After-School Cooking and STEAM Instructor
About The Position
iCook/ iSTEAM After School is an innovative educational company that provides a fun, hands-on after-school cooking and nutrition education program for children aged K-4. The program aims to enrich children's lives by teaching them to love food, including cooking, eating healthy dishes, and learning about different cultures and stories behind food. The iSTEAM program focuses on hands-on and observable experiments, with instructors teaching provided lesson plans related to engineering, tech, chemistry, and science through art. The company is looking for individuals passionate about education, food, and making a difference in children's lives, offering a flexible, part-time schedule with classes in convenient locations. Educators come from diverse backgrounds such as nutritionists, educators, students, chefs, and stay-at-home parents seeking extra income.
Requirements
- Experience working with large group of kids (can be in school setting, summer camp etc.)
- Enthusiastic about teaching, cooking and nutrition
- Effective classroom management skills
- Energetic personality and ability to keep students engaged during the class
- Punctuality and reliability, with access to a reliable form of transportation
- Must be at least 18 years of age at the time of hire.
- Ability to stand and move throughout a classroom setting during program instruction.
- Ability to bend, stoop, reach, and kneel as needed during program setup, instruction, and cleanup.
- Ability to regularly lift, carry, and transport program materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to load and unload program supplies from a vehicle, as applicable.
- Ability to travel to assigned program locations.
Responsibilities
- Lead after school cooking/STEAM classes for elementary students (K-4) while getting them excited about trying fun and creative recipes and or experiments, new foods, and encouraging them to learn about new cuisines and cultures.
- Teach provided lesson plans related to basics of nutrition and healthy eating to kids in a fun and engaging way.
- Introduce kids to basic cutting and measuring techniques, food safety, table manners and other concepts provided in the curriculum.
- Purchase groceries for each class based on the recipes provided (reimbursement provided separately).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
