Assistant Professor, Culinary Arts 

Salary: $69,840.83 - $106,092.46 Annually

Location: San Bernardino, CA

Job Type: 

Department: Culinary Arts

Job Number: 2425-01497

Closing: 6/13/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Job Description

San Bernardino Valley College is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with a majority of our students identifying themselves as either African-American/Black or Latinx. At the heart of the Inland Empire, SBVC is a driving factor to improve the lives of our students, their families, and our communities. We are seeking individuals to join our History department that are fully committed to transformational, culturally responsive education in a collegial and collaborative student-centered environment.

This posting is to fill one (1) full-time, tenure track position teaching in the Applied Technology Transportation, and Culinary Arts department.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: 

A full-time Culinary Arts instructor's job is to teach and guide students in culinary skills, techniques, baking techniques, and food preparation. They develop lesson plans, demonstrate cooking techniques, and assess student progress. This role also involves managing kitchen and catering operations, ensuring food safety standards are met, and managing inventory and training staff.

We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:

• Understand the importance of educators being held accountable for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices.

• Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility

• Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference

• Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive

• Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all the duties performed by the incumbent(s)of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

1. Delivering lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on instruction in various culinary techniques, including food preparation, Cake Decorating, baking, and pastry.

2. Creating and updating lesson plans, curricula, and resources to align with industry standards and program goals.

3. Evaluating student performance through observation, practical exams, and written assignments, providing feedback and guidance.

4. Ensuring the proper functioning and cleanliness of the kitchen, including organizing and maintaining inventory, and adhering to safety and sanitation regulations.

5. Staying updated on the latest culinary trends and techniques, participating in professional development activities, and collaborating with other instructors.

6. Interacting with students, colleagues, and potentially industry partners to promote the program and culinary arts.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of professional experience directly related to teaching assignment

OR

an Associate's degree and six (6) years of professional experience directly related to teaching assignment

OR

the equivalent.*

*Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements outlined in the posting and wish to be considered must submit an http://www.sbccd.org/~/media/Files/SBCCD/District/Human%20Resources%20Forms/Employment%20Forms/Equivalency%20Request.pdf https://get.adobe.com/reader/ https://get.adobe.com/reader/ and attach it with the application material.

Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.

DESIRED QUALIFICATION/S

1. Master's degree

2. A minimum of six (6) years teaching experience in Culinary Arts.

3. A minimum of four (4) years running multiple kitchens.

4. Possess an American Culinary Federation Certification

5. Possess a ServSafe Certification.

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office/classroom/clinical setting.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

Employment Requirements

The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:

• Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.

• Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution (for positions with higher education requirement)

• Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment

• Employment verification(s) (for salary placement on faculty salary schedule)

• Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).

Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's https://sbccd.edu/about-sbccd/board-of-trustees/policies-and-procedures/index.php.

To apply, visit: https://apptrkr.com/6242391

The San Bernardino Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. The District encourages applications from underrepresented minorities and the disabled. 

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