Culinary Lab Assistant
Company: Joliet Junior College
Location: Joliet
Posted on: May 2, 2024
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Job Description:
Position Title:Culinary Lab AssistantJob Description:POSITION
TITLE:LAB ASSISTANT
STATUS:Part time
DEPARTMENT:Culinary Arts/City Center Campus
DIVISION: Academic Affairs
CLASSIFICATION:Non-exempt
UNION:Non-union
REPORTS TO:Department Chair
PLACEMENT: Support staff, grade 2
MINIMUM PAY RATE: $14.00 per hour
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity,
gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an
AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates
who would enhance the diversity of its staff.POSITION
SUMMARYResponsible for assisting instructional faculty and
students, aiding in recruitment efforts and providing support in
the operation and monitoring of lab processes, equipment and
activities in the Culinary Arts Management Program.ESSENTIAL JOB
DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES1. Meet with instructor to discuss
any special needs for that day's lab class.2. Assist students with
menu production and supervision of product quality.3. Monitor
students to ensure they are following proper recipes, cooking
procedures, baking practices, and service skills where
appropriate.4. Continually monitor sanitation practices of
students.5. Inform chef instructor of any wrongdoing by students or
if students disappear from lab setting.6. Monitor all storage and
food production areas to ensure that students put products away and
store them properly. Inform chef instructor of a destruction and/or
waste of product by students.7. Assist students with proper knife
skills, terminology and techniques.8. Maintain a positive attitude
towards students to foster a learning environment.9. Assist with
Chef for a Day visiting students, recruitment efforts and high
school/career fair presentations.10. Fill in as a teacher assistant
when needed.11. Assist with instruction of daily cooking and food
production lessons.12. Assist with supervision of student workers
as necessary.13. Perform final inspection of individual student
work area and dismiss students at the end of each class once all
food production and classroom food spaces have been cleaned and
sanitized.14. Ensure operation is in good condition for health
department inspections of student food production areas.15. Work
with the instructor to inventory all products and prepare orders
for all food and non-food supplies needed for each class.16.
Develop and maintain production sheets for each
instructor/class.17. Perform other duties as assigned.MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS1.One (1) year of culinary arts lab work completed
with a grade of "B" or better.2.Ability to communicate effectively
with students/faculty and foodservice staff.3.Self motivated,
patience, common sense, problem solving ability and a willingness
to accept responsibility.4.Recommendation from chef/lab instructor
for position of lab assistant.5.Must be able to work flexible hours
during scheduled lab times.6. Ability to establish and maintain
cooperative and effective working relationships with other members
of the college and community, displaying cultural competence as
well as emotional intelligence.7. Demonstrated commitment to the
college's core values of respect and inclusion, sustainability,
integrity, collaboration, humor and well-being, innovation and
quality.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS1.English and Spanish verbal and
written communication proficiency.2.Demonstrated multicultural
competence.Full Time/Part Time:Part timeUnion (If
Applicable):Scheduled Hours:10
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