Overview
A kind, down-to-Earth family based in Los Angeles (with additional properties in the US and Hawaii) is seeking an experienced, full-time travel/yacht chef to join them and their two children, ages 9 and 14.
The role will start ASAP in California (LA/San Francisco), then the family intend to spend at least 12 months from February 2025 traveling all over the world, from the East Coast to the Bahamas, all over Europe, and various other destinations. They will spend much of this time aboard a 100ft yacht.
Candidates should, therefore, be comfortable spending multiple months at sea, although the yacht will dock at numerous locations and the family will do a great deal of land-based exploration as well- especially in Europe. As such, there will be down periods, when the candidate will have the opportunity to explore destinations on their own terms, as well as use the time travel home to see their own families.
The itinerary is going to be quite fluid, so candidates should be flexible and excited by the prospect of living a more impromptu existence for a time, i.e. if the thought of not having a fixed itinerary/schedule makes you anxious, this is not the job for you.
Responsibilities
While aboard the yacht;
- Manage family and all crew nutrition and meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks). There will be a full crew, i.e. captain, first mate, engineer, deckhand, chief stewardess, stewardess, purser and a governess for the children. Between now and their departure in February 2025, the candidate will typically cater for 2 adults and 2 children.
- Candidates will be required to accommodate some very specific dietary requirements for one of the parents and both of the children, since they suffer from an autoimmune disease - the family are happy to be really explicit about this item once they’ve completed a full treatment plan/ panel test in the coming week
- Besides these dietary requirements, they’d love the chef to be adventurous and innovative, incorporating the tastes/ dishes of wherever they might be exploring at the time
- Provisioning of all food items and adhering to a budget
- Adhering to food safety and storage standards
- Overseeing galley organization and food inventory
- Overseeing galley safety and sanitary standards
Qualifications
- The successful candidate will have at least 5 years experience working aboard a yacht of similar size in addition to shore side experience
- Vast knowledge of produce and the ability to provision in obscure parts of the world
- Knowledge of nutrition, diets and allergies, food safety and storage
- Menu planning, varied repertoire and wine pairing knowledge
- Candidates must be innovative, and creative, with superlative presentation skills
- Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude are a must, as is versatility, flexibility, and composure. This is a warm-hearted family who value humility and kindness.
- Be organized, with excellent time management skills
- Be able to work to a budget, with basic computer admin skills
- Ideally not suffer from seasickness
- Must have STCW certification
- Must have food hygiene certification (minimum Level II Food Safety)
Requirements
- US passport/ Green Card/ EAC
- Candidates must be excited to travel around the world without a definitive itinerary, as well as feel inspired by spending time in different countries/ cultures
- Candidates should be discreet, with a modest social media presence (this family are not on social media)
- Available to start ASAP
Salary and Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation DOE + full benefits
