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Child Care Centre Cook

  • Oakville, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Jun 16, 2026
  • 1 position

$18–$19 / hour

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Employment type
Part-time
Experience level
Entry, Junior · 0+ years
Minimum education
Professional degree
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

Prepare nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snacks for children based on provided weekly recipes. Manage food ordering, maintain kitchen safety and sanitization standards, and handle dishwashing duties.

Job details

Center: Oakville, ON Pay Range: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour Job Type: Part-Time No evenings or weekends! Build your career in the early childhood education field and become a valued member of our team at BrightPath Kids! As a proud member of the Busy Bees global childcare community, we offer exceptional opportunities for your career to thrive. Join our diverse community of over 5,000 dedicated employees, and experience competitive pay and benefits, including a childcare discount. With our rapid growth, now is the perfect time to apply and shape an extraordinary future with us. Unleash your potential and join BrightPath! What will you be doing? As a Cook, you will prepare nutritious meals for breakfast, lunch, and snacks for the children in our care. Responsibilities include: • Organizing orders for bulk food weekly and daily shopping as needed. • Preparing meals from a set menu with recipes provided weekly. • Ensuring safety and sanitization in the kitchen environment as per Public Health requirements. • Understanding dietary restrictions in centre for individual children. • Washing dishes after meals. • Other duties as assigned. Top Reasons to join BrightPath Kids: • We offer a 40% child care discount to ALL Full-time employees & 10% to Part-time so that your family can take advantage of our great learning environment! • We will support your long-term career goals by offering opportunities for professional development. • Full-time staff are eligible to participate in a retirement plan (RRSP) which offers a company match – this is free money! • Full-time and Part-time staff receive 6 days of sick time per calendar year. • Full-time staff are given 10 paid statutory holidays off. • Full-time staff are paid for at least 10 vacation days per calendar year. • Full-time staff are offered health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and life insurance. Requirements: • Food Handling Certification • Meet province requirement for childcare employment • Current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR • Effective time management skills • Experience cooking for large groups would be an asset If this sounds like a good fit, we want to meet you! Please submit your application today.

What you’ll do

Prepare nutritious breakfast, lunch, and snacks for children based on provided weekly recipes. Manage food ordering, maintain kitchen safety and sanitization standards, and handle dishwashing duties.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Food Handling Certification and current Standard First Aid and Infant Child CPR. Must meet provincial requirements for childcare employment and possess effective time management skills.

Benefits

  • Childcare Discount
  • Professional Development
  • Retirement Plan (RRSP) with Company Match
  • Sick Time
  • Paid Statutory Holidays
  • Vacation Days
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Listed skills

  • Dedicated · Preferred
  • Time management · Preferred
  • First Aid · Preferred
  • CPR · Preferred
  • staff · Preferred
  • Health · Preferred
  • safety · Preferred
  • management · Preferred
  • Development · Preferred
  • Time · Preferred
  • Cooking · Preferred
  • future · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • Meal Preparation
  • Bulk Food Ordering
  • Kitchen Sanitization
  • Dietary Restriction Management
  • Time Management
  • Large Group Cooking

Job areas

  • Food & Beverage
  • Education
  • Social Services

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