Conservatory Teacher- Culinary & Hospitality at Orange County School of the Arts

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MISSION STATEMENT We provide an unparalleled arts and academic education in a creative, challenging, and nurturing environment to a diverse student body passionate about the arts, preparing them to reach their highest potential. CORE VALUES • Student growth and education comes first. • Commitment to excellence, innovation, professionalism, and integrity. • Commitment to fostering a nurturing environment of creativity, respect, and collaboration. • Commitment to life-long artistic and scholarly development.

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Job Summary

The Orange County School of the Arts Culinary & Hospitality Conservatory is looking for culinary or hospitality school graduates, experienced Chefs, and Hospitality Managers for a part-time teaching position within our conservatory. Both lecture and lab courses are supported with some teaching materials, and the expectation is that faculty couple their real-world experience with provided materials into this high school setting. Faculty relate their industry experience to the subject they are teaching. Classroom/kitchen management is key when executing high-quality outcomes. All classes reinforce the knowledge and skills learned in preceding courses and help students build confidence in a specific subject, i.e., Hotel Management, Food Science, Nutrition, Recreation, and Tourism. Kitchen labs consist of basic cookery techniques that lead to a more advanced approach. The development of knife skills is accented. The kitchen lab classes explore the use of indigenous ingredients in preparing traditional and contemporary specialties for specific countries/regions and the influence that bordering countries have on a specific cuisine. The concepts of mise en place, timelines, plate presentation, and teamwork in a production setting are continued and accentuated. Timing and organization skills are emphasized.

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