After School Children's Cooking Instructor

Sticky Fingers Cooking Portland; Portland (OR); Presencial; USD 22.000 - 32.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Paid training

Individualized support

Descripción de la vacante

Sticky Fingers Cooking Portland is seeking a part-time After School Children's Cooking Instructor to bring engaging, hands-on lessons to kids in the Portland area. Classes run after school, typically 2–5 pm, 2 days per week, with ongoing sessions ranging from 4 to 12 weeks.

You will lead hour-long classes on-site, guiding children through safe cooking practices, recipe creation, and cultural exploration of foods from around the world.

Formación

• Available at least 2 days a week (Mon-Fri, 2–5 pm).
• Commitment to teaching full sessions (4–12 weeks).
• Oregon Food Handler Certification (can obtain before teaching).
• Ability to manage and engage a group of 8–14 children with diverse backgrounds.
• Access to reliable transportation.
• Ability to communicate with our team in a timely manner.
• Punctual and reliable.
• No professional cooking experience required.
• Experience working with kids is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Lead hour-long healthy and engaging cooking classes on-site at various locations.
• Create creative, kid-friendly recipes and teach about ingredients and nutrition.
• Review weekly curricula and prepare for instruction, including shopping for fresh ingredients.
• Provide direction, encouragement, and safe food-handling practices in class.
• Foster a positive, inclusive classroom atmosphere for children aged 3–12.

Conocimientos

Classroom management

Child engagement

Food safety

Cooking instruction

Time management

Educación

Oregon Food Handler Certification

Descripción del empleo

Sticky Fingers Cooking® of Portland is looking to hire part-time After School Children's Cooking Instructor to help us Cultivate COOLinary Curiosity in Kids®! We are looking for several instructors in the Portland and surrounding areas. Classes start in January 2027.

• Are you ready to TURNIP the BEET on what KIDS EAT®?
• Are you looking for a fun, part-time job?
• Do you love the magical combination of children and cooking?
• Are you passionate about introducing kids to new ingredients and exploring new tastes in the kitchen?
• Do you have a love for food and want to lead cooking classes for children using our kid-tested and approved recipes?

If so, please read on and consider joining us in the kitchen!

Our instructors bring the kitchen to the kids with our cooking kit that contains all the necessary equipment and tools. Sticky Fingers Cooking® provides paid hands-on training and individualized support.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Availability at least 2 days a week (Monday - Friday, between 2-5 pm)
• Commitment to teaching full sessions (ranging from 4-12 weeks)
• Oregon Food Handler Certification (can obtain before teaching)
• Ability to manage and engage a group of 8-14 children with diverse backgrounds and academic levels
• Access to reliable transportation
• Ability to communicate with our team in a timely manner
• Punctual and reliable
• No professional cooking experience required
• Experience working with kids of varying ages is a plus!

Let's TACO-bout "a day in the life" of an After School Children's Cooking Instructor

As a part-time After School Children's Cooking Instructor, you are the face of our company, getting to interact with children between the ages of 3-12, parents, and school staff each week. You work on-site at different locations in your area, leading hour-long healthy and engaging cooking enrichment classes for students.

Each week, you create creative recipes and teach children about new ingredients and healthy foods from all over the world in an engaging and hands-on way. Your organizational skills come into play as you review weekly class curricula and prepare for instruction which includes shopping independently for fresh ingredients. You teach basic kitchen skills including washing, cutting, grating, stirring, measuring, nutrition, and more as well as the history, geography, and language behind each recipe.

Kids learn in a dynamic hands-on environment while you provide the direction and encouragement to create a new recipe each class. Teach kids healthy food habits that will nourish their bodies and minds for a lifetime.

Our chefs are ONE in a MELON! Meet some of them in this video: https://vimeo.com/492139079

ABOUT STICKY FINGERS COOKING®

Our dedicated, talented and creative team has been busy cultivating 'cool'inary curiosity for thousands of children in online classes, schools, camps, and special events since 2008.

We offer quality enrichment cooking classes before, during, and after school, as well as birthday parties, private cooking classes, and camps for children 3-18 years of age. Sticky Fingers Cooking® also operates in select cities across the country!

Our philosophy is that kids are only impacted if we have great instructors who are passionate about what they do. We attract and retain such amazing instructors by offering a friendly schedule, all the needed equipment, and tools, paid training, individualized support, and FUN!

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN US IN THE KITCHEN?

If you feel that you would be a GRATE fit. We look forward to meeting you!