Join Our Team

Thank you for considering employment with us! We’re a growing team, building partnerships across the US. This page provides information on our current job openings, insights from team members, and employment-related FAQs.

Current Openings

To be considered for a position, please apply via the link on this page. If you have a question about employment, please review our FAQs below and then Contact Us as needed.

Alisal Program Chef (Salinas, California) | Apply

Santa Maria Program Chef (Santa Maria, California) | Apply

Encore Program Chef (New York, New York) | Apply

Newark Brigaid Chef (Newark, New Jersey) | Apply

Opportunities with our partners: The below positions will be employed by our partners, not us. Although we’re thrilled to spread the word about these amazing opportunities, we, as a company, are not directly involved in the hiring processes and are, therefore, unable to answer any questions about them.

Food Service Cook - Central Kitchen (Millbrae Elementary School District, Millbrae, CA) | Apply

Cafeteria Cook (New London Public Schools, New London, CT) | Apply

Cafeteria General Worker (New London Public Schools, New London, CT) | Apply

Chef (Larchmont Charter School, Los Angeles, CA) | Apply

Kitchen Manager (DREAM Charter Schools, New York, NY) | Apply

Hear From Our Team

Why join our team? Becoming a Brigaid employee brings great opportunities to do meaningful and impactful work, learn about the institutional food space, collaborate with dedicated and hardworking individuals, and provide nourishing, thoughtfully-prepared meals to people everyday.

Before Brigaid, I was working in fine dining restaurants in Napa, California for Thomas Keller. Meet Chef Joe.

The biggest misconception about school and other institutional kitchens is that talented, passionate people don’t work in these spaces. School kitchen employees work really hard every day to make sure their students have access to a fresh & healthy meal! Meet Chef Ben.

I joined Brigaid because I believe in our mission — to use the skills and knowledge I’ve collected through the years and give it back to communities like mine to inspire and lead a path to a brighter future through the healing power of food. Meet Chef Nick.

Being a Brigaid Chef is so much more than having a culinary background; if you can be a breath of fresh air when entering an institutional kitchen, then you have already started making impact. The work begins in simply showing up and bringing genuine positivity. Meet Chef Shayne.

The most rewarding part of my job is getting to interact with the students every day and making food they appreciate. Meet Chef Octavio.

Before Brigaid, I was working in Chicago for over 5 years, my experience spanning Michelin starred restaurants (savory) to being an Executive Pastry Chef turned Culinary Director at a pie shop/cafe. Before that, I ran my own bakery/cafe for 5 years. Meet Chef Mai.

FAQs

  • Generally speaking, we’re looking for chefs and professionals who are interested in making an impact on the institutional food space, have strong communication, teaching, and leadership skills, enjoy solving problems to meet specific goals, and can work well with people from diverse personal and professional backgrounds. Please check the job description to see specific qualifications for individual positions.

  • Sure! Although every day is different and priorities vary with each partner, there are some common themes. Our chefs train foodservice staff on basic cooking techniques and food safety/sanitation standards, help develop and implement new recipes, establish practices to streamline operations, and act as liaisons between our partners and HQ team.

  • Thanks for your interest! Our team is made up of chefs and other professionals. If and when non-chef opportunities arise, we will post them on this page and our Instagram account.

  • Great question! The interview process varies with each position but generally includes 1 to 2 Zoom interviews followed by a 3-hour, in-person practical exercise and interview.

  • Yes you can, so long as you are authorized to work in the US.

  • Unfortunately, at this time, we do not offer internships. We’d love to offer them in the future!

  • We’re a growing team, building partnerships across the US. If we don’t currently have partnerships in your city/state, we hope to one day! Please stay tuned on this page and our Instagram account for updates on new partnerships.