Kitchen Assistant - Evanston

About the role

As a Kitchen Assistant at Bright Horizons, you will support the cook to plan and prepare nutritious, family-style meals that support children’s health, growth, and learning. Each day, your care in the kitchen will create a warm, predictable routine for children, educators, and center staff. From simmering soups to perfectly portioned plates, your work will fuel growing minds. Join a team where your contributions matter and where you are supported to grow professionally while making a meaningful difference each day.

Schedule

This is a Monday - Friday position with preferable hours of 7:30am - 4:30pm.

Responsibilities

• Previous experience within a role which involves cooking or working in a kitchen within a domestic or commercial property
• Passion for nutrition, and inspiring others in healthy eating
• Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge of managing different dietary requirements, particularly food allergies
• Great communication skills, with both colleagues, children, and parents
• Ability to work under pressure

Requirements

• Candidates must pass required state and company background checks and meet state and company minimum education and experience requirements
• 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED is required
• Having or obtaining a food handler certification within 30 days of hire is preferred
• Course work or certification in Nutrition is preferred
• Food service experience in a childcare center, school cafeteria, commercial kitchen, or high-volume food service setting is preferred

Physical Requirements

This position requires the employee to comply with all applicable federal, state, local, Bright Horizons’, and client site requirements concerning immunizations, employment physical/screening, and health and safety training. If hired, you will work in person in an early education/preschool child care center to provide food service per Bright Horizons’ policies, procedures and guidance, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations, and in a manner that will ensure safety of children in Bright Horizons care and the employee.

• Lifting and carrying food and supplies (typically 10 to 40 pounds, occasionally up to 50 pounds)
• Standing for extended periods, bending, reaching, pushing carts, and performing repetitive kitchen and cleaning tasks
• Maintaining mental and physical alertness and being able to respond immediately and appropriately to unexpected situations or emergencies

The full set of physical requirements for this role can be reviewed at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/job-descriptions.

Bright Horizons complies with all laws that require reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities and/or pregnancy-related limitations.

Pay

The hourly rate for this position is between $18.00 - $20.00 per hour. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education and training, certifications, geography, and other relevant business or organizational factors.

Benefits

Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools
• Career development opportunities and free college degrees through our Horizons CDA & Degree Program
• Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family
• Employee Referral Bonus Program

Learn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellness.