Children's Cooking Instructor

Sticky Fingers Cooking; Saint Augustine (FL); On-site; USD 6,819,120 - 9,712,080; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Flexible schedule

Food reimbursement

Job summary

Sticky Fingers Cooking in Saint Augustine, Florida is hiring a part-time After School Children's Cooking Instructor to lead interactive cooking classes for kids ages 3-18. The position offers a starting wage of $60 per hour, with a flexible schedule including afternoons on Mondays and Thursdays.

Instructors will engage groups of children, teach kitchen skills, and inspire creativity in cooking while emphasizing nutrition and fun. This role requires reliability, commitment, and effective communication skills.

Qualifications

• Commitment to teaching full sessions ranging from 4–12 weeks.
• Experience working with groups of children of varying ages.
• Ability to manage and engage a group of 8–14 children.

Responsibilities

• Lead hour-long cooking enrichment classes for students.
• Interact with children, parents, and school staff weekly.
• Teach basic kitchen skills and discuss related topics.

Skills

Teaching experience with children

Classroom management

Reliability and punctuality

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

SFC Jacksonville Inc., dba Sticky Fingers Cooking® of Northeast Florida is hiring a part-time After School Children's Cooking Instructor to cultivate COOL-inary Curiosity in Kids®. This position offers a flexible schedule with opportunities to grow, including afternoons on Mondays and Thursdays.

Responsibilities

• Lead hour-long healthy and engaging cooking enrichment classes for students at on-site locations in the area
• Interact with children ages 3-18, parents, and school staff weekly
• Create creative recipes and teach new ingredients and healthy foods from around the world in a hands-on way
• Review weekly class curricula and prepare for instruction, including shopping for fresh ingredients
• Teach basic kitchen skills (washing, cutting, grating, stirring, measuring) and discuss nutrition, history, geography, and language behind each recipe
• Provide direction and encouragement to inspire kids to create new recipes each class

Qualifications

• Commitment to teaching full sessions (ranging from 4–12 weeks)
• Experience working with groups of children of varying ages
• Ability to manage and engage a group of 8–14 children with diverse backgrounds and academic levels
• Background check required upon hire
• Access to reliable transportation
• Timely communication with our team
• Punctual and reliable
• No professional cooking experience required
• ServSafe Food Handler Certification is a plus (can obtain before teaching)

Compensation and Schedule

This position pays a starting wage of $60.00 per one-hour class plus food reimbursement. Choose days that work best with an option to work holidays or weekends. School assignments will be as close to your home/work as possible.

About Sticky Fingers Cooking

Sticky Fingers Cooking® provides paid hands-on training and individualized support. Our cooking kit contains all the necessary equipment and tools. 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. We operate in select cities across the country.

Our philosophy is that kids are most impacted when instructors are passionate about what they do. We attract and retain such instructors by offering a friendly schedule, all 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 great fit, please fill out our application. Background Check Required.