Savannah Technical College seeks a full-time Baking and Pastry Arts Instructor.  

This individual is responsible for:

• Preparing lesson plans for classroom instruction, developing program syllabi, goals and objectives.
• Evaluating students' progress in attaining goals and objectives.
• Maintaining program certification requirements as appropriate.
• Preparing and maintaining all required documentation and administrative reports.
• Maintaining knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by attending staff development training, workshops, seminars and conferences.
• Ensures safety and security requirements are met in the training area.
• Meets with students, staff members, and other educators to discuss students' instructional programs and other issues impacting the progress of students.
• Manage and submit purchase requests and maintain supplies.
• Work diligently to maximize student placements in this field or related fields.
• May be responsible for organizing and managing culinary events of up to 500 people for the College and the general public.

Duties include a flexible schedule of lecture, student advisement and registration.  Must be willing to work split teaching shifts that might require split teaching days between campus locations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be ServSafe Manager certified.
• Possess an Associate's Degree in Culinary Arts or related field from a nationally/regionally accredited college/university or 5+ years of documented/verifiable culinary work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of documented/verifiable work experience within the past seven (7) years in the culinary or baking and pastry field, with at least one year in a management position.
• American Culinary Federation (ACF) certification at CWPC (Certified Working Pastry Chef) or CCE (Certified Culinary Educator)
• Teaching/training experience.
• Experience in demonstrating hands-on culinary arts cooking techniques in accordance with American Culinary Federation standards.
• Commitment to exhibit excellence and professionalism in the classroom and in the community.

Physical Demands:

Teaching responsibilities are typically performed in a classroom/lab environment with the employee intermittently sitting, standing, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling for three (3) - four (4) continuous hours at a time.  The employee frequently lifts/carries objects that weigh 10lbs. or less.  The ability to speak clearly is required.  The ability to hear or understand at a normal conversational level is required.  Full range of hand and finger motion is required for data entry purposes.

Salary/Benefits:

Salary is commensurate with education and work experience. Benefits include paid state holidays, annual and sick leave, and the State of Georgia Flexible Benefits package.

Application Deadline:

Position considered open until filled.  APPLY ONLINE ONLY - Candidates must pass a criminal background check.  Applicants must submit an electronic application through Team Georgia Careers, and attach cover letter and resume (incomplete submissions will not be considered).  Please include your annual salary for each position held.

POSITION CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING AND ALLOCATION OF POSITION.

All male applicants between the ages of 18 and 26 years of age must present proof of Selective Service Registration.

Savannah Technical College is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, or citizenship status (except those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). Invitation to Self-Identify  For compliance activities, contact Jasmine Sanders, Title IX and Equity Coordinator, Room A110 or (912) 443-3388, jsanders@savannahtech.edu.  Send written correspondence to Savannah Technical College, Attn:  Jasmine Sanders, 5717 White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA 31405.

STC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.

Candidates may be required to submit a valid Driver’s License, proof of insurability, and/or a driver’s history report for positions involving state travel.

Note: No phone inquiries please. Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to personally contact each applicant. If we are interested in scheduling an interview, a representative from our college will contact you.