"Environmental Health Safety Workforce Training Instructor - Part Time, Grant Funded"

SUNY Orange FoodTEC is seeking an Environmental Health Safety Workforce Training Instructor with knowledge in Environmental Health and Food Safety. This Instructor will provide workforce training to FoodTEC Workforce Development Program participants. The training instructor will follow the outlined curriculum and learning outcomes covering all industry-specific training and be responsible for taking attendance, assessing, and recording student work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Review the curriculum provided and teach classes as outlined and scheduled, consistent with Orange County FoodTEC's philosophy, policies, and guidelines and those of the grant funders.
• Utilize the established curriculum, syllabus and textbook(s) for the course being taught.
• Work individually and in conjunction with the Executive Director, Coordinator of FoodTEC and Kitchen Assistant, to coach and advise trainees who may need extra help, have questions about course information, want career guidance, or need assistance in their studies.
• Provide weekly curriculum and student evaluation feedback to the Executive Director and Coordinator of FoodTEC.
• File course grades, records, and documents consistently, promptly and within the specified timeframe.
• Maintain a record of trainee attendance, progress, and grade distributions and share it with the Coordinator of FoodTEC and the Success Coach.
• Supervise trainees in the classroom, kitchen, and field activities.
• Enforce sanitation principles (appropriate to teaching assignment), attendance policies, Institute's Professionalism, Uniform, and Hygiene Policy, and other academic policies.

Job Requirements:

Education/Experience Required: Five years of experience in a restaurant or equivalent food service position.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills Abilities and Worker Characteristics:

• Academic degrees or professional credentials in a related discipline.
• Experience teaching or training in a multicultural youth or adult setting.
• Knowledge and experience in program planning for adult learners, workforce development, and/or the Food, Beverage, and Hospitality industry.
• Knowledge of Food Safety, HACCP systems, GMP & SQF Food Safety Standards.
• Relevant work experience in one or more of the following areas: Food Safety and Quality Assurance in food processing/manufacturing plants, chain restaurant operations.
• Relevant experience teaching and expert knowledge of and practical experience in HACCP, GMP/SQF, ISO-9000, GHS,FDA Nutrition Labeling Act, USDA Grant of Inspection compliance.
• Strong communication skills including public speaking, and producing high quality written reports.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify the appropriate processes for addressing particular issues, arrive at supportable recommendations, build consensus, and ensure successful implementation.
• Knowledge or willingness to learn procedures, operations, organizational structures, and principles of higher education institutions.
• A commitment to the principles of equity and inclusion and understanding of and sensitivity to diversity issues related to effective communication and interaction with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds, age ranges, social backgrounds, and experience levels.

Additional Information:

Deadline for Applying: January 5, 2026

Position begins: January 2026

Salary: $35.00/hour, 6 to 10 hours per week

To apply, visit http://occc.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=195472