Adjunct- Culinary Arts Baking Instructor
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Job Type: Part-Time
Job Number: 2026-00102
Closing: 12/18/2026 8:00 AM Eastern
Location: Great Lakes Campus - 715 E Front Street, Traverse City
Division: Educational Services
Summary & Qualifications:
Summary
Responsible for instructing and assisting in courses offered by the Great Lakes Culinary Institute; quality assurance for Great Lakes Culinary Institute labs, providing for the health, safety, and security of NMC students involved in the culinary program; maintaining the confidentiality of the student information as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; serving as a public representative of both the College and the Great Lakes Culinary Institute. Evaluating students' performance in various Great Lakes Culinary Institute courses; quality assurance for food planned, prepared, and served by the Great Lakes Culinary Institute. Responsible for academic advising Responsible for obtaining ongoing continuing education in both technical skills and educational methodology.
Qualifications
Required:
- Associate's degree in Culinary or Pastry Arts
- 2-5 years of pastry and baking experience, with supervisory and fiscal responsibilities
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Current ServSafe Certificate - Food Manager level
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American Culinary Federation certification or certifiable
Preferred:
- Bachelor's Degree
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3 years relevant secondary or higher education teaching experience
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Computer skills - working knowledge of Google Docs and Sheets
Essential Responsibilities
(Visit our https://www.nmc.edu/departments/human-resources/handbooks.html to see the NMC Adjunct Resource Guide for further details.)
Specifically, adjunct faculty have these responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.
Teaching Responsibilities
When teaching any courses including but not limited to online, accelerated, livestream, hybrid and face-to-face formats, the adjunct instructor will meet the responsibilities of adjunct faculty in the areas of Curriculum, Teaching Effectiveness, and Professional Qualities and Abilities. Adjunct faculty are encouraged to participate in Professional Development and in areas that Support of College and Community Initiatives.
Teaching Effectiveness
- Compiles, administers, and grades examinations and other learning activities
- Uses current and emerging technologies in distance learning and in the classroom; conducts classroom research with classroom assessment techniques
- Listens to students and coaches them to actively participate in the learning process
- Uses a variety of assessments to promotes student demonstration of learning through exams, discussions, debates, presentations, simulations, and/or debriefings
- Provides a course syllabus to the students that includes the College Syllabus information outlined in Moodle
- Maintains and regularly updates Moodle gradebook and/or other electronic grading systems
Faculty Professional Development
- Continually engages in learning and scholarship in the area of specialization as time allows
Support of College, Community Initiatives
- Meets requirements for the adjunct review process
- Is fully committed to the mission and values of Northwestern Michigan College
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
- Responsible for planning, preparing and presenting food in bakery labs.
- Responsible for maintaining general Health Department requirements for the kitchen and all equipment.
- Maintain security of the kitchen, offices and all equipment in them.
- Serve as a role model for students considering a career in some aspect of the hospitality industry.
- Evaluate students' performance in various food labs.
Adjunct Faculty General Responsibilities
- Attend and comply with all HR required Faculty member training
- Report grades by college deadlines
- Keep accurate student academic records
- Meet classes during the time scheduled and for the appropriate length of time
- Make reasonable accommodations as approved by Disability Support Services to meet students' needs in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities (ADA)
- Follow College policy on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Respond to requests including, but not limited to Academic Chairs, Department Heads, committee chairs, and the Records Office in a timely and thorough manner
- Meet requirements of the Adjunct Performance Review Processs in a timely manner and with the intention of maintaining teaching effectiveness, professional development, and support of College/ community initiatives
- Assess student learning outcomes and make improvements based on the assessment results
- Develop and distribute course syllabi for each course taught to each student that follows the approved course syllabus criteria template
- Develop and maintain course outlines which are reviewed and approved annually by the faculty supervisor or her/his designee.
- Timely completion of all Teaching Observations (see earlier explanations of requirements). A-1st year only)
- Provide class time for the college's student feedback forms via Evaluation Kit or similar software forms if necessary to meet the colllege's student response rate standard
Adjunct Faculty are encouraged to:
- Attend Commencement
- Attend Opening Conferences and other NMC employee meetings
- Attend the three NMC Professional Development Days per academic year
- Participate in activities designed to promote attainment of the College vision and its mission
Non-Teaching Responsibilities
- Complete college reporting requirements that are due after the conclusion of the instructional period
- Develop curriculum for their courses in preparation for the coming academic year
- Make a reasonable effort to participate in college and committee meetings
- Monitor and respond to college communications in a timely manner
Additional Information
This position is hired through a third-party staffing agency EduStaff. If selected, you will be required to complete the requirements of both NMC and EduStaff.
To apply, please visit https://apptrkr.com/9825889
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