Child Care Centre Cook

BrightPath Early Learning & Child Care; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Child care discount 40%

Tuition reimbursement

RRSP with company match

Sick days (6) per year

Holidays (10)

Job summary

BrightPath Early Learning & Child Care is seeking a Cook to prepare nutritious meals for children at two centers. You will start at Matheson West, assist the lead cook, and then transfer to Milverton to finish the day. Maintain hygiene, follow menus, and support dietary needs.

We value time management, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to work in a busy kitchen. This full‑time role offers benefits and growth opportunities within BrightPath.

Qualifications

• Food Handling Certification.
• Meet province requirement for childcare employment.
• Current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR.
• Effective time management skills.
• Experience cooking for large groups is an asset.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Organize orders for bulk food weekly and daily shopping as needed.
• Prepare meals from a set menu with weekly recipes.
• Ensure kitchen safety and sanitation per Public Health rules.
• Accommodate dietary restrictions for individual children.
• Assist lead cook at Matheson West and transfer to Milverton as scheduled.
• Wash dishes after meals and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food Handling

Time management

Driver's license

Job description

Job Type: Full-Time

No evenings or weekends! Build your career in the early childhood education field and become a valued member of our team at

Center: Milverton, ON

Job Type: Full-Time

Additional responsibilities: This position is split between Matheson West and Milverton. Cook will begin at Matheson West location and work together with Matheson’s cook to prepare for both centres. At 11:00am, cook will then transfer to Milverton and finish off at our location.

What will you be doing?

Responsibilities

As a Cook, you will prepare nutritious meals for breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the children in our care. Responsibilities include:

• Organizing orders for bulk food weekly and daily shopping as needed.
• Preparing meals from a set menu with recipes provided weekly.
• Ensuring safety and sanitization in the kitchen environment as per Public Health requirements.
• Understanding dietary restrictions in center for individual children.
• Working 2 hours at the Matheson West center to assist the lead cook
• Transferring food back to Milverton location
• Washing dishes after meals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Top Reasons To Join BrightPath Kids

• We offer a 40% child care discount to ALL 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 and tuition reimbursement for courses related to your field.
• 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 of sick time per calendar year.
• Full-time staff are given 10 paid statutory holidays off.
• Full-time staff are paid for at least 10 vacation days per calendar year.
• Full-time staff are offered health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and life insurance.

Requirements

• Food Handling Certification
• 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
• This position requires the successful candidate to have a valid driver's license