Casual Kitchen Assistant

Brightpath-Kid; Calgary; On-site; CAD 23,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare discount

Professional development

RRSP match

Sick time

Paid holidays

Personal days

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

BrightPath Kids in Legacy, AB is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to prepare nutritious meals for children and support teachers in the classroom. The role includes food ordering, meal service, and kitchen duties, with emphasis on safety and sanitation.

Requirements include food handling certification, First Aid/CPR, and time management. The position offers a childcare discount and a comprehensive benefits package. This is a casual role with no evenings or weekends.

Qualifications

• Food handling certification preferred.
• Meet province requirement for childcare employment.
• Current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR.
• Effective time management skills.
• Experience cooking for large groups would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• As a Kitchen Assistant, you will prepare nutritious meals for breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the children in our care.
• When you are not preparing food, serving meals, or cleaning, you will work in the classrooms to assist our teachers.
• Organizing orders for food as needed.
• Serving meals from a catered service provided daily.
• Ensuring safety and sanitization in the kitchen environment as per Public Health requirements.
• Understanding dietary restrictions in centre for individual children.
• Washing dishes after meals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food handling

First Aid & CPR

Time management

Cooking for large groups

Education

Provincial childcare employment requirements

Job description

Center: Legacy, AB

Pay Range: $16.50 - $18.50 per hour

Job Type: Casual

No evenings or weekends!

Build your career in the early childhood education field and become a valued member of our team at BrightPath Kids! As a proud member of the Busy Bees global childcare community, we offer exceptional opportunities for your career to thrive. Join our diverse community of over 5,000 dedicated employees, and experience competitive pay and benefits, including a childcare discount. With our rapid growth, now is the perfect time to apply and shape an extraordinary future with us. Unleash your potential and join BrightPath!

What will you be doing?

As a Kitchen Assistant, you will prepare nutritious meals for breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the children in our care. When you are not preparing food, serving meals, or cleaning, you will work in the classrooms to assist our teachers. Responsibilities include:

• Organizing orders for food as needed.
• Serving meals from a catered service provided daily.
• Ensuring safety and sanitization in the kitchen environment as per Public Health requirements.
• Understanding dietary restrictions in centre for individual children.
• Washing dishes after meals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Top Reasons to join BrightPath Kids:

• We offer a 40% child care discount to Full-time employees & 10% to Part-time so that your family can take advantage of our great learning environment!
• We will support your long-term career goals by offering opportunities for professional development.
• Full-time staff are eligible to participate in a retirement plan (RRSP) which offers a company match – this is free money!
• Full-time and Part-time staff receive 6 days sick time per calendar year.
• Full-time staff are given 12 paid holidays off.
• Full-time staff are paid for at least 10 personal days off per calendar year.
• Full-time staff are offered health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and life insurance.

Requirements:

• Food Handling Certification preferred
• Meet province requirement for childcare employment
• Current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR
• Effective time management skills
• Experience cooking for large groups would be an asset