After School Children's Cooking Instructor

About the position

Sticky Fingers Cooking of Northern Virginia is looking to hire part-time Chef Instructors to help us Cultivate COOLinary Curiosity in Kids! This position pays a great starting wage of $60.00 per one-hour class + food reimbursement with the great opportunity to grow within the company. 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 mobile cooking kit that contains all the necessary equipment and tools. Sticky Fingers Cooking provides paid hands-on training and individualized support.

Responsibilities

• Lead hour-long healthy and entertaining cooking enrichment classes for students aged 3-18.
• Create creative recipes and teach children about new ingredients and healthy foods from all over the world.
• Review weekly class curricula and prepare for instruction, including shopping independently for fresh ingredients.
• Teach basic kitchen skills including washing, cutting, grating, stirring, measuring, nutrition, and more.
• Provide 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.

Requirements

• Availability at least 2 days a week (Monday - Friday, between 2-6pm).
• 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.
• Access to reliable transportation.
• Ability to communicate with our team in a timely manner.
• Punctual and reliable.
• No professional cooking experience required.
• Any experience working with kids is a plus.
• Having the FCPS badge is a huge plus - but not required.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with children.
• FCPS badge.

Benefits

• Great starting wage of $60.00 per one-hour class.
• Food reimbursement.
• Paid hands-on training.
• Individualized support.
• Flexible scheduling.