Instructor, Culinary Arts - SAJ at Career Systems Development Corporation – San Jose, California

Job Summary: Performs as an instructor in a regular classroom setting, presenting instructions in a designated subject area.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Promotes a positive and desirable atmosphere within the classroom setting to ensure maximum student motivation.
• Maintains a high degree of discipline within the classroom setting in order to ensure maximum learning.
• Demonstrates and abides by the Company Core Values and the operating principles.
• Promotes a positive and desirable atmosphere within the classroom setting to ensure maximum student motivation.
• Maintains a high degree of discipline within the classroom setting in order to ensure maximum learning.
• Establishes a high degree of student/instructor rapport.
• Complete Evaluations of Student Progress (ESP’s) in a timely manner for students in assigned areas and may participate in evaluation panels. Provides other behavior and progress assessments as requested.
• Maintains confidentiality but reports significant events or situations immediately through approved channels to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of students and staff. Ensure that required reporting occurs, and that students receive emergency services as needed.
• Facilitates prompt and appropriate assistance to students in the event of injury, illness, or emotional trauma.
• Meets individually with students assigned at a minimum of once each month documenting the meetings in case notes.
• Utilizes all possible curriculum resources available.
• Responsible for the maintenance of student personnel folders.
• Records daily attendance.
• Assists in the completion of all necessary Job Corps forms.
• Responsible for ensuring that the equipment and supplies are cared for.
• Accountable for the cleanliness of classrooms.
• Responsible for reports required by the Manager such as student/staff hours, requisitions, and monthly student evaluations.
• Assists Manager during scheduled inventory.
• Prepares reports such as student/staff hours, requisitions, and monthly student evaluations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum: Must Have Vocational Teaching Credential or be able to obtain within 6 months of hire. Must have practical experience in subject/trade area. Must have the ability to transfer topical knowledge to meet specific learning objectives.

Preferred: Extensive practical knowledge of trade and teaching experience.

Knowledge: Knowledge of methods needed to instill appropriate behavior as well as work and study habits in adolescent students; of housekeeping techniques and management; to read, comprehend, interpret, communicate, and execute instructions or directives fluently in English.