Adjunct Faculty: Culinary

Description of Position

Hiring Rate: $960.00 per load hour beginning Fall 2024.

The Career & Technical Division is actively recruiting Adjunct Faculty: Culinary to teach in-person courses in our state-of-the-industry teaching kitchens at the Sedona Center.

The successful faculty member recognizes that service to our students is our highest priority, and embraces their role in student success, recruitment, and retention. This includes being open to a variety of delivery methods and course design with the possibility of interactive, online, day, evening, weekend classes and/or teaching at various College locations and/or in the high school/college dual enrollment programs. In addition, faculty should be open to both traditional (16 week) and compressed course design (i.e., 8 week classes). Faculty can expect to participate in innovative forms of assessment and should be willing to utilize Open Educational Resources (OER) when possible.

Terms of Teaching Assignment Include:

• Meet and teach assigned class(es) in accordance with course outlines, including specified textbooks. A course outline is a district-approved document covering such items as course prefix, number, title, description, learning outcomes and content.

• Develop and submit to the division office a course syllabus and calendar based upon the approved college course outline prior to the start of class. Every course syllabus must incorporate the required components of a course syllabus. A syllabus is a learning plan designed by the instructor to inform students about the learning outcomes, assessment requirements, grading criteria, attendance standards, institution policies and support services.

• Promptly submit required rosters, grade reports, evaluations, and academic reports; retain student grade records for one calendar year.

• Follow the accepted standards of conduct for faculty as described in applicable academic policies, which relate to satisfactory service and conduct becoming of a faculty member.

• Yavapai College requires that you use the official email address provided by Yavapai College. It is expected that you will monitor the email account regularly for official correspondence from Yavapai College and your Division and respond to students in a timely and professional manner.

• Attend required instructional related meetings such as: orientation meetings, department or division meetings, other meetings as required.

• Attend meetings and workshops as may be necessary to obtain or renew certification or essential licensure requirements.

• Complete all required NEOED trainings on an annual basis.

• New adjunct faculty must complete the Teaching Online Readiness Course in Canvas within the first semester of teaching.

• Participate in professional development opportunities offered at Yavapai College, including orientation, workshops, trainings, Convocation and division and department meetings, as applicable.

• Other related duties as assigned.

• Unofficial transcripts/professional certifications must be attached when submitting the application.

Employment is on a non-continuing basis, and consecutive teaching assignments do not lead to probationary or continuing faculty status. Teaching assignments are part-time, on a semester basis only and may or may not be continued based on student enrollment and College need.

Minimum Expectations & Requirements

Coursework and Degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution.

Minimum Qualifications for Faculty Teaching Coursework in Occupational Disciplines:

• Degree in discipline (Associate's degree or higher) AND 5 years or 5,000 hours of documented experience recent with the discipline; AND/OR

• Professional Licensure/Specialized certificate(s) AND/OR 5 years or 5,000 hours of documented and recent work experience.

• Must have or obtain ServSafe Manager Certification within 30 days of hire.

Preferred Skills & Abilities

• 3 years documented professional culinary experience.

• Member of the American Culinary Federation (ACF); ACF certification; and teaching/training experience.

• Ability to develop new curriculum and learning units in anticipation of changes in market discipline.

• Excellent oral, written and listening skills.

• Ability to adapt to dynamic multi-campus organizational work environments.

• Being a successful advocate for new initiatives in curriculum or delivery.

• Professional experience in a community college/higher education work environment.

• Experience with on-line learning systems such as Canvas

• Servsafe Instructor/Proctor Certification

Essential Functions

Successful candidates must be able to complete necessary duties satisfactorily. The requirements and competencies listed represent the required knowledge, skill, and ability. Regular attendance is a critical job responsibility as it demonstrates dependability in job duties.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the conditions of this job.

Physical Demands

The successful candidate must meet the physical demands described to complete the conditions of this job. Job duties require the employee to sit and communicate effectively and regularly. The employee is often required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision requires close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to satisfy the needs of this job.

Work Environment

The work environment described represents those an employee encounters while fulfilling necessary job duties. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet but may vary based on the assignment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to satisfy the needs of this job.