Child Care Kitchen Assistant- Legacy, AB

BrightPath Early Learning & Child Care; Calgary; On-site; Part time

Job summary

A leading childcare provider in Calgary is looking for a Kitchen Assistant. This part-time role includes preparing nutritious meals and assisting in classrooms. The ideal candidate will have effective time management skills, food handling certification, and a passion for working with children. Benefits include competitive pay and professional development opportunities, along with a childcare discount for part-time employees.

Benefits

40% childcare discount for full-time employees

10% childcare discount for part-time staff

Opportunities for professional development

Retirement plan with company match

Sick time and paid holidays

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance for full-time staff

Qualifications

• Certification in food handling preferred.
• Meets province requirements for childcare employment.
• Experience in large group cooking is a valuable asset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare nutritious meals for children.
• Organize food orders as needed.
• Ensure safety and sanitization as per Public Health requirements.
• Serve meals and clean up after food service.

Skills

Effective time management skills

Understanding dietary restrictions

Experience cooking for large groups

Education

Food Handling Certification preferred

Current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR

Job description

Center: Legacy, AB

Pay Range: $16.50

Job Type: 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!

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

• 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.