Part-time Culinary Instructional Coordinator Fall semester '25 - 79132

OVERVIEW OF COLLEGE

Founded in 1986, St. Charles Community College (SCC) has a reputation as one of the best two-year colleges in the state of Missouri. SCC's service area includes a six-county region with a population exceeding 540,000. SCC's main campus, located in Cottleville, has won architectural awards for its innovative, contemporary design. The college's Dardenne Creek Campus features the Center for Healthy Living and the Field to Table Institute. Opening Fall 2025, the Innovation West Campus located in Wentzville features the Regional Workforce Innovation Center. With a focus on innovation, St. Charles Community College is a leader in delivering high quality education in a state-of-the-art learning environment. The success of SCC is rooted in the mission of serving the community by "focusing on academic excellence, student success, workforce advancement, and life-long learning within a global society."

POSITION SUMMARY

Provides leadership and coordination for culinary academic programs  including developing, implementing, and evaluating educational curriculum and instructional methods to enhance the quality of teaching and learning within the college, focusing on student success. Works closely with the Program Coordinator, School Coordinator, Academic Dean and other senior staff to ensure quality academic programs and services supporting college expectations, core values and mission.  This position is a fixed term for the Fall 2025 semester.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides leadership and coordination for academic programs within the Culinary program. Duties include developing, implementing, and evaluating educational curriculum and instructional methods to enhance the quality of teaching and learning, focusing on student success.
• Works closely with the Program Coordinator, School Coordinator, Academic Dean and other senior staff to ensure quality academic programs and services supporting college expectations, core values and mission.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, faculty, and administrators to design and develop comprehensive and sound curriculum aligning with educational and accreditation standards, goals, and objectives.
• Identify and recommend effective instructional strategies and teaching methodologies that facilitate student learning and promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Promote the integration of educational technology into the curriculum to enhance teaching and learning. Create a positive and supportive learning environment and ensures consistency and logic in the curriculum and instructional practices.
• Works in partnership with college departments in facilitating recruitment and non-credit offerings.
• Develop and implement assessment methods to evaluate students' progress and teaching effectiveness. Collect and analyze data related to student performance and success. Evaluate assessment data to identify areas of improvement and adjust instructional strategies.
• Research and recommend appropriate learning materials, textbooks, learning materials, and educational resources aligning curriculum and supporting learning objectives.
• The instructional coordinator may be required to teach.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

Reports to program coordinator; but may vary upon organizational need.

#ZR