Child Care Kitchen Assistant

BrightPath Early Learning & Child Care; Chestermere; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in Chestermere is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to prepare and serve meals for children while maintaining safety and cleanliness. This role offers competitive pay starting at $16.50 per hour for both full-time and part-time positions and includes substantial benefits such as a childcare discount, health insurance, and paid holidays. Join our dynamic team committed to early childhood education and shape an extraordinary future with us.

Benefits

40% childcare discount for full-time employees

Professional development opportunities

Retirement plan with company match

Paid sick time and personal days

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Qualifications

• Preferred certification in food handling is advantageous.
• Must meet provincial childcare employment requirements.
• Experience with first aid and CPR for infants and children.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals for children.
• Serve meals and ensure cleanliness in the kitchen.
• Organize food orders and adhere to dietary restrictions.

Skills

Effective time management skills

Experience cooking for large groups

Education

Food Handling Certification preferred

Current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR

Job description

Center: Chestermere, AB

Pay Range: $16.50 per hour

Job Type: Full-Time, Part-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!

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

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