Give Me A Break Childcare is a new licensed centre opening late fall 2026 at 976 Stone Church Rd E on Hamilton Mountain. We offer full-time, part-time and on-demand care for children 18 months to 6 years, with hours that run into the evening and across the weekend, so families with real-life schedules have somewhere to turn.

Our program is grounded in Ontario's How Does Learning Happen? and inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. You would be joining the founding team, helping shape the rooms, the routines and the culture from day one.

Our cook is a core member of the team, not a contractor. You plan the menus, run the kitchen and feed every child in the building, working around documented allergies and dietary needs with the care that young children require. The kitchen is new and you will be the first person to cook in it.

Hours

Full time, 35 to 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday.

Those are paid hours. The daily meal break is unpaid, and you are free to leave the site.

Built around meal and snack service, including an evening dinner service.

What you will do

Plan monthly menus and grocery lists that meet nutrition guidance and children's documented needs, and review them with the Supervisor a month ahead

Prepare and serve meals and snacks for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten-age children, in age-appropriate portions and textures

Manage allergies, anaphylaxis plans and dietary and cultural restrictions with strict cross-contact controls

Keep the kitchen inspection-ready to Ontario food-premises and Hamilton Public Health standards, with temperature and sanitation records

Receive deliveries, manage inventory and work within the food-service budget





Occasionally provide brief, supervised support in a program room when the Supervisor asks

What you bring

Food Handler Certification, current or completed before your start date

Solid knowledge of safe food handling, storage, temperature control, sanitation and allergen-aware preparation

Ability to read and follow menus, recipes, ingredient labels, dietary instructions and individualized plans

Experience cooking for children, or in institutional, school or commercial food service, is preferred

Nice to have

Experience in a child care or school kitchen

Menu planning and purchasing experience

Standard First Aid with infant and child CPR, needed if you help in a program room

Conditions of employment A Vulnerable Sector Check completed before your start date, with ongoing offence declarations as required under the Child Care and Early Years Act

Health and immunization documentation as required by Hamilton Public Health

Completion of GMAB's orientation, including our policies, program statement, allergy and anaphylaxis procedures and emergency plans

What we offer A founding-team role, joining before the doors open A brand-new kitchen, and menus you plan yourself rather than inherit A small team, working directly with the Supervisor

Predictable full-time weekday hours

Start dates are set with each successful candidate ahead of our late fall 2026 opening. The Supervisor starts first and helps build the rest of the team.

Give Me A Break Childcare is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of every background, and accommodations are available on request at every stage of the recruitment process.

📌 Child Care Cook (Winnipeg)
🏢 Give Me A Break Childcare
📍 Winnipeg