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About the Role

Seeking a CTE Culinary Arts Teacher & Work-Based Learning Coordinator passionate about preparing high school students for careers and postsecondary opportunities through hands-on culinary education and authentic workplace experiences. This role leads the Culinary Arts CTE program, delivers engaging instruction, and builds employer partnerships to coordinate internships and develop employability skills for student transitions.

Responsibilities

Plan, teach, and assess Culinary Arts courses, including culinary fundamentals, baking, pastry arts, food preparation, and kitchen-based laboratory experiences.
Develop and implement engaging lesson plans, course syllabi, instructional goals, and assessments aligned with the school's CTE program requirements.
Provide students with authentic, hands-on learning experiences that develop culinary techniques, creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, and professional workplace habits.
Differentiate instruction and laboratory experiences to ensure students with varying learning needs and skill levels can participate successfully.
Integrate academic skills, career readiness, employability skills, and industry expectations throughout the Culinary Arts curriculum.
Use student performance data, practical assessments, observations, and feedback to monitor progress and adjust instruction.
Maintain current knowledge of culinary industry trends, instructional practices, and CTE requirements through ongoing professional learning.
Establish and maintain rigorous standards for food safety, sanitation, kitchen operations, and student safety.
Teach and consistently reinforce proper food handling, sanitation, equipment use, and workplace safety practices.
Maintain culinary equipment, kitchen tools, instructional materials, and program inventory.
Monitor supply levels and prepare timely purchase requests for food, equipment, and instructional materials.
Ensure the culinary learning environment is organized, properly maintained, and ready for instruction.
Maintain required program documentation and support ongoing compliance with applicable CTE program requirements.
Support schoolwide events and activities involving Culinary Arts programming.
Support extracurricular Culinary Arts programming, including after-school activities, as assigned.
Develop and coordinate meaningful work-based learning experiences that connect classroom instruction to real-world career opportunities.
Build and expand partnerships with restaurants, hospitality organizations, employers, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and community partners.
Identify and develop internship, job-shadowing, career exploration, and employment opportunities for students.
Prepare students for workplace experiences through job-readiness instruction, workshops, coaching, and individualized guidance.
Help students develop professional communication, workplace behavior, résumé development, interviewing, time management, teamwork, and other employability skills.
Coordinate student participation in work-based learning initiatives and employment programs, including SYEP, Work Learn Grow, and other applicable opportunities.
Conduct periodic visits to internship and employment sites to monitor student progress and strengthen employer partnerships.
Support students in reflecting on workplace experiences and connecting those experiences to their academic, career, and postsecondary goals.
Maintain accurate and timely work-based learning records, including student timesheets, payroll documentation, worksite agreements, NYS Career Plans, Employability Skills Profiles, and other required documentation.
Monitor student participation and progress in internships and employment placements and address concerns in collaboration with students, families, employers, and school staff.
Maintain strong communication with worksite supervisors and external partners to ensure high-quality student experiences.
Support and participate in the Culinary Arts Advisory Board and other CTE-related partnership structures.
Collaborate with the Director of College & Career Readiness & CTE and school leadership to strengthen the alignment between Culinary Arts instruction, work-based learning, and postsecondary pathways.
Engage actively in feedback, coaching, and professional learning.
Collaborate with colleagues to improve instructional practice, career readiness programming, and student outcomes.
Partner with special education staff and student support teams to ensure students receive appropriate accommodations and supports.
Contribute to a culture of reflection, curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Help create classrooms and a school community rooted in belonging, safety, high expectations, and professional excellence.

Requirements

New York State CTE certification in Culinary Arts (Grades 7–12) or active pathway toward the required certification
New York State Work-Based Learning Coordinator extension/certification or active pathway toward obtaining the required credential
Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts, Hospitality Management, Education, or a related field
Demonstrated professional experience in Culinary Arts, food service, hospitality, or a related industry
Current ServSafe certification and/or applicable New York City Food Protection certification
Strong knowledge of food safety, sanitation, commercial kitchen practices, and culinary equipment
Commitment to maintaining a safe, inclusive, rigorous, and student-centered learning environment
3+ years of teaching, training, or professional culinary experience
Experience teaching Culinary Arts at the secondary level and hands-on experience in baking and pastry arts
Experience coordinating internships, work-based learning, youth employment, or career-readiness programming
Familiarity with the ProStart curriculum, Levels 1 and 2
Experience supporting students with IEPs and differentiating hands-on instruction for diverse learners
Experience developing partnerships with employers and community organizations

Skills

Culinary Arts instruction
Baking and pastry arts
Food preparation
Kitchen-based laboratory experiences
Lesson planning
Assessment development
Instructional goal setting
Hands-on learning
Creativity
Problem-solving
Teamwork
Professional workplace habits
Differentiated instruction
Academic skills integration
Career readiness
Employability skills
Industry expectations
Data analysis
Food safety
Sanitation
Kitchen operations
Student safety
Equipment use
Workplace safety
Inventory management
Purchase request preparation
Program documentation
CTE compliance
Work-based learning coordination
Partnership development
Internship coordination
Job-shadowing
Career exploration
Employment opportunity development
Job-readiness instruction
Workshop facilitation
Coaching
Individualized guidance
Professional communication
Workplace behavior
Résumé development
Interviewing skills
Time management
SYEP coordination
Work Learn Grow coordination
Site visits
Reflection facilitation
Record keeping
Compliance monitoring
Employer communication
External partner communication
Advisory board participation
Collaboration
Feedback delivery
Professional learning engagement
Special education partnership
Student support team collaboration
Belonging creation
Safety establishment
High expectation setting
Professional excellence cultivation

Location

New York City

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

3+ years of teaching, training, or professional culinary experience
Experience teaching Culinary Arts at the secondary level
Hands-on experience in baking and pastry arts
Experience coordinating internships, work-based learning, youth employment, or career-readiness programming
Experience supporting students with IEPs
Experience differentiating hands-on instruction for diverse learners
Experience developing partnerships with employers and community organizations

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts, Baking and Pastry Arts, Hospitality Management, Education, or a related field
New York State CTE certification in Culinary Arts (Grades 7–12) or active pathway toward the required certification
New York State Work-Based Learning Coordinator extension/certification or active pathway toward obtaining the required credential

Salary/Compensations

$68,902 – $95,000

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
401(k) with up to 5% employer match
Life insurance
Professional development and coaching
A collaborative team deeply committed to growth and support

About the Company

Innovation Charter High School is a mission-driven public charter high school in New York City serving students with ambition, care, and urgency.
The school believes schools can be places where young people are deeply known, challenged, and prepared to shape their futures, and where educators do some of the most meaningful work of their careers.
The staff is fiercely committed to improving student outcomes and continuously strengthening the school.
The school is actively working to create new ways of supporting students and new ways of working together as colleagues, requiring humility, experimentation, resilience, and heart.
The staff cares deeply, challenges one another, learns in public, and keeps improving.