KidSpirit Cooking Academy

Position: KidSpirit Cooking Academy 2026 -2027
Position Details

Position Information

Job Title Kid Spirit Cooking Academy 2026
-2027 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 $15.05 (Standard); $14.05 (Non-Urban); $16.30 (Portland Metro) Max Hourly Rate $21.50 (Standard); $21.00 (Non-Urban); $22.00 (Portland Metro) Position Summary

This recruitment will be used to fill multiple part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week during academic terms and up to 40 hours per week during academic breaks and summer) Student Outreach Assistant positions for the Kid Spirit Program in the Division of Extension and Engagement at Oregon State University (OSU).

Weekly work hours are a maximum of 40 hours per week during the summer based on student's summer school enrollment. There are part time opportunities at 20 hours per week.

Kid Spirit'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.

The Youth Program Instructor for cooking, is responsible for delivering high‑quality instruction and support to youth while fostering a safe, supportive, and growth‑oriented environment.

The position requires strong communication, critical thinking, teamwork, and a commitment to ongoing professional development. Responsibilities include lesson planning, safety response, equipment management, program promotion, and effective collaboration with staff, families, and supervisors.

Kid Spirit prides itself in challenging its employees to grow as individual's while gaining professional experience.

The Division of Extension and Engagement (Division) is core to Oregon State University's mission. The Division helps create real solutions and positive impact across Oregon and beyond. The Division is aligned under the leadership of the Vice Provost for Extension and Engagement.

To learn more about our division and its core units and initiatives, please visit our website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Kid Spirit is a unit within the Division of Extension and Engagement. The mission of Kid Spirit is to be a leader in providing young people with intentional, high-quality, equitable learning experiences that promote positive interactions among adults and peers.

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Communication, Critical Thinking, Teamwork

Position 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: -requirements

* 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…