Sprouts Chef Training

Want to work at a restaurant?

PROGRAM DETAILS

​At Sprouts Chef Training, we equip youth to rise from hardship through culinary training and job placement. Youth are paired with a chef mentor and case manager to develop the skills needed to secure and maintain a culinary job. Graduates use these entry-level jobs to kickstart culinary careers, pay for education, or pursue new industries. Since 2012, dozens of young adults have landed first-time, competitive jobs in the modern restaurant industry.

Program Benefits

• 2-3 month restaurant internship
• 2, 8-hour shifts per week
• Chef mentorship
• Sprouts mentorship
• Get paid or class credit

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

No experience in the restaurant industry is required.

• Have a passion for food and cooking
• Desire to be a chef/ work a culinary job to pay for their next step in life (school, etc.)
• No previous experience in hospitality is needed
• 16 – 24 years
• Available for 16-24 hours per week
• Available the entire duration of the internship
• Live in the Bay Area in stable housing
• Have access to transportation
• Able to speak English at intermediate level or better
• Demonstrates enthusiasm, teamwork, focus and vision