Culinary Arts Teacher bei Metropolitan School District of Washington Township

Job Title

Culinary Arts Teacher

Qualifications Profile (Licensure):

The candidate must have an appropriate Indiana teaching license or be eligible for license based on education and work experience. (Eligibility is defined as holding or being eligible for a Workforce Specialist (WS) license by having over 4000-6000 documented hours in the field in the last five years.)

• CTE: Family & Consumer Sciences 5-12 · Workplace Specialist: Culinary Arts 9-12

Teaching experience is highly desired.

Education:

Candidates must document successful attainment of degrees required for licensure in the state of Indiana

Location:

J. Everett Light Career Center

Position Start Date:

Immediately

Work Schedule:

Full-Time

Calendar Length:

185 day contract

FLSA Classification:

Contract salary, Exempt

Salary/Hourly Rate:

BS 0 years experience=$51,000, MS 0 years experience=$52,000 with additional compensation for years of experience

Benefits:

Benefits are effective 1st of the month following the first day of employment. Additional benefits information can be found at https://www.msdwt.k12.in.us/benefits 

Position Purpose / Description

• The Teacher is responsible for teaching groups of students in a classroom setting, based on a curriculum and supported by instructional materials. The Teacher is responsible for developing daily lesson plans to ensure that the Teacher covers the curricular content in a timely manner throughout the semester or school year. The Teacher uses various instructional methods and techniques to meet the unique needs of the individual students and to assess their learning; the Teacher modifies instruction, re-teaches and remediates to ensure the students’ success.

Additional Duties

1. Have experience and proficiency in food prep, baking and catering.

2. Understand the restaurants and food/beverage services career pathway.

3. Know how to practice safety, sanitation, and storage procedures in food preparation.

4. Know how to identify and demonstrate the proper use of culinary equipment and tools.

5. Relate the principles of nutrition to menu development.

6. Exhibit efficient operation of the back-of-the-house and front-of-the-house procedures.

7. Support the Culinary Arts Instructor(s).

8. Support the Light Café.

9. Assist with lab preparation, set up and demonstration.

10. Help maintain department equipment and labs.

11. Assist with Career-Technical Student Organization (contests).

12. Monitor, promote and support Career-Technical education.

13. Develop a marketing and public relations plan.

14. Have excellent organizational and communication skills.

15. Assist with inventory management.

16. Assist with record keeping to include inventory logs, reference materials, and purchasing documents.

17. Have knowledge in seeking and securing post-secondary opportunities.

18. Adhere to all Individual Education Plans.

19. Be able to differentiate instruction through tiered-leveled instruction.

20. Administer assessments, as required.

21. Be extremely flexible with school day and daily prep time.

22. Have knowledge in marketing, business partnerships, project-based learning, mentoring, internships,

and service learning opportunities.

23. Develop a strong community and parental involvement.

24. Seek or participate in Professional Development activities.

25. Assist with covering all classes/programs as assigned.

26. Complete mini-bus training and be available as assigned.

27. Other duties as assigned.

Note: Employment year to year and based on having substantial enrollment.

Qualifications Profile (Licensure):

This position requires a valid and active license issued by the Indiana Department of Education.

Education:

Candidates must document successful attainment of degrees required for licensure in the state of Indiana.

Ability to stand for extended periods of time

Often

Ability to carry 25 pounds

Seldom

Amount to lift 25 pounds

Seldom

Amount of force to push/pull up to 25 pounds

Occasional

Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations

Very Frequent

Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter

Very Frequent

Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels

Very Frequent

Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation

Very Frequent

Ability to operate office equipment

Very Frequent

Ability to reach in all directions

Very Frequent

Climbing

Seldom

Overhead work

Occasional