Culinary Instructor

Overview of CityLink Culinary Instructor

The Culinary Instructor serves as a support to the CityLink Culinary Training and is responsible for development and implementation of the culinary curriculum used to prepare trainees for a career in the Food Service Industry.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

The Culinary Instructor will have the following detailed responsibilities:

• Provide trainees with the skills and knowledge to excel in the Food Service Industry
• Drive success of the program participants through direct instruction of industry soft skills and hands on culinary lab 
• Work with Citylink staff to oversee and approve all enrollment decisions and dismissals or probationary actions taken with students and advise program management on appropriate corrective actions with students.
• Implement specialized, employment-focused, industry-centric curriculum.
• Identify program approved career pathways for students with Employment Support staff
• Assist Citylink staff to provide technical assistance to hiring managers regarding best practices in employing individuals with barriers to success.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Minimum of an Associate or Bachelor’s degree in culinary, hospitality, education, or related field with teaching experience
• 8-10 years working within the Culinary Industry
• Minimum of 2 years of Culinary Industry Management experience
• Experience as a culinary instructor preferred, but not required
• Demonstrated experience in adult education, career development, program management, or other relevant experience
• Desire to work for an organization combating unemployment and creating opportunity for neighbors in need
• Demonstrated organizational skills in developing, managing, and tracking program materials, processes, and procedures
• Highly developed and timely communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with learners with high barriers to educational success and employment
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Proficient at using Google web based products, databases, etc.
• Ability to administer and interpret standardized rubrics and assessments
• Knowledge of methods and techniques of job development and graduate placement; current practices in vocational education; local labor market trends and employment opportunities
• Skill and ability to effectively market and represent a program, its graduates and services to businesses
• Ability to interact effectively with staff and adult students from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Ability to attend and staff occasional functions and events outside of normal business

Physical Demands: 

• Comfort with physical activity is required
• Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Ability to perform general physical activities that require considerable use of arms, legs, and moving your whole body, such as: climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials; Ability to bend, lean, reach and stoop without hindrance; Possess fine motor skills, stand and/or walk for long periods
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, use hands, fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel or crouch; talk and hear; taste or smell
• Ability to work in an environment where exposure to unusual elements such as extreme temperatures, fumes, dirt, smoke, loud noise, and a variety of odors is common