid, CPR, and AED certification or ability to get it within the first 30 days of employment, these trainings are offered through Rec Well
• Ideal candidates will have the potential to stay in role for at least 1-2 years

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Communication, facilitation, critical thinking, flexibility, and organization skills
• Experience or interest in developing and delivering education programs for a wide range of groups
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team
• Customer service experience

Position Summary/Job Duties

The Wolf Teaching Kitchen in Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center is seeking creative, compassionate, detail-oriented, and flexible people with a passion for the field of food and nutrition. This position facilitates Wolf Teaching Kitchen programs, which include cooking classes and other food events. This position works with departmental professional staff and student staff to support nutrition events and programs.

Teaching Kitchen Instructors will:

• Facilitate events and programs in the Wolf Teaching Kitchen including preparation of supplies and food, and clean-up
• Inform recipes and nutrition education experiences
• Engage program participants during events
• Explore the relationship between food and culture
• Follow all food safety, general safety, and food allergen guidelines
• Provide program feedback and improvement through evaluations and informal methods
• Provide outreach for programs run out of the Wolf Teaching Kitchen
• Contribute to staff team meetings held 1-2 times per month
• Commit to upholding the mission, vision, and values of Rec Well on and off-shift and commit to building a culture of inclusion and belonging
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Demands

Occasional lifting, transporting of materials, standing for up to 4 hours at a time

Institutional Statements

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

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Accommodation Statement

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/