Adjunct Instructor - Culinary Arts

College: SOWELA

Department: Academic Affairs

Sub department: School of Business & Applied Technology

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Adjunct

Salary: {sSalary}

Duties and Responsibilities: Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provides face-to-face, online, and/or hybrid instruction to Culinary Arts students.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Maintain a professional appearance.
• Project a professional attitude toward the students
• Utilize the approved curriculum, state clearly defined course outcomes, and ensure that appropriate content is taught.
• Organize instruction and classroom management in culinary labs.
• Provide sufficient practice with kitchen equipment to develop student culinary skills.
• Maintain a safe and sanitary kitchen and lab environment.
• Prepare and deliver lectures, demonstrate, and teach subject matter in culinary setting.
• Be available to students via email, phone, and/or in person.
• Submit required reports in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate grades and attendance records.
• Receive pedagogical and technological training and other professional development that advances and promotes student learning.

Required Education: • Minimum of an associate degree in culinary arts or closely related field
• Must meet credential guidelines for the Southern Association of Colleges and School Council on Colleges (SACSCOC).

Required Experience: • 3 years’ work and/or teaching experience in Culinary Arts

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to adhere to all applicable Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges (LCTC) policies.
• Ability to instruct students in the completion of relevant projects.
• Proficiency in the use of standard office equipment and computers, utilizing a variety of software is essential, including but not limited to the Internet, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Technology must be used effectively and appropriately in the curriculum.
• Ability to create a positive learning environment for students using innovative, effective, and diverse teaching methods to engage students in their own learning and enhance student success.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and students of various cultural (including traditional, non-traditional, and international students) and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Ability to use technology effectively and appropriately in the curriculum.
• Ability to create a positive learning environment for students using innovative, effective, and diverse teaching methods to engage students in their own learning and enhance student success.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and students of various cultural (including traditional, non-traditional, and international students) and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Ability to ensure tests and other means of assessing the achievement of students are sufficiently accurate.
• Ability to be a committed, motivated self-starter who can initiate and complete work with little supervision and/or as a part of a team on larger projects.
• Promote technical and community college education.
• Ability to make independent decisions while demonstrating good judgment.
• Proficiency in the use of standard office equipment and networked personal computers.
• Proficiency in a variety of software, including but not limited to Microsoft Office.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations needed to complete job tasks.
• Skilled at planning, organizing, and prioritizing job duties to meet deadlines.
• Maintaining interpersonal professional working relationships at all levels – students, peers, and Executives

Required Licenses or Certifications: • ServSafe certification

Preferred Education: • Bachelor’s degree in culinary arts or closely related field
• Industry-based certifications related to Culinary Arts in addition to ServSafe.

Preferred Experience: • Post-secondary teaching experience
• Online teaching experience
• Industry-based certifications related to Culinary Arts in addition to ServSafe.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: {sTAOther9}

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SOWELA has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. SOWELA is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. SOWELA is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.