CJT Instructor

Second Helpings Inc•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

The Culinary Job Training Instructor serves as a teacher and role model, teaching essential foodservice industry skills and preparing students for employment after graduation. The instructor works with the Job Training Executive Chef to ensure supplies and equipment are available and that the training kitchen, classroom, coolers, and freezer are clean. The role contributes to the development and delivery of culinary job-training procedures and curriculum, recruits and selects students, provides instruction and supervision, evaluates student progress, and addresses barriers to students’ success. The instructor also supports graduate employment placement, builds community relationships, coordinates guest instructors and off-site learning, and teaches ServSafe® food safety certification courses as scheduled. This is an hourly, non-exempt position paying $26 per hour. It will initially begin at 30 hours per week and is benefits eligible. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Ability to successfully complete the ServSafe® certified food handling instructor program.
Computer literacy, including the ability to use databases, the Internet, Word, and Excel.
Professional knowledge of food service management theories, principles, and practices.
Experience in food service preparation, administration, training, sanitation, and nutrition.
Good communication skills and the ability to give clear, unambiguous directions.
Demonstrated ability to work well with people of varied backgrounds, cultural groups, and economic levels.
Genuine interest in human services and advancing others to their full potential.
Persuasive leadership skills, patience, persistence, compassion, and the ability to maintain discipline and respond appropriately to behavior and performance issues.
Enjoyment of working with, getting to know, and mentoring others, as well as the ability to work independently.
Ability to work under pressure, show initiative, stay organized while multitasking, handle routine, and respond quickly to change.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to carry out written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions.
Regular ability to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Culinary education or degree, or relevant experience.
Multilingual ability.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing and implementing culinary job-training procedures and curriculum, and stay current with culinary and employment trends.
Interview applicants and select enrollees in cooperation with the Culinary Job Training Manager, Executive Chef, and Chief Program Officer.
Use a variety of teaching techniques to prepare students for above-entry-level culinary positions and ensure students are supervised at all times.
Communicate regularly with the Culinary Job Training team about student barriers and address classroom behavior or performance problems as they arise.
Participate in supervising students on field trips and off-site learning activities.
Participate in Second Helpings fundraising activities.
Work with the Employment Specialist and Manager of Culinary Job Training to place graduates in employment upon graduation.
Develop and maintain community relationships that support the Training Department and graduate placement.
Assist in recruiting and scheduling guest instructors and off-site student experiences.
Ensure kitchen and food-handling procedures are followed.
Follow grading criteria and evaluate each student weekly.
Assign and collect student assignments and maintain an up-to-date gradebook.
Teach ServSafe® Food Safety certification courses to students, graduates, and the public as scheduled.
Recruit applicants through speaking engagements and personal connections where possible.