KidSpirit Cooking Academy - Oregon State University : Job Details

Position Details Position Information Job Title KidSpirit Cooking Academy 2025-2026 Appointment Type Student Employee Job Location Corvallis Position Appointment Percent 100 Appointment Basis 12 Pay Method Hourly Pay Period 16th - 15th of the following month Pay Date Last working day of the month Remote or Hybrid option?Min Hourly Rate $14.70 (Standard); $13.70 (Non-Urban); $15.95 (Portland Metro) Max Hourly Rate $21.00 (Standard); $20.50 (Non-Urban); $21.50 (Portland Metro) Position Summary This recruitment will be used to fill multiple part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) Student Outreach Assistant positions for the KidSpirit Program in the Division of Extension and Engagement at Oregon State University (OSU). KidSpirit's goal is to provide a quality and safe environment for all campers, parents, and staff. Employees should always be prepared and willing to respond to the unexpected. KidSpirit prides itself in challenging its employees to grow as individual's while gaining professional experience. Transferable Skill DevelopmentPosition Duties 100% Specific duties and percentages vary depending on the student assignment but duties may include:

• Responsible for leading specialized activities that promote nutrition and cooking.
• Able to coach skill development in food preparation and cooking.
• Preparing and implementing lesson plans, providing feedback, maintaining safe learning environment, and assisting other instructors and camp counselors.
• Attending orientations, meetings, and in-service trainings.
• Shop for groceries.
• Able to cook from own kitchen being viewed by families and children.
• Ability to have / acquire or assistance in order to have technological capabilities to be cooking in a virtual live program.
• Completing and submitting appropriate documents as needed (incident/accident reports, monthly time sheets, lesson plans, etc.)
• Maintain equipment and supplies inventory.
• Administer first aid and activate emergency action steps if medical attention is required.

For leadership positions:

• Train cooking staff safety and instructing protocol.
• Maintain cooking staff and activity schedule.
• Delegate and manage cooking projects.
• Revise Standard Operating Procedures as needed.

Minimum Qualifications Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here:

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
  • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
  • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered full-time by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center. Additional Required Qualifications

• Current, valid First Aid certification by start of programming.
• Current, valid CPR Adult/Child certification by start of programming.
• Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (RRCAN) certification by start of programming.
• Introduction to Child Care Health & Safety certification by start of programming.
• Foundation for Learning (FFL) start of programming.

Preferred (Special) QualificationsWorking Conditions / Work Schedule Posting Detail Information Posting Number P11876SE Number of Vacancies 6 Anticipated Appointment Begin Date 05/30/2025 Anticipated Appointment End Date 06/12/2026 Posting Date 02/28/2025 Full Consideration Date 10/30/2025 Closing Date 12/30/2025 Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search Competitive / Student - open to ALL qualified/eligible students Special Instructions to Applicants When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic document: • A Resume In addition to applying to the OSU job website portal please go to KidSpirit website to join our team and apply to KidSpirit. For additional information please contact: [email protected] We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire. Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval