Culinary Cafe Coordinator/Instructor

The Culinary Lab Coordinator will oversee the daily operations of the Culinary Cafe Lab, ensuring a smooth and efficient environment for both students and guests. This role involves managing lab activities, maintaining sanitation standards, coordinating menus, collaborating with the county Health Department for inspections, and ensuring inventory control. The position accounts for 50% of lab responsibilities, with the remaining 50% dedicated to teaching.

Who We Are:
The positive energy at Stark State College comes from exceptionally dedicated employees who work hard for students.
Success - for both our employees and our students - is the result.

You'll Be a Great Fit If:
*You have a strong knowledge of culinary operations, food safety standards, and inventory management, with a solid understanding of SERV Safe guidelines and health department regulations.
*You enjoy overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Culinary Cafe Lab, ensuring efficient and smooth operations during normal business hours.
*You have strong organizational skills that are essential for managing daily operations, coordinating menus, and maintaining inventory.
*You can supervise and mentor culinary students and have the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with faculty, staff, and external partners, including the Health Department and Marketing team.
*You have excellent teaching skills to deliver culinary courses, ensuring students receive comprehensive instruction.

To Be Considered, You'll Need:
*Requires a minimum of an Associate's degree in Culinary Arts from an accredited institution with SERV Safe Food Manager or Instructor certification or National Restaurant Association certification.
*Minimum of three years of full-time equivalent work experience in applied food service, along with experience working in a scratch kitchen.
*Experience in managing a budget, as well as food service operations, is required.
*Must be able to develop and implement innovative approaches to pedagogy.
*Face-to-face daytime and evening availability at all Stark State Campuses is required.
*Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are required.

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Outstanding benefits you can expect from Stark State: (See the benefits tab on the job description details.) or click here
Excellent medical, dental & vision coverage; paid life and AD&D insurance; state pension/retirement (OPERS/STRS); paid time off, sick leave and paid holidays; paid Stark State tuition, tuition reimbursement and employee assistance program.

The work you do at Stark State will matter to the thousands of students who walk through our doors and eventually across the commencement stage on their journey to a better tomorrow. Come join us and learn how your aspirations can be a part of a better future for them - and you.

We love meeting stellar candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply.

*Teaching Culinary Courses: Teach culinary courses as assigned, covering 7-8 credit hours per semester, to provide students with both theoretical and practical knowledge in the culinary arts.
*Collaborate with the Health Department: Work with the county Health Department to schedule and facilitate inspections, ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations.
*Menu Coordination: Plan, organize, and coordinate daily and special menus for the Culinary Cafe Lab, ensuring variety, quality, and alignment with culinary standards.
*Inventory and Supply Management: Monitor and maintain inventory levels for all necessary products and supplies required for the operation of the Culinary Cafe Lab, ensuring resources are stocked and readily available.
*Sanitation Oversight: Develop and maintain a sanitation schedule for the Culinary Cafe Lab that adheres to food safety guidelines, ensuring a clean and safe environment for all operations.
*Supervise Culinary Students: Manage, schedule, and supervise all culinary students working in the Culinary Cafe Lab, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to foster skill development and professionalism.
*Collaborate with Marketing: Work closely with the Marketing team to create, update, and maintain signage and menu postings, ensuring that the Culinary Cafe Lab's offerings are clearly communicated to customers.

In order to improve hiring efficiency, be more responsive, and help us find the best candidates Stark State has implemented the use of a few recruiting tools such as Qualifi and Skill Survey. You may hear from us through one of these platforms during the recruitment process.

Qualifi is a cloud-based phone interviewing platform. Think of this like traditional phone interviews, but faster - allowing us to be more responsive to you, the applicant.

Checking candidates' references for multiple top candidates provides a valuable means of verifying skills and experience represented in resumes and interviews. SkillSurvey Reference, a cloud-based, data-driven solution allows us to access relevant feedback from references provided by our candidates. The chosen references receive job-specific surveys on at least 26 critical behaviors and skills. These behavioral competencies have been scientifically studied and have been shown to correlate with work outcomes.

Stark State College utilizes E-Verify to ensure compliance with applicable employment eligibility laws. E-Verify is an electronic system used to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. This process will be conducted in accordance with I-9 verification and will be done promptly upon hire for all incoming employees. To understand what E-Verify is and how it works please visit E-Verify.

Should you have any questions regarding your application or our recruiting and hiring process, please reach out to HR@starkstate.edu.