Child Care Kitchen Assistant

BrightPath Kids Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare organization in Ottawa is hiring a Kitchen Assistant to prepare nutritious meals and assist in classrooms. This full-time temporary position offers competitive benefits, including a discounted childcare program, retirement plan, and paid sick leave. Candidates should have food handling certification, CPR, and effective time management skills.

Benefits

40% childcare discount

Retirement plan with company match

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance

10 paid statutory holidays

10 vacation days

6 days of sick leave

Qualifications

• Certification in food handling preferred.
• Must meet provincial requirements for childcare employment.
• Current Standard First Aid and Infant/Child CPR essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals for the children.
• Assist teachers in the classrooms when not preparing food.
• Ensure safety and sanitization in the kitchen.

Skills

Effective time management

Cooking for large groups

Education

Food Handling Certification

Job description

Center: Fallowfield Montessori, ON

Job Type: Full-Time Temporary [1 year contract]

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 not preparing food, serving meals, or cleaning, you will assist our teachers in the classrooms. 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 for individual children in the centre.
• Washing dishes after meals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Top Reasons to join BrightPath Kids:

• We offer a 40% childcare discount to all full-time employees and a 10% discount to part-time staff so your family can benefit from our great learning environment!
• We support your long-term career goals by offering opportunities for professional development.
• Full-time staff are eligible to participate in a retirement plan (RRSP) with a company match – this is free money!
• Full-time and part-time staff receive 6 days of sick leave per calendar year.
• Full-time staff are given 10 paid statutory holidays annually.
• Full-time staff are entitled to at least 10 vacation days per year.
• Full-time staff are offered health, dental, vision, and life insurance.

Requirements:

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

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