Culinary Arts and Food Service Management Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Fresno City College

About the role

The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. As of fall 2017, we currently enroll over 24,000 students of which 54% are Latinx, 10% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 5% are Black/African American, 23% are White, 1% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 6% are multiracial. FCC is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position and currency in teaching culinary arts and food service management;
• Teaching culinary arts or food service management courses;
• Using a variety of pedagogies and integrating a wide range of instructional delivery systems including innovative and creative uses of technology for face-to-face, on-line, and/or hybrid formats;
• Communicating effectively with students;
• Evaluating student progress through tests and examinations, written assignments, oral responses, etc. in keeping with course objectives;
• Maintaining classroom records in accordance with District Policy;
• Turning in all required student grading and evaluation reports in a timely manner;
• And otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.

Requirements

• Any bachelor’s degree or higher AND two years of directly related experience;
• OR Any associate degree AND six years of directly related experience;
• OR A valid California Community College Credential;
• OR The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Desirable Qualifications

• Extensive experience working in the culinary or food service industry;
• Certification with the American Culinary Federation as a Certified Executive Chef and six years of directly related experience;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience in computer assisted instruction and other instructional technologies;
• Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written) and maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and administration;
• Ability to develop new and current curriculum and focus on student learning outcomes to improve student learning;
• Experience working with students of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds;
• Recent experience working with African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusions of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and re-mediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom;
• Potential for contribution to institutional vitality and growth;
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Salary and Benefits

Starting rates are $45.49 – $61.78 for lecture, $38.67 – $52.55 for lab, and $38.30 – $52.05 for non-instructional. Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours.

Selection Procedure

The selection and hiring process will be explained by the hiring department if the candidate is extended an opportunity to interview. Please note: This position does not have a closing date and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position(s) is/are filled. By applying for this position, you understand that you will be placed in a continuous pool. If at any time you are no longer interested in this position, please withdraw your application.