Chef/Cook Posting

The CEFA educational system is one of today's leading approaches to educating young children. Its rich academic content is designed to stimulate the child in many different ways, to optimize the natural development of the child's brain. This wonderful approach facilitates learning experiences for children in areas such as mathematics, reading, writing, drama, science, visual arts, music, yoga, and many more. It is based on the belief that children must be given the opportunity to learn and exercise their intellect in various forms, such as the expression of their creativity, reasoning, sequential thinking, etc. In the CEFA environment, children have ample time to learn, play, and express themselves in creative ways.

We are looking for a full-time cook with a passion to prepare healthy and nutritional snacks and meals for children between the ages of 1 – 5.The total capacity of the school is 120 students .

The hours for this role are approximately 8:00 am to 4:30 pm to prepare a morning and afternoon snack, and a hot lunch daily for our students and staff.

The main objectives of the role are to provide:

- Excellent nutrition for the children’s workday




- Meet the daily nutritional needs of young children (based on Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide)
- Educate the children’s palates to different tastes, spices, foods, and textures
- Be able to adapt meals for children and staff with food restrictions or allergies
- Be responsible for an organized, clean, and safe kitchen environment
- Create a lifelong habit of preferring a healthy nutritional diet

Requirements

The successful candidate will be reliable, punctual, and a self starter. Food safe certification is a must, culinary training and experience cooking for large groups and/or children are assets. Vehicle or access to a vehicle is a plus. We offer a very market-competitive salary paid weekly. Interested applications should email cover letter and resume to [email protected]. While we appreciate the interest of all candidates, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are committed to employment diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00-$28.00 per hour

Benefits:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking

Experience:

- Cooking: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Chef (Mississauga)
🏢 CEFA EARLY LEARNING MEADOWVALE
📍 Mississauga