Child Care Kitchen Assistant

BrightPath Early Learning & Child Care; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare provider in Grande Prairie is looking for a Kitchen Assistant to prepare meals and assist in the classroom. This full-time role offers a supportive work environment, competitive pay, and numerous benefits including a childcare discount and professional development opportunities. Certification in Food Handling and First Aid is preferred. Join us to make a difference in children's lives!

Benefits

40% childcare discount

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

Paid holidays and personal days

Qualifications

• Food Handling Certification preferred.
• Meet province requirement for childcare employment.
• Effective time management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals for children.
• Organize food orders as needed.
• Ensure safety and sanitization in the kitchen.

Skills

Effective time management skills

Experience cooking for large groups

Education

Food Handling Certification

Current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR

Job description

Overview

Center: Creekside, AB

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 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!

Responsibilities

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% childcare 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

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