Baking and Pastry Instructor (FT)

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Sullivan University is an organization that is truly committed to making a difference. We host a wide variety of career opportunities, offer a family-oriented culture, and invest in our employees.

Join us if you want:

• Internal Mobility
• The Opportunity to Make a Difference in the Lives of our Students
• Professional Training and Development
• Individual Coaching
• A Diverse and Positive Work Environment
• To Support Local Charities through the Sullivan Cares Program

What Can We Offer YOU?

• 90% Tuition Discount through the Master’s degree level for the employee and 40% dependent discount after your first quarter from date of hire (dependent discount increases to 90% after 3 years).
• A Generous Benefits Package with Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Long-Term Care, Short Term Care, Auto, and Home Insurance.
• 401K
• Competitive Salary
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Employee Discounts at Local Restaurants and Venues
• Comprehensive Wellness Program

We are currently looking for a full-time Baking and Pastry faculty member at our main campus in Louisville. Faculty-Chef Instructor members report to their respective Dean; however, they may have a dotted line reporting responsibility to a specified Department/Program Director. Faculty-chef instructor members are student-centered, teaching mentors who assist students to progress through their academic programs to completion. The faculty-chef instructor is responsible for implementing curriculum, demonstrating culinary techniques, supervising kitchen labs, and evaluating student performance. The ideal candidate will have familiarity with a commercial kitchen, ability to apply formal baking, pastry, and/or culinary education training in a classroom environment, ability to stand for several hours at a time, a passion for their craft and student success, a willingness to teach classes or students, and work individually with students as necessary to perfect their baking, pastry, and/or cooking skills.

Hours for this position are typically 7 am-3 pm Monday-Friday

Responsibilities of the position include: 

• Instruction and Assessment of Student Learning:
  • Within face-to-face, online, and/or hybrid learning environments, the faculty member facilitates student learning, delivers effective and career-relevant instruction, provides an environment conducive to learning, evaluates student learning for all assigned classes, responds to student inquiries and grades all assignment in a timely manner.
  • Engages student by using student engagement instructional techniques (i.e., collaborative learning, experiential learning, and/or problem based learning).
  • Delivers course curriculum utilizing the University’s learning management system.
  • Participates in course and program level learning assessments; including/but not limited to defining student learning outcomes, choosing and administering measures, evaluating student performance, suggesting changes to improve student learning, and as assigned, identifying updates and corrections to courses.
  • Participates in student retention: including/but not limited to reaching out to students who have excessive absences, documenting their student retention activities, and ensuring students are aware of the University services that may be of value to their students’ successful completion of their academic program
  • Communicates availability (e.g., office hours) to all students (i.e., face-to-face, online, or hybrid learning environments) via email, phone, or other personal contact.
• Scholarship and Professional Development:
  • Participates in the annual faculty-chef instructor performance review process.
  • Participates in the University’s Professional Development Program.
  • Remains current in academic or program discipline, including attending professional conferences, and maintaining licensure, certification, or continuing education requirements where appropriate.
  • Receives training to stay current in technological and pedagogical advances that promote student learning.
  • Participates in scholarly activities 
  • Reports all professional development activities in the professional development activity website..
• Professionalism:
  • Adheres to all policies related to instruction, teaching, and being an employee of the University as specified by the Faculty/Staff Manual.
  • Accurately reports student engagement in accordance with the University’s census policy.
  • Submits grade books in the correct format and by the required due date as specified in the University’s Grade Book and FERPA policies.
  • Completes all required and mandated compliance training as specified by the University’s Human Resources department.
  • Submits annually an updated curricula vitae/resume to the respective Dean as part of their annual performance review process.
• Participates in internal and external service requirements that are approved or requested by the programmatic Dean and/or COHS Executive Dean.
• Full time faculty are expected to participate in graduation ceremonies, as scheduled; adjunct faculty are encouraged to attend graduation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Master's preferred, associate degree/bachelor’s degree with industry experience considered.
• Appropriate experience in the field.
• An equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.
• Must hold current Serv-Safe Certification.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Must possess excellent leadership, customer service, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and efficiently while meeting required deadlines.
• Ability to function efficiently in a stressful work environment.
• Ability to supervise and train employees, to include organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
• Ability to adapt to changing assignments and multiple priorities. 
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule, to include extended hours, nights, weekends, and holidays. 
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record. 
• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time, as well as to move about the campus.
• Must be able to lift, push, and pull up to twenty pounds.
• Must be able to hear and speak well enough to communicate with students, faculty-chef instructors, SU faculty, and staff face to face, via the telephone, and through electronic mediums (e.g., email, recordings, virtual meetings, etc.).

This job description lists the major responsibilities of the job title listed. By no means is the job limited only to the responsibilities listed. Cooperation between employees is expected during periods of heavier than normal workloads and revisions to these duties on either a temporary or permanent basis is possible.

The Sullivan University System is an Equal Opportunity Employer.