What are the responsibilities and job description for the After-School Teacher position at Bliss Belly Kitchen?
Training Week Starts August 4, 2026
About
BLISS BELLY KITCHEN (BBK) is a sustainable plant based school of yoga and cooking for children now in our 9th year of operation. To learn more about our mission, our impact and our award-winning programs, please visit our website at:
Come join a fun team of like-minded folks as we share our love of cooking and yoga with youth! Each day you will get to teach a small group of campers how to cook delicious vegetarian food with mindfulness and care. Counselors will also lead yoga and free play with campers, as well as enjoy a daily home-prepared snack!
Position Hours: 2:30 - 6:30pm Monday - Friday
Required Qualifications and Experience
- 2 years of experience or equivalent as an instructor in an afterschool program or summer camp
- Experience teaching any of the following topics: cooking, yoga, science, or outdoor education to elementary school aged youth
Desired Qualifications and Experience
- Commitment to providing an education experience that is child-centered, safe, and inclusive
- Ability to stay calm and keep your sense of humor in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to follow directions and to work in a team
- Confidence and ability to take initiative and have a leadership role
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, upbeat, positive, mature attitude and respectful communication approach
- Ability to do yoga poses and play active games with campers
- Ability to stand, bend, stoop, sit, walk, twist and turn, and lift 25 pounds
- Experience in the kitchen and can follow a recipe
- Knowledge of farmers markets, sustainable cooking practices, breathing, yoga and meditation
- Fun talents such as games, storytelling, music, arts and crafts
- Food Handler Certified (reimbursed)
- First Aid/CPR Certified (reimbursed)
- Ability to walk children safely from one site to another and adhere to safety standards.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $24.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
- Our program practices yoga and breath work daily. Can you do 12 sun salutations?
- Applicants will be asked to demonstrate their knife skills based on our knife skills curriculum. Will you be able to do so?
Education:
- Associate (Preferred)
Experience:
- group instruction of children ages 4 -10: 2 years (Required)
- Home Cooking: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $24