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Short Term Teaching Opportunity-Children's Cooking Instructor

CookLearnGrow-A Kid's Mobile Cooking School
Darien, CT Full Time
POSTED ON 4/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/6/2026

Do you love to cook or bake? Come teach with us!

info@cooklearngrow.com

Apply online at www.cooklearngrow.com/join-team/

We are currently looking for a PART TIME dynamic Culinary and Pastry Art instructor who loves working with kids to teach:

-Two Friday evening pop-up classes, April 24 and May 1, 6-7:30pm.

-Summer Camp program in Darien, CT on Fridays, Fridays: June 26, July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31, 8am-12:30pm

There is potential for Fall afterschool classes and beyond as we grow in CT.

CookLearnGrow is a mobile professional children’s Food Literacy and Cooking program providing a superior food education curriculum and hands-on instruction where students gain self-confidence, academic reinforcement, life skills for a healthy lifestyle, and a whole lot of fun! Since 2013, we’ve taught over 10,000 kiddos to cook in six major US cities! Come teach with us! This is a FUN and REWARDING part-time, seasonal job.

This position teaches real cooking and pastry methods such as knife skills, working with dough, cracking eggs, using hot burners, ovens, measuring, mixing, and more. The position has many steps in the process, requiring clear-mindedness, high responsibility, and ability to think ahead. Organization and timing are the keys to success. This is a mobile position which means instructors drive to schools and facilities we teach in. We work in amazing cities where traffic is part of life and must be accounted for.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Drive to surrounding communities in the cities we work in, to teach K-8 children hands-on cooking and/or pastry classes.
  • Prepare for CookLearnGrow lessons: grocery shopping, prepping/cleaning for class, etc.
  • Follow the CookLearnGrow, training, curriculum and guidelines.
  • Maintain a safe, orderly, and engaging classroom environment.
  • Attend CookLearnGrow trainings and meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Teachable
  • Willing to drive to different locations near you to teach- like a traveling teacher
  • Possess strong cooking skills
  • Experience with classroom management
  • Passionate about teaching children about food
  • Excellent ability to engage children and/or adults
  • Dependable, trustworthy
  • Highly responsible with strong organizational and time management skills
  • Pass background check & fingerprinting
  • Ability to work individually or with a team.
  • Professional in appearance and mannerisms.
  • Able to multitask and work in a fast paced mode while working under time and space restraints.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • High School Diploma required
  • Technical or College degree in Culinary Arts, Education, Nutrition or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
  • Minimum of 6 months of successful experience teaching or leading children preferred.

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:

  • Must have a car and valid DL.

CURRENT OPENINGS:

  • Pay: $50 per hour plus mileage reimbursement.
  • Apply online at www.cooklearngrow.com/join-team/. No phone calls please.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $50.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

Salary : $50

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