Child Care Centre Cook

Hirebridge; Ontario; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare facility in Ontario is seeking a Full-Time Cook to prepare meals for children. With no evening or weekend shifts, this role offers competitive pay and benefits including a childcare discount, professional development opportunities, and health insurance. Join a community committed to early childhood education and care!

Benefits

40% childcare discount for Full-time employees

10% childcare discount for Part-time employees

Opportunities for professional development

Participation in retirement plan (RRSP) with company match

10 paid statutory holidays

6 days of sick time per year

Minimum 10 vacation days per year

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

Qualifications

• Must have Food Handling Certification.
• Experience cooking for large groups preferred.
• Current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals for children in care.
• Organize orders for bulk food and manage daily shopping.
• Ensure kitchen safety and sanitization.

Skills

Time Management

Food Preparation

Sanitization Practices

Education

Food Handling Certification

Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR

Job description

Center: Professor's Lake, ON

Job Type: Full-Time Temporary [Contract ends August 16th, 2025 with a possibility for extension]

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 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 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 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.
• 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

If this sounds like a good fit, we want to meet you! Please submit your application today.