What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chef Instructor position at The Culinary Education Center?
Multiple Roles Available. FT/Contract (PT)
The Culinary Education Center (CEC) is a premier training institution dedicated to preparing individuals for sustainable careers in New York and New Jersey’s dynamic food service and hospitality industry. As we embark on this exciting journey, we are committed to equipping our students with the skills, certifications, and career pathways they need to succeed.
In collaboration with industry leaders, labor organizations, and employers, CEC fosters a culture of learning, professional growth, and economic mobility. Our mission is to ensure that education leads to career advancement, entrepreneurship, and the preservation of culinary heritage. Through inclusive, industry-driven training, we strive to build a diverse and highly skilled workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
JOB SUMMARY: The Chef Instructor will be responsible for hands-on culinary class instruction conforming with CEC’s curriculum and lessons to a widely diverse student population. This position will require weekend availability!
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrates the ability to teach in a manner consistent with CEC's objectives, standards, and policies.
- Provides collaborative input into the development of curriculum, tests, worksheets, and other teaching materials, and contributes to improve the effectiveness of CEC's programs.
- Engages, motivates, and maintains students’ interest in active learning to create an effective, positive, and focused learning environment that promotes students’ understanding of program concepts, and encourages them to ask questions and show respect for the instructors, fellow classmates, and CEC staff.
- Delivers clear, organized, and understandable lectures, and facilitates active, learner-centered discussions.
- Assures that classes are conducted in a manner that complies with principles of food safety and sanitation code.
- Supervises Assistant Instructors to ensure proper job performance.
- Professionally represents CEC in the community and actively engages CEC's potential and existing industry partners, developing excellent collaborative relationships with them to encourage their participation
- Interacts sensitively and positively with students, staff, and faculty from widely diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Provides students with the knowledge and skills to become successful, work-ready employees upon their successful completion of the culinary program.
- Performs other duties as assigned
REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Able to meet schedule requirements to teach all scheduled CEC culinary classes as assigned
• Able to use own vehicle for food pickups and other CEC offsite duties
• Ability to interact in a collaborative manner with others, including staff, faculty, students, and industry professionals
• Ability to commute to companies or partners sites and regularly communicates with CEC’s industry partners to help facilitate our students’ employment with them
• Has strong emotional intelligence and can build rapport quickly to meets students’ needs
• Strong proactive critical thinking and problem-solving skills required
• Excellent and effective written and verbal presentation skills and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrates a dynamic speaking voice and speaking style
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite - PowerPoint, Word, and Excel and video conference platforms such as zoom
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 7 years of kitchen experience on the “line” in fine dining environment
• 3 years of experience in charge of a kitchen as an Executive Chef or Chef de Cuisine
• 1 year of experience teaching in a culinary environment
• Certified SERV Safe Food Handlers’ Instructor / Proctor Certification or ability to be certified
• Spanish language a plus.
*FT role eligible for benefits. PT role, benefits are negotiable.
Salary : $65,000 - $85,000