Children's Cooking Instructor

Sticky Fingers Cooking, LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 81,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid hands-on training

Food reimbursement

Flexible part-time schedule

Job summary

Sticky Fingers Cooking in San Diego is seeking a part-time After School Children's Cooking Instructor to bring hands-on, kid-friendly cooking classes to diverse groups after school. You will engage 8-12 children, lead sessions at different local locations, and inspire curiosity about ingredients from around the world.

The role includes shopping for ingredients, packing your Chef kit, and delivering fun, safe lessons with our tested recipes.

Qualifications

• Availability at least 2 days a week (Mon–Fri, 1:30–4:00 pm)
• Commitment to teaching full sessions (6–12 weeks)
• ServSafe Food Handler Certification (can obtain before teaching)
• Ability to manage and engage a group of 8–12 children
• Fingerprint background check required upon hire
• 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 huge plus

Responsibilities

• Lead hour-long healthy and engaging cooking enrichment classes for students at various locations
• Shop independently for ingredients each week and pack your Chef kit
• Teach basic kitchen skills: washing, cutting, grating, stirring, measuring, nutrition
• Introduce history, geography and language behind each recipe
• Create a dynamic, hands-on learning environment for kids ages 4–18

Skills

Reliability

Communication

Group management

Punctuality

Education

ServSafe Food Handler Certification

Tools

Mobile device usage

Job description

Sticky Fingers Cooking® of San Diego 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?

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

This position pays a great starting wage of $50.00 per 1 hour class + shopping time + $14 food reimbursement. Choose which days work best for you with an option to work holidays or weekends. 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 San Diego, LLC dba Sticky Fingers Cooking® provides paid hands-on training and individualized support.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Availability at least 2 days a week (Monday - Friday, between 1:30-4 pm)
• Commitment to teaching full sessions (ranging from 6-12 weeks)
• ServSafe Food Handler Certification (can obtain before teaching)
• Ability to manage and engage a group of 8-12 children with diverse backgrounds and academic levels
• Upon hire, employees will be required to pass a fingerprint background check
• 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 huge plus!
• Use of a cellular device for attendance and recipes

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 4-18, 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 cook creative recipes while teaching children about new ingredients and healthy foods from all over the world in an engaging and hands-on way. Each week you must prepare for class by: shopping independently for ingredients, reviewing recipe, and packing your Chef kit. You will teach students 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 guidance to create a new recipe each class.

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, private cooking classes, and camps for children 4-18 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!

All Sticky Fingers Cooking(R) employees must undergo a fingerprint background check with the state and FBI.