After-School Kids Cooking Instructor — Part-Time & Flexible

Sticky Fingers Cooking, LLC; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Food reimbursement

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Sticky Fingers Cooking is hiring a part-time After School Children's Cooking Instructor to bring engaging, kid-friendly cooking classes to locations around the Chicago area.

Classes run weekday afternoons (2–5pm), typically one hour per class with prep and wrap-up; you may teach one class per day, depending on locations. Pay starts at $60 per class plus food reimbursement, with paid training and ongoing support.

Qualifications

• Availability at least 2 days a week to teach (Mon-Fri 2-5pm; most classes 3:00-4:30pm).
• Commitment to teaching weekly for 6-12 weeks.
• Experience working with groups of kids of varying ages.
• Ability to manage and engage 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.
• ServSafe Food Handler Certification can obtain before teaching.

Responsibilities

• Lead hour-long healthy cooking enrichment classes for students.
• Create creative recipes and teach children about new ingredients and healthy foods.
• Review weekly class curricula and prepare for instruction including shopping for fresh ingredients.
• Teach basic kitchen skills (washing, cutting, grating, stirring, measuring, nutrition).
• Provide direction and encouragement to create a new recipe each class.
• Teach kids healthy food habits for life.

Skills

Availability 2 days/wk

Group management

Engaging kids

Reliability

Communication

Punctuality

No professional cooking experience

ServSafe Certification prep

Education

ServSafe Food Handler Certification

Job description

Sticky Fingers Cooking is hiring a part-time After School Children's Cooking Instructor to bring engaging, kid-friendly cooking classes to locations around the Chicago area.

Classes run weekday afternoons (2–5pm), typically one hour per class with prep and wrap-up; you may teach one class per day, depending on locations. Pay starts at $60 per class plus food reimbursement, with paid training and ongoing support.