Executive Director and Dean of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Operations
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Work Schedule
Flexible
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off
Professional Development
Tuition Assistance
Flexible Schedule
Employee Discounts
Job Description
The hiring establishment is a community college renowned for its commitment to providing comprehensive educational opportunities and fostering strong connections with the local culinary and hospitality industries. This institution emphasizes a blend of academic rigor and practical experience, preparing students to excel in dynamic professional environments. The college supports diversity and inclusion, striving to cultivate a vibrant, multicultural atmosphere that encourages innovation and community engagement. With a broad spectrum of credit and non-credit programs, the college plays a pivotal role in workforce development and community enrichment within the culinary arts and hospitality sectors.
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Job Requirements
- Associate degree and certification as an Executive Chef (CEC) or Master Chef (CMC)
- Five years progressive experience in Culinary and Hospitality
- At least two years of academic administration experience
- Two years of full-time teaching experience/full-time faculty experience at a community college and/or lower division of a four-year college or university
- Demonstrated experience in teaching (part-time teaching equated), assessment of student learning, participatory governance, curriculum review, and curriculum development
- Ability to work additional hours, as needed, including occasional weekend and evening hours
Job Qualifications
- Associate degree and certification as an Executive Chef (CEC) or Master Chef (CMC)
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Culinary, Business, Hospitality, or related discipline preferred
- Five years progressive experience in Culinary and Hospitality
- At least two years of academic administration experience
- Two years of full-time teaching experience/full-time faculty experience at a community college and/or lower division of a four-year college or university
- Demonstrated experience in teaching (part-time teaching equated), assessment of student learning, participatory governance, curriculum review, and curriculum development
- Preferred combined total of six or more years of full-time teaching/full-time faculty experience and academic administration, preferably in a community college
- Administrative work may include department chair experience
Job Duties
- Collaborates with faculty and staff to develop, deliver, and monitor credit and non-credit instruction and services that are learner-centered
- Facilitates implementation of policies, procedures, and objectives at the College level under the direction of the Provost
- Provides leadership in the development and implementation of program development, curriculum development, curriculum review, and student outcomes assessment
- Provides leadership in the development and implementation of divisional plans
- Reviews and approves departmental budgets
- monitors expenditures
- Supervises faculty and staff
- conducts evaluations
- Mediates academic conflicts and resolves issues involving faculty, staff, and students
- meets with students to discuss academic problems/complaints and assists in devising equitable responses and solutions
- Engages in shared governance pursuant to labor agreements, College policy, and applicable laws
- Participates in the development and implementation of college-wide policies, procedures, and objectives
- coordinates work with other deans and the Office of the Provost
- Represents administrative views and needs on college-wide committees pertaining to a wide variety of academic issues
- Ensures that all programming offered within the College is relevant to and current with business, industry, and community needs and meets or exceeds the College’s internal academic and external accreditation standards
- Works with Economic and Workforce Development to develop a robust menu of non-credit and community education programming
- Expands the role of the College in professional education in culinary and hospitality workforce professional learning
- Supervises and manages the building of an events/banquet arm of the College and leads the staffing and business model necessary for success
- Collaborates with other College departments/offices in executive banquet and events
- Manages integration of commercial opportunities into academic pursuits
- manages commercial catering and conference facility, financial accountability for commercial operations, staffing and management of commercial staff, and execution of commercial events
- Engages in strategic partnerships with local and regional chefs, restaurants, banquet facilities, and a variety of other hospitality venues locally, regionally, and nationwide
- Builds the College’s network of industry partners in order to ensure that programs continuously adapt to meet the changing market and employment needs of the industry and brings partners into the life of the College and into regular interaction with College faculty, staff, and students
- Represents the College in appropriate community and professional organizations
- Supports College marketing by participating in College events, provides guidance on program positioning, and leverages relationships with external partners to enhance recruitment efforts
- Performs other related duties as assigned
- Ability to work additional hours, as needed, including occasional weekend and evening hours
Job Qualifications
Experience
Expert Level (7+ years)
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