PT Faculty POOL - Culinary Arts (Baking & Pastry)

University of California; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Long Beach City College is seeking part-time faculty to assist diverse adult students in achieving educational goals. This position allows flexibility in hours and locations, and does not accrue tenure rights. Responsibilities involve creating a dynamic learning environment and engaging with students from various backgrounds.

Minimum qualifications include any Bachelor’s degree with two years of relevant experience or any Associate degree with six years. Candidates should have a commitment to integrating technology in learning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with two years of relevant experience or an Associate's degree with six years of experience.
• Sensitivity and understanding for managing a diverse classroom environment.
• Experience integrative new technologies for teaching.

Responsibilities

• Create a dynamic learning environment fostering instructor-student interaction.
• Engage and facilitate authentic learning for diverse student backgrounds.
• Adapt teaching methods based on individual class needs.

Skills

Dynamic learning environment creation

Engaging diverse students

Effective communication

Integrating new technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Associate degree with six years experience

Baking and pastry diploma

Tools

Outlook

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Job description

Long Beach City College is committed to providing equitable student learning and achievement, academic excellence, and workforce development by delivering high‑quality educational programs and support services to our diverse communities.

About the Position

The teaching assignment may be at the Liberal Arts campus, the Trade, Tech and Community Learning campus, or other college teaching locations. It may be day, evening, weekend, online or off campus and is subject to change as needed. Part‑time faculty positions do not accrue tenure rights and offer flexible hours, providing an opportunity to assist a diverse group of adult students in achieving their educational goals within a community‑college environment that values transfer, general education, and vocational programs.

Service

• Commitment to serving the needs of the student, department, college, and community.
• Collaboration across disciplines and utilization of student support resources.
• May participate in department, division, college committees and participatory governance activities.
• May participate in curriculum and program development.
• Work collegially and collaboratively within the college community.
• Participate in ongoing professional development.

Teaching

• Ability to create a dynamic learning environment that values instructor‑student interaction.
• Ability to effectively engage with and facilitate authentic learning for students of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
• Ability to adapt teaching pedagogy to the knowledge and needs of each individual and class.
• Ability to self‑reflect and respond to evidence‑based assessment of student learning.
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to integrating new technologies into the learning process, including interactive technologies for on‑campus and online courses.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Minimum Qualifications

• Any Bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience in the discipline; OR
• Any Associate degree and at least six years of experience in the discipline; OR
• Evidence of sensitivity, understanding, and ability to manage the classroom environment and effectively provide instruction to community‑college students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.

Desirable Qualifications

• Baking and pastry diploma and/or formal baking and pastry education.
• Minimum five (5) years of baking and pastry experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

Required Application Materials

• Long Beach Community College District application.
• Current resume.
• All graduate and undergraduate transcripts, showing school name, all college coursework, degree title and conferral date. Transcripts can be official or unofficial and must be submitted as an attachment.
• Transcripts from countries outside the United States must be evaluated by an agency that is a member of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Service (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).
• Applicants who do not meet the statewide minimum qualifications for this discipline verbatim are required to submit a supplemental equivalency application.

Disability Accommodations

Individuals who require reasonable accommodations in the application or examination process should notify the Human Resources Office at least two days prior to the closing date by calling (562) 938‑4372.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Long Beach Community College District is committed to principles of equal employment opportunity and equity‑minded hiring practices. All qualified applicants shall have full and equal access to employment opportunities and will not be subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, language, accent, citizenship status, race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, marital status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, or genetic information.

Land Acknowledgement

Long Beach City College acknowledges its presence on the traditional ancestral land of the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples.