Adjunct Instructor - Culinary Arts

Job no: 495612
Work type: Faculty - Part Time
Location: Lake Charles, LA

• Provide face‑to‑face, online, and/or hybrid instruction to Culinary Arts students.
• Maintain a professional appearance and project a professional attitude toward students.
• Utilize the approved curriculum, state‑defined course outcomes, and ensure that appropriate content is taught.
• Organize instruction and classroom management in culinary labs.
• Provide sufficient practice with kitchen equipment to develop student culinary skills.
• Maintain a safe and sanitary kitchen and lab environment.
• Prepare and deliver lectures, demonstrate, and teach subject matter in a culinary setting.
• Be available to students via email, phone, and/or in person.
• Submit required reports in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate grades and attendance records.
• Receive pedagogical and technological training and other professional development that advances and promotes student learning.

• Minimum of an associate degree in culinary arts or a closely related field.
• Must meet credential guidelines for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC).

• 3 years of work and/or teaching experience in Culinary Arts.

• Adhere to all applicable Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges (LCTC) policies.
• Instruct students in the completion of relevant projects.
• Proficiency in the use of standard office equipment and computers, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint; technology must be used effectively and appropriately in the curriculum.
• Create a positive learning environment using innovative, effective, and diverse teaching methods to engage students in their own learning and enhance student success.
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues and students of various cultural and socio‑economic backgrounds.
• Ensure assessment tools accurately measure student achievement.
• Be a committed, motivated self‑starter who can initiate and complete work with little supervision and/or as part of a team on larger projects.
• Promote technical and community college education.
• Make independent decisions while demonstrating good judgment.
• Perform basic mathematical computations required for job tasks.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize job duties to meet deadlines.
• Maintain interpersonal professional relationships at all levels – students, peers, and executives.

• Serv Safe certification.

• Bachelor’s degree in culinary arts or a closely related field.
• Industry‑based certifications related to Culinary Arts in addition to Serv Safe.

• Post‑secondary teaching experience.
• Online teaching experience.
• Industry‑based certifications related to Culinary Arts in addition to Serv Safe.

• Experience with current culinary education trends and student engagement strategies.
• Proficiency in virtual classroom technology and online instructional design.

As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SOWELA offers an attractive benefits package, including retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision), a tax‑saver flexible benefits plan, 14 holidays per year, generous vacation and sick leave, and an Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort, and length of employment.

Passing a pre‑employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. SOWELA is an equal‑opportunity/equal‑access employer. SOWELA is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.