After-School Cooking and STEAM Instructor

Overview

iCook/ iSTEAM After School is an innovative educational company that provides a fun, hands-on after-school cooking and nutrition education program for children age K-4. The focus of the program is to enrich the lives of children by teaching them to love everything about food – cooking, eating delicious and healthful dishes, and learning about different cultures and stories behind the food.

The iSTEAM program emphasizes hands-on and observable experiments. Instructors will teach provided lesson plans related to basics of Engineering and Tech, Chemistry, Science through Art, and beyond.

• 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 (we reimburse separately for the groceries).

• Experience working with a 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.

• All our classes run in the afternoon between 2-5pm, depending on the school, typically for one hour.
• We will pair you to teach classes at the schools located conveniently for you on the days that work best for you.
• You can teach a maximum of 5 classes per week, or one class per day, based on your availability.
• Pay is $60-80 per class (1 hour long). The pay rate accounts for approximately two hours of work, including 1 hour class time, preparation, and clean up.

$60 per class (1 hour long)