Children's Cooking Instructor

Sticky Fingers Cooking, LLC; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 11,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

SFC Chicagoland LLC dba Sticky Fingers Cooking® is seeking a part‑time After School Children's Cooking Instructor to bring engaging, hands‑on classes to kids in the Chicagoland area. Classes run 2–5pm with most sessions 3:00–4:30pm, offering an hourly, child‑friendly cooking experience and ongoing weekly sessions.

You will lead classes, develop kid‑friendly recipes, and ensure safety and engagement while teaching basic kitchen skills and nutrition.

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 8–14 children with diverse backgrounds and academic levels
• Fingerprint background check will be required upon hire

Responsibilities

• Lead hour‑long cooking classes on-site at locations in your area
• Create creative recipes and teach children about new ingredients
• Shop independently for fresh ingredients and prepare for instruction
• Teach basic kitchen skills (washing, cutting, grating, stirring, measuring, nutrition)
• Explain the history, geography, and language behind each recipe
• Encourage healthy eating habits and positive attitudes toward food

Skills

Group management

Punctual and reliable

Communication skills

Reliable transportation

Teaching children

Education

ServSafe Food Handler Certification

Job description

SFC Chicagoland LLC dba Sticky Fingers Cooking® of Chicago, IL is looking to hire part‑time After School Children's Cooking Instructor to help us Cultivate COOLinary Curiosity in Kids®!

• 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?

This position pays a great starting wage of $60.00 per class + food reimbursement. Please note: Due to locations and times, you will likely teach just 1 afterschool class per day. Additional prep and wrap up time bookend the hour long class! Choose which days work best for you. School assignments will be as close to your home/work as possible.

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

Qualifications

• Availability at least 2 days a week to teach (Classes are Monday - Friday and take place between 2-5pm; most classes are between 3:00 - 4:30pm! Some availability between 3:00 - 4:30pm will be strongly preferred!!)
• Commitment to teaching weekly for full sessions (ranging from 6-12 weeks)
• Experience working with groups of kids of varying ages
• 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
• ServSafe Food Handler Certification (can obtain before teaching)

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 3-12 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!

Upon hire, employees will be required to pass a fingerprint background check.