Culinary Instructor: Hands-On Training & Re-Entry Prep

Ivy Tech Community College; Vernon (CT); On-site; USD 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Wellness program

Retirement contribution

Paid time off

Job summary

Ivy Tech Community College is seeking a Culinary Instructor for the Rockville Correctional Facility to deliver hands-on, standards-based training to incarcerated adults. You will manage documentation, collaborate with Ivy Tech and IDOC, and support credential attainment and re-entry success.

The role is full-time and year-round at the Rockville site, with a focus on employability skills, industry partnerships, and program outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or specialized training/experience in trade area.
• Valid Indiana teaching license or Workplace Specialist license, or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, standards-aligned instruction.
• Teach hands-on lab skills supporting industry certification and workplace readiness.
• Begin and end class on time per DOC, facility, and Ivy Tech schedules.
• Use instructional strategies that build technical and employability skills.
• Present material clearly and accurately.
• Encourage active participation and collaborative work.
• Differentiate instruction for diverse readiness levels.
• Support students requiring documented accommodations.
• Use of different modalities to increase learning opportunities.
• Integrate employability and soft skills into instruction.
• Collaborate with HIRE and HIRE Academy coordinators.
• Engage trade professionals and employers for presentations and demonstrations.
• Monitor and document student progress toward learning outcomes.
• Assess skills using performance, project-based, and written assessments.
• Provide timely and unbiased feedback.
• Administer TABE and other exams as needed.
• Track completions, credentials, and exit status.
• Review student progress at least monthly.
• Maintain records as required by Ivy Tech, IDOC, and facility.
• Submit weekly attendance and student progress updates.
• Complete CQI CTE report each month.
• Maintain student files per compliance guidelines.
• Submit enrollment/removal forms to central office.
• Develop monthly lesson plans.
• Track capacity, start/end dates, and projected program outcomes.
• Maintain safe classroom and lab spaces.
• Complete and maintain tool, chemical, and equipment inventories.
• Ensure secure storage and compliance with IDOC security.
• Identify supply/equipment needs and submit purchase requests.
• Maintain equipment in working order; report issues promptly.
• Collaborate with site and program leadership.
• Participate in meetings and professional development.
• Coordinate testing and certification scheduling.
• Communicate student status changes, removals, and completions.
• Support program marketing and student recruitment.
• Communicate with HIRE Coordinators on dates for Academies needed.
• Create a positive learning environment.
• Encourage professionalism, safety, and work ethic.
• Advise students on academic and workplace readiness.
• Build professional rapport with students.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or specialized training/experience in trade area

Job description

Ivy Tech Community College is seeking a Culinary Instructor for the Rockville Correctional Facility to deliver hands-on, standards-based training to incarcerated adults. You will manage documentation, collaborate with Ivy Tech and IDOC, and support credential attainment and re-entry success.

The role is full-time and year-round at the Rockville site, with a focus on employability skills, industry partnerships, and program outcomes.