Substitute Teacher-After School Children's Cooking Instructor

Sticky Fingers Cooking ATX•Austin, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Sticky Fingers Cooking® of Austin is looking to hire a part-time Substitute Chef Instructor to help us Cultivate COOLinary Curiosity in Kids®! Are you looking for a fun, part-time job? Do you love teaching and working with children? Are you passionate about introducing kids to new ingredients and exploring new tastes in the kitchen? Do you have a flexible schedule? If so, please read on and consider joining us in the kitchen! A substitute chef instructor would fill in for our various other instructors when they are out sick for our after school cooking classes. The substitute would need to be comfortable traveling to various local schools and filling in where needed. After 6-12 weeks, substitutes are able to take on a more permanent schedule and role. As a part-time chef Instructor, you are the face of our company, getting to interact with children between the ages of 3-18, 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 create creative recipes and teach children about new ingredients and healthy foods from all over the world in an engaging and hands-on way. Your organizational skills come into play as you review weekly class curricula and prepare for instruction which includes shopping independently for fresh ingredients. You teach 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 encouragement to create a new recipe each class. Teach kids healthy food habits that will nourish their bodies and minds for a lifetime.

Requirements

Flexible availability in the afternoons (Monday - Friday, between 2-5 pm)
No professional cooking experience required
Experience working with kids of varying ages is required!
Access to reliable transportation
Ability to communicate with our team in a timely manner
Punctual and reliable
ServSafe Food Handler Certification (can obtain before teaching)
Upon hire, employees will be required to pass a fingerprint background check

Responsibilities

Fill in for other instructors when they are out sick for after school cooking classes
Travel to various local schools and filling in where needed
Interact with children between the ages of 3-18, parents, and school staff each week
Work on-site at different locations in your area, leading hour-long healthy and engaging cooking enrichment classes for students
Create creative recipes and teach children about new ingredients and healthy foods from all over the world in an engaging and hands-on way
Review weekly class curricula and prepare for instruction which includes shopping independently for fresh ingredients
Teach basic kitchen skills including washing, cutting, grating, stirring, measuring, nutrition, and more as well as the history, geography, and language behind each recipe
Provide the direction and encouragement to create a new recipe each class