Hybrid Hospitality and Tourism Instructor na Saginaw Area Consortium

GENERAL SUMMARY:
Saginaw Public Schools Hospitality and Tourism Instructor and Work-Based Learning is responsible for Designing instruction and teaching students in the area of hospitality and tourism.  This potion is in partnership with the Bavarian Inn and the classroom experience will be held in Frankenmuth, MI. In additional to providing high quality instruction, this position will also focus on coordinating placement experiences that will prepare students to meet industry-recognized requirements for employment and continuing education in high skill, high wage, high demand careers. They will also be responsible for planning, organizing, and supporting professional skills development activities and assignments to prepare for a future career.
 
DISTRICT-WIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
The School District of the City of Saginaw, in partnership with parents, students, businesses and the community, are committed to and responsible for ensuring the highest level of academic achievement and career planning for all students, the highest performing organizational structure at all levels, and a safe and effective learning environment for all students.
 
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Provide direct instruction to students in the area of Hospitality and Tourism
2. Manage all classroom expectations (including grading)
3. Networking and ability to develop business partnerships to support student placement
4. Ability to utilize computer and related software applications for student placement and professional skill development
5. Critical thinking and problem solving skills
6. Verbal and written communication skills (Staff, Students, and Parents)
7. Decision making skills
8. Organization and planning skills (planning and developing lessons)
9. Ability to tolerate high levels of stress
10. Ability to be flexible and adaptive
11. Ability to take initiative
12. Ability to record and report daily written records as well as online documentation
13. Ability to pay attention to detail
14. Ability to utilize classroom instruction techniques to deliver professional skill development content
15. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with other teachers, administrators, and staff
16. Ability to work independently
17. Ability to learn new tasks quickly
18. Ability to work in a multi-cultural, urban setting and develop a rapport with students, staff, parents and the school community

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develop and deliver high quality instruction in the area of Hospitality and Tourism
2. Submit lesson plans weekly to ensure program quality
3. Actively recruit and promote the Hospitality program to increase enrollment & expand it into a full day
4. Coordinate immersive onsite and work-based learning experiences and training opportunities for students with local business partners.
5. Coordinate immersive onsite experiences and training opportunities with local business partners through site visits, zoom meetings, phone calls, emails, company events, etc.
6. Actively recruit business partners to participate in supporting SCC students for professional skill development, work based learning, and professional business day.
7. Complete all paperwork required for student placement using online software and resources
8. Maintain up to date documentation of all work based learning students, sites, and training agreements using online software accessible to admin and partner coordinators.
9. Maintain all required Skyward information (Attendance, grades. Etc.) to support program.
10. Participate in all professional development necessary to retain new information provided by the state each year for work-based learning.
11. Review individual resumes and portfolios via collaborative software and provide feedback to ensure students are ready for future interviews
12. Maintain consistent parent communication
13. Organize and support mock/practice interviews with students in assigned programs
14. Work collaboratively with staff at SCC to Organize work-based learning opportunities for (ALL) students enrolled at SCC. This includes working collaboratively with and supporting other placement coordinators to create immersive onsite experiences and training opportunities with local business partners through site visits, zoom meetings, phone calls, emails, company events, etc.
15. Complete all paperwork required for student placement using online software and resources (training agreements, evaluations, ACEMAP, student background, liability, etc.)
16. Support CTSO coordinator, CTSO activities and events as needed.
17. Actively participate in Saginaw Career Complex advisory committee meetings and provide data for WBL to employers.
18. Communicate effectively with professionals and parents.
19. Participate and support school wide events and activities at SCC
20. Chaperone field trips related to Work-Based Learning as needed
21. Perform other duties as assigned.

1. Valid State of Michigan Secondary Teaching certificate or Standard/Professional CTE Certificate or Prov/Prof Certificate with VT

2. Minimum of 4000 documented hours of recent and relevant work experience in the area of hospitality, tourism, business, marketing, etc. within the last ten (10) years.
3. Successful teaching or training desired but not required.

1. Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Sheets, Forms, and Docs
2. Personal vehicle needed for travel to meet with employers offsite and visit worksites for safety check and student observation.

1. School environment where there may be physical discomfort due to temperature, dust or the like, as well industry condition from worksites.
2. Noise level in this environment may be moderate to loud

 
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Maintain travel information for mileage reporting. Traveling to Frankenmuth daily and to SCC as needed.
 
 
CURRICULA RESPONSIBILITIES:
Organize and implement an instructional program and delivery system that will prepare students to meet industry recognized requirements for employment and continuing education
 
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
The Building Administrator evaluates this position every year.  The evaluation form is available from the Human Resources and Labor Relations Department.
 
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