What are the responsibilities and job description for the Full-Time Culinary Arts Instructor / Tenure Track position at Renton Technical College?
This position is represented by the Renton Federation of Teachers (RFT) Employees Association. This is a full-time tenure track teaching position. Teaching assignments may include online or hybrid courses. This position is scheduled to begin Fall quarter 2025. The salary range for this position is $91,750 - $109,578. New Full-Time Faculty are placed at step one of the salary range. For more information, please see the RFT Contract. The priority consideration date for this position is April 6th, 2025.
Renton Technical College, located southeast of Seattle, has provided quality education in a variety of occupations for over 75 years. Our professional-technical certificate and degree programs offer entry and mid-level training in the areas of allied health, trades and industry, culinary, business, technology, and automotive. Our outstanding college & career pathways program with classes in adult basic education, English as a second language, and GED preparation is available to those who need additional preparation before entering a training program and for those who simply wish to improve their math and English skills. Career Education and apprenticeships degrees round out our offerings.
As an Achieving the Dream and an Aspen Institute top 10 finalist in Community College Excellence, RTC is also proud to be a Military Friendly School, serving those who chose to serve. Renton Technical College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its faculty and staff. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds and are over 60% of color. We strongly encourage members of historically minoritized groups, veterans, and bi- or multi-lingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.
- Demonstrate multicultural competence (including an awareness and understanding of historically disadvantaged populations) and create an educational environment that affirms commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Effectively teach the adopted curriculum at a variety of skill levels and evaluate student progress towards learning objectives for the culinary arts program.
- Create program-learning activities that supports individual student learning needs and the appropriate evaluation of student progress towards the learning objectives.
- Provide structured, hands-on instruction in culinary arts, ensuring students actively perform all aspects of production, planning, and service. Ensure students partake in menu planning and execution, daily production and plating, and the kitchen workflow.
- Ensuring all recipes used in instruction and food service operations are standardized, costed, and reveiwed for alignment with instructional and budgetary goals.
- Advise students on academic and career pathways, actively mentoring them in job placement and industry networking with varied backgrounds and career goals.
- Develop and update curriculum as required by the College to respond to industry trends and to improve equitable student outcomes.
- Maintain structured office hours.
- Evaluate student progress towards attaining the learning outcomes, including thoughtfully designed individual assignments, projects, quizzes, and standardized tests.
- Maintain and submit student records, documentation, and program reports.
- Design inclusive instructional strategies, including classroom, small groups, and individualized instruction, to reach all students, and select and evaluate the materials needed to implement these strategies.
- Actively participate in industry advisory board meetings and community partnerships to strengthen program alignment and student job placement.
- Perform other related tasks as assigned.
- Demonstrated leadership or participation in institutional programs with persons from diverse backgrounds such as sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender, age, socioeconomic, physical, and learning abilities, and a commitment to an inclusive and equitable working / learning environment.
- Five years of management experience in the culinary industry. Teaching experience and current knowledge in all phases of culinary arts preferred.
- Ability to design learning experiences that are interactive and respectful of cultural differences.
- Ability to work effectively and engage with adult learners as well as with individuals whose first language is not English.
- Obtain and maintain a Washington State Food Handler’s Permit and Serv-Safe Instructor/Proctor certification within 90 days of hire.
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Have or acquire within 90 days of initial employment a current healthcare provider CPR, First Aid and Blood borne Pathogen Certificates.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
- Experience and/or willingness to incorporate technology in the classroom.
- Experience writing program curriculum and an interest in innovative strategies and delivery.
- Ability to proctor National Restaurant Association Serve-Safe certifications.
- Associate degree in business, hospitality or other appropriate discipline preferred.
- Demonstrated attention to detail required as well as previous experience maintaining accurate records, managing multiple tasks, and planning and organizing work in order to meet changing priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to represent the college in a positive and professional manner, while using tact, discretion, and courtesy.
- Speaker of a language in addition to English is preferred– preference for top spoken languages in the RTC service area (Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Somali, Chinese).
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The position is active in nature and requires standing, lecturing and demonstration of processes in a lab environment. The job also requires some sedentary time when performing administrative program functions. Frequent use of computer and exposure to terminal screens in performing work assignments required.
In the interest of providing a healthy, safe and secure educational and work environment, and in order to meet the requirements of federal legislation, it is the policy of Renton Technical College to maintain an alcohol and drug-free workplace for our employees and students.
Degree Stipend:
Master’s or Doctorate degree stipends are paid annually.
- Master's ($967)
- Doctorate ($1,935)
For questions regarding this position contact recruiting@rtc.edu.
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EEO STATEMENT: Renton Technical College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color national origin, age, perceived or actual physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veterans or military status, or use of a trained guide dog or service animal, as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendment Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Violence Against Women Re-authorization Act and Washington State Law Against Discrimination, Chapter 49.60 RCW and their implementing regulations. The following college official has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Title IX / EEO Coordinator, Vice President of Human Resources 3000 NE 4th Street Renton, WA 98056 (425)235-7873,titleix@rtc.edu.
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We acknowledge that RTC sits uninvited on the ancestral land of the Puget Salish people, including the Duwamish, Suquamish, Snoqualmie, Tulalip, and Muckleshoot Nations. We are grateful to the original inhabitants of this land, upon which we gather and dialogue. We also acknowledge our increasingly virtual world, in which RTC’s work is done across multiple indigenous lands, in some cases, away from Puget Salish territories. We thank the original caretakers of our local lands and waters, who are still here.
Beyond acknowledgment, we each have an obligation to learn about and support our local tribes. Find out how on our resources page, which includes scholarships for Indigenous students.
Salary : $91,750 - $109,578
