Institutional Food Preparation Instructor

Full-time faculty members are professional educators whose primary responsibility is to provide a quality education for Central Arizona College students. Faculty members perform instruction-related and other duties and responsibilities in accordance with the philosophy, vision, mission, policies, and procedures of the college. The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of teacher, mentor, facilitator and evaluator of learning.

Instructor will be teaching 15 to 20 inmate/students, at the Arizona State Prison - Florence Complex. Position is supported and funded through Arizona Department of Corrections, with a consistent and long history of contract renewal.  

Position is full time - 12 months per year.  Benefits provided by Central Arizona College includes medical, dental, vision, paid vacation/sick leave, life insurance, retirement, and tuition reimbursement for employee and dependents.Will be responsible for shop equipment and an instructional classroom. Will teach a variety of Food Preparation courses including but not limited to: Hospitality, Nutrition, ServSafe Certification, Dining and Beverage, Institutional Food Service, Food and Kitchen Management, Culinary Arts, and Baking. Class responsibilities include but are not limited to: attendance, student projects, monitoring student progress, curriculum development, and other specific duties pertaining to the specific Arizona Department of Corrections unit that will be assigned. Instructor will be teaching classes of 12 to 18 inmate/students at the Arizona Prison Complex: Eyman. Position is dependent upon Arizona Department of Corrections funding. Position is full time - 12 months per year.
Minimum Qualifications: Recognized certification as a ServSafe instructor and at least five (5) years of directly related occupational experience in discipline related field such as: Culinary Arts, Institutional Food Preparation, Commercial Food Preparation, Basic Nutrition, Hospitality, and Food and Kitchen Management.

Special Position Conditions: Applicant must be able to pass and maintain Arizona Department of Corrections security clearance. Must be able to obtain and keep State of Arizona Contractor Clearance ID.

SALARY:   Entry salary is $66,866.40  Placement above the minimum may be considered up to $82,285.00 dependent upon education and experience.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Open until filled.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:  The application packet must include:

• Letter of interest
• Current resume  
• Unofficial copies of transcripts reflecting the required degree and/or certifications.

Copies of transcripts should reflect completed course work and conferred degrees. All academic course work and degrees must be from a regionally accredited college or university or be certified by an acceptable agency that the institution is recognized by the appropriate governmental agency in its home country (this is generally stated in the degree evaluation). Foreign transcripts must be evaluated for equivalency to United States accredited course work by an acceptable agency such as those agencies certified by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).
 
Background Verification:  As a condition of employment, all candidates accepting an offer of employment for a full-time, part- time, temporary, student worker, or volunteer position, will be required to undergo a background verification.  The check will be conducted by third party agent, backgroundchecks.com.  Employment with Central Arizona College is contingent upon the successful completion of the background verification.  The college does not accept responsibility for information errors reported by backgroundchecks.com during the background process.   The level of the background verification for this position is: Standard level and Department of Corrections security clearance .

Be current in subject area and possess the ability to develop, prepare and evaluate instructional materials that promote learning, along with the willingness to utilize alternative teaching techniques and instructional technology where appropriate.

CAC is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination. CAC strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of the following protected classes and/or characteristics, in all of its operations, programs and activities, including but not limited to employment, promotion, admissions and access to all career and technical programs: race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information contact: Laura Shepherd, Title IX Coordinator at 520-494-5106 or titleix@centralaz.edu; Section 504/ADA Coordinator at studentaccessibility@centralaz.edu or Human Resources at human.resources@centralaz.edu.

Important Notice: As a condition of employment, all full time Central Arizona College employee’s automatically become members of the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). This is a pension system that requires mandatory contributions from the employee with a matching contribution from the employer.  The 26-27 fiscal year contribution rate is 11.98%.  Please note this rate is subject to change on a fiscal year basis. Membership to ASRS is a condition of employment and is not optional unless you are at least 65 years of age and meet the opt out eligibility requirements, or are a retiree from ASRS . Please consider this when applying for this position.

We acknowledge that our institution, Central Arizona College, occupies ancestral lands of the Huhugam (HU-hu-gum), who lived and farmed along the Gila River Basin centuries ago. We thank the Native communities and descendants of these Indigenous people whose stewardship of the land and waterways allows us to be here now: the San Carlos Apache Tribe, Tohono O’odham (THO’-oh-no  OH’-oh-thum) Nation, Ak-Chin (AK-Chin) Indian Community,? and the Gila River Indian Community, which is comprised of the Akimel O’odham (A-kee-med/r OH-oh-thum) (Pima) and the PEE-Posh (Maricopa) tribes. Indigenous people from other Native nations also reside in Pinal County. Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized Tribes. All have made innumerable contributions to our region.?

Salary : $66,866