Instructor, Culinary Arts

Position Summary

Reporting Authority: Divisional Chair

Bishop State Community College is seeking a highly qualified and industry-experienced Culinary Arts Instructor to provide classroom, laboratory, and practical instruction in the Culinary Arts program. The successful candidate will possess strong professional culinary experience and the ability to translate current industry practices into a rigorous, student-centered instructional environment. The instructor will be responsible for teaching culinary theory and hands-on laboratory courses; maintaining a safe, sanitary, and professional instructional kitchen; assessing student learning; supporting program recruitment and retention; p articipating in curriculum development and program improvement; and maintaining appropriate industry engagement. The position requires a commitment to student success, workforce preparation, academic excellence, industry relevance, and the mission of Bishop Stat e Community College.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist with internships, work-based learning, externships, industry tours, competitions, demonstrations, and other experiential learning opportunities.
• Promote industry-recognized credentials and ce1iifications appropriate to the Culinary Arts program.
• Participate in professional culinary organizations and continuing professional development.
• Student Recruitment and Retention
• Participate in recruitment, orientation, retention, and completion activities.
• Represent Bishop State and the Culinary Arts program at recruiting events, community activities, career fairs, high-school outreach events, and industry functions.
• Support student participation in culinary competitions, showcases, demonstrations, and community events.
• Assist students with career planning, employment preparation, and transition into the culinary and hospitality workforce.
• Institutiona I Responsibilities
• Participate in faculty meetings, department meetings, committees, professional-development activities, commencement, and other college activities as assigned.
• Maintain compliance with Bishop State Community College, Alabama Community College System (ACCS), and applicable accreditation requirements.
• Participate in assessment of student learning outcomes and institutional effectiveness activities.
• Complete required professional development and institutional training.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean, Associate Dean, Vice President of Instructional Services and/or the President.
• Other qualifications and job requirements:
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Computer skills (Microsoft Office, email, Canvas learning management system, and Banner).
• Ability to effectively respond to questions from supervisors, faculty, staff, students, and the general public
• Ability to travel as required by the College
  

Salary Schedule Placement:
Appropriate placement on Salary Schedule DI IB-IV ($42,108 - $94,363) based on education and experience. Summer appointments are based on enrollment - Salary Schedule Dl ($13,001 - $29,184) based on education and experience. Annual potential salary including summer appointment ($55,109 - $123,547).

Under the ACCS salary schedules, an employee who holds an earned doctorate from an accredited institution receives an additional $2,000 per year added to the applicable salary schedule.

This is a full-time faculty position with an anticipated starting date of January 5, 2027.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Associate degree or equivalent in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, Food Service Management, or a related field, with a minimum of three (3) years of successful full-time professional experience in the culinary/food-service industry, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience as permitted by ACCS Policy 605.02.
• Documentation of an industry-recognized credential earned or in progress (proof must be included in application packet)
• Experience in one or more of the following areas:

Preferred Requirements: The following qualifications are strongly preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts, Culinary Management, Hospitality Management, Food Service Management, or a closely related field.
• Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible professional culinary experience.
• Experience as an Executive Chef, Sous Chef, Chef de Cuisine, Culinary Manager, Pastry Chef, or comparable professional culinary position.
• Professional culinary certification through the American Culinary Federation (ACF) or another nationally recognized culinary organization.
• ACF Certified Culinary Educator (CCE), Certified Executive Chef (CEC), Certified Sous Chef (CSC), or comparable credential.
• Current ServSafe Food Protection Manager certification or equivalent food-safety credential.
• Postsecondary teaching experience, culinary-school teaching experience, apprenticeship instruction, or industry training experience.
• Experience developing menus, recipes, food-costing systems, purchasing procedures, inventory systems, and production schedules.
• Experience managing professional culinary kitchens, restaurants, catering operations, hotels, resorts, institutional food service, or comparable operations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current culinary technology and commercial food-service equipment.
• Experience with culinary competitions, industry certifications, internships, apprenticeships, or work-based learning.
• Experience working with diverse student populations in a community-college or workforce-development environment.
• Experience with program accreditation, curriculum development, program assessment, or advisory committees.
  

Application Procedures/Additional Information

Application Procedure:
Position announcements and employment applications are available at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/accs/bishopstate? Applications currently on file must be resubmitted for this position. Delinquent and/or unsigned application packets and/or documents will not be accepted.
Only complete application packets will be given consideration for employment.

A completed application packet consists of:

• Completed Bishop State Community College employment application.
• Current resume
• Applicable Transcript with conferred date (While an unofficial transcript may be submitted as part of the application packet, an official transcript must be received before the date of hire.)

Application Deadline:
More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process. In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form and to submit a nonrefundable fee of $24.40 (additional charges may apply) for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check. Bishop State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-verify). E-verify electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.

Other Information:
The Selection Committee will screen all applicants for the position. The Committee will select applicants for in-person interviews which may consist of question/answer session and /or skills assessments. Applicants must adhere to the College’s prescribed interview schedule and must travel at their own expense. The College reserves the right not to fill the positions in the event of budgetary or operational constraints. Bishop State Community College is a multi-campus organization, and employees of the College are required to travel among various work sites for both day and evening responsibilities and must provide their own mode of transportation. Bishop State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College Systems Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Bishop State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Bishop State Community College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.