Family & Consumer Science Teacher (Culinary Arts)
Alexandria City Public Schools | Alexandria, VA, 22302, USPosted 17 days ago
Description
Job Description
The Teacher facilitates student success in academic and interpersonal skills through implementing district approved curriculum specifically for Culinary Arts program; documenting teaching and student progress/activities/outcomes; addressing specific educational needs of students' providing a safe and optimal learning environment; and providing feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations, goals, etc.
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree; Master's degree preferred.
Certificates & Licenses:
- Valid Virginia Department of Education license required with endorsement in Culinary Arts or Family and Consumer Science program area, or eligibility to obtain one.
- ServSafe and Food Handling Certification required.
Other Qualifications:
- Must have at least two years of experience in the culinary arts area.
- Must have the knowledge and experience to systematically plan, execute and evaluate individual and group instruction.
- Must be able to organize and manage appropriate classroom instruction.
- Must possess excellent organizational, communications, public relations and planning skills.
- The ability to work independently and accomplish established instructional objectives during the school year is essential.
- Must have the ability to establish and maintain professional working relationships and work in a collaborative manner with administrators, supervisors, co-workers and parents.
- Must be knowledgeable of innovative, nontraditional teaching strategies that have proven successful with students from diverse backgrounds performing at different academic levels.
- Some experience with Microsoft Office, online learning management software, Internet and Intranet is required.
Essential Functions
- Responsible for all purchasing for the Culinary Arts program.
- Responsible for coordination repairs of kitchen equipment with Lead Administrator of Operations and Student Support.
- Responsible for coordination with the Director of CTE and Lead Administrator of Operations and Student Support to purchase replacement equipment.
- Responsible for the program instructional supplies budget.
- Responsible for turning in monthly financial P-card documentation.
- Responsible for implementing the Culinary courses per the VDOE CTE Skills and Competencies.
- Responsible for writing and updating curriculum as needed to include lesson plans,recipes,cleaning schedules and any other documents to support the class as needed.
- Coordinate events with the administration as needed for the program.
- Provides individual and group instruction to students assigned to culinary arts/food occupations classes.
- Prepares lesson plans, organizes materials, develops assessments, supervises assigned students and implements instruction according to course curriculum.
- Develops a program to provide students with hands-on experience with nutritional program development, appropriate preparation, presentation and accountability of food products and health and sanitation requirements on site.
- Ensures that students develop skills for employment and state certification for an entry-level position in food occupations.
- Manages student behavior, assesses and evaluates student achievement, and modifies instruction as required.
- Develops in each student an awareness and understanding coupled with the basic skills and knowledge applicable to a food occupation.
- Instills in each student safe working habits, the importance of continuation of his education and the development of successful work ethics of reliability, competence, loyalty, and dependability.
- Performs other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Principal.
GENERAL DEFINITION AND CONDITIONS OF WORK:
- Duties performed typically in a school setting.
- Performs professional work providing teaching and/or training services to students in a specialized subject.
- Work requires frequent standing, sitting, walking and lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas, hearing to perceive information at a normal spoken word level and visual acuity for preparing and analyzing written or computer data.
Clearances:
- Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
- Tuberculosis Skin Test.
Public Health Compliance
- Must follow safety and health protocols
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