26/27 School Year: CTE Culinary Teacher

Job Overview: Culinary Arts equips students with the skills to pursue careers in the culinary field as a personal chef, caterer, executive chef, and food and beverage manager. Courses cover topics that range from kitchen safety and sanitation, history of the food services industry, careers, nutrition, recipe basics, proper kitchen tools and equipment, and kitchen staples to food presentation, advanced cooking principles, bakeshop preparation skills, professionalism, and business opportunities. The Culinary teacher will also be responsible for sponsoring an active Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) through FCCLA (Family, Career and Consumer Leaders of America), which enthusiastically competes in local, regional, state, and national skills competitions and events. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a "Quality Program of Study" as directed by the TDOE CCTE Department, maintain compliance with state and federal funding requirements, and provide complete, compliant, and on-time Size, Scope, and Quality Indicators (SSQI) documentation on a yearly basis. The principal may assign extra co-curricular duties, meetings, committees, and professional development throughout the school year.

Job Functions:

• Prepare teaching plans, demonstration plans, and teaching materials for all classes.
• Prepare and evaluate teaching schedule, curriculum, and teaching calendars.
• Conduct field trips, both in and out of district.
• Coordinate, maintain inventories, and keep record of the agriculture materials and equipment for classrooms and other assigned teaching areas.
• Assist students in preparing applications for proficiency awards, state and American Degrees, etc.
• Plan and attend evening activities including but not limited to: recruitment events, consulting committee meetings and awards ceremonies.
• Be willing to obtain license endorsement for transportation of students.
• Cooperate in maintaining, planning, and improving the physical facilities.
• Contribute to the grant writing process for acquisition of agriculture equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Complete and file required reports with appropriate agencies including the State Department of Education.
• Responsible for maintaining a "Quality Program of Study" as directed by the TDOE CCTE Department
• Provide complete, compliant, and on-time Size, Scope, and Quality Indicators (SSQI) documentation on a yearly basis.
• The principal may assign extra co-curricular duties, meetings, committees, and professional development throughout the school year.