After-School Cooking and Financial Literacy Instructor

iCook / iSTEAM After School and MoneyBee Education is an innovative educational company that provides fun hands-on after-school cooking STEAM and financial literacy education for children in grades K4 and middle school students. Our programs focus on enriching the lives of children by teaching them to love everything about food cooking eating delicious and healthful dishes and learning about different cultures and the stories behind the food.

The iSTEAM program focuses on hands-on and observable experiments. Instructors teach provided lesson plans related to the basics of Engineering and Technology Chemistry Science through Art and beyond. MoneyBee Education incorporates age-appropriate financial literacy concepts through interactive activities that connect naturally to cooking STEAM projects and everyday decision-making introducing ideas such as earning saving spending goal-setting and making thoughtful choices.

We are looking for people who share our passion for education food and most importantly making a difference in the lives of our little chefs. This is an amazing opportunity to have a job that makes an impact while keeping a flexible schedule and working on days and in locations that work for you. Our educators come from many backgrounds including nutritionists educators stay-at-home parents looking for extra income students chefs and more.

What you will be doing:

• Lead after school cooking/STEAM and financial literacy classes for elementary students (K-4) while getting them excited about trying fun and creative recipes and or experiments new foods and encouraging them to learn about new cuisines and cultures.
• Teach provided lesson plans covering nutrition and healthy eating basic cooking skills STEAM concepts and foundational financial literacy.
• Introduce kids to basic cutting and measuring techniques food safety table manners and other concepts provided in the curriculum
• Purchase groceries for each class based on the recipes provided (we reimburse separately for the groceries)

What we are looking for:

• Experience working with large group of kids (can be in school setting summer camp etc.)
• Enthusiastic about teaching cooking and enriching students lives
• Effective classroom management skills
• Energetic personality and ability to keep students engaged during the class
• Punctuality and reliability with access to a reliable form of transportation

What your schedule will look like:

• All our classes run in the afternoon between 2-5pm depending on the school and typically run for one hour.
• We will pair you to teach classes at the schools located conveniently for you on the days that work best for you.
• You can teach a maximum of 5 classes per week or one class per day based on your availability.
• Pay is $80 per class. (1 hour long) The pay rate for this position accounts for approximately two hours of work including 1 hour class time necessary preparation and clean up.

Winter 2026 Session Details:

• Session: 8 week program 2/23 start date
• Class Days: Mondays and Fridays
• Class Time: 2:45 - 3:45 PM
• Pay Rate: $60-$80 per class when teaching with a co-instructor / $80 per class when teaching solo. The pay rate for this position accounts for approximately two hours of work including 1 hour class time necessary preparation and clean up.