Food Education Program Assistant (NYC-ONLY, ALL BOROUGHS)

FoodStream Learn; New York (NY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant

Job summary

Foodstream Learn is seeking a Part-Time Program Assistant to support NYC school-based cooking and food education across all boroughs. You will work with Lead Educators to ensure sessions run safely, smoothly, and engagingly in classrooms and cafeterias.

Ideal candidates bring experience with children, a passion for food education, reliable communication, and the ability to lift and move supplies as needed in active school environments.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children or young people.
• Genuine interest in food, cooking, nutrition, gardening or education.
• Warm, patient and encouraging communication.
• Strong reliability, organization and attention to detail.
• Comfort working in active, fast-moving school environments.
• Ability to lift, carry and organize program materials safely.

Responsibilities

• Help unload, organize and prepare ingredients and equipment.
• Set up individual student workstations.
• Support demonstrations and hands-on activities.
• Help students participate safely and confidently.
• Monitor supplies and reset materials between sessions.
• Support sanitation, cleanup and pack-down.
• Assist with attendance, surveys and basic program documentation.
• Follow school safety, allergy and emergency procedures.
• The Lead Educator directs instructional delivery; school personnel supervise students.

Skills

Child experience

Interest in food education

Empathetic communication

Reliability & organization

Adaptability in schools

Physical ability

Job description

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Foodstream Learn is seeking experienced Food Education Program Assistant for defined school-program assignments in New York City.

About FOODSTREAM

At Foodstream, we are building the intelligence layer of food security, connecting people, data, and technology to move food faster, smarter, and more equitably. As a mission-driven, for-profit social enterprise, we use digital infrastructure to link the entire food recovery ecosystem, from donors and distributors to transportation providers and community organizations. Our work operates across two core verticals: Foodstream Learn, an NYC Department of Education–approved program that delivers food literacy and sustainability education in schools and Foodstream Network, which powers real-time food movement and impact tracking. Together, these platforms create a unified model that combines technology, education, and collaboration to reduce waste, expand access, and strengthen community resilience.

Description

Part-Time, Assignment-Based: NYC Schools

Foodstream LEARN provides hands-on food education to thousands of New York City students each year. We work across grade levels and with students of varied abilities, using real ingredients, practical skills and active learning to build food literacy, confidence and curiosity.

We are looking for reliable, energetic Program Assistants to support school-based cooking and food education programs across New York City.

The Assignments

Program Assistants work alongside a Foodstream Lead Educator to help each program day run safely, smoothly and successfully.

• Helping unload, organize and prepare ingredients and equipment.
• Setting up individual student workstations.
• Supporting demonstrations and hands-on activities.
• Helping students participate safely and confidently.
• Monitoring supplies and resetting materials between sessions.
• Supporting sanitation, cleanup and pack-down.
• Assisting with attendance, surveys and basic program documentation.
• Following school safety, allergy and emergency procedures.
• The Lead Educator directs instructional delivery. School personnel remain responsible for student supervision and behavior management.

What we are looking for

• Experience working with children or young people.
• A genuine interest in food, cooking, nutrition, gardening or education.
• Warm, patient and encouraging communication.
• Strong reliability, organization and attention to detail.
• Comfort working in active, fast-moving school environments.
• Ability to lift, carry and organize program materials safely.Reliable transportation to assigned …