Position, Department: Assistant Lab Technician, Hospitality, Academic Affairs
Type of Position: Part-time Regular, Non-Exempt
Work Schedule, Hours per week: Varies depending on department needs, 25 hours per week
Pay Range: $16.31-$20.77 and determined based on relevant years of work experience.
Benefits Category: Part-time Benefits
Position Summary: Coordinate, organize, and maintain hospitality management classrooms and kitchen laboratories at Johnson County Community College (JCCC).
Required Qualifications:
- Mid-level support role.
- Completes assignments with little supervision.
- May assist less-experienced team members.
- Typically requires 1+ years of related experience.
To be considered for this position we will require an application, resume, and cover letter.
*Unofficial transcripts are required for all Adjunct faculty and Faculty positions.
Position Details: Job duties include but are not limited to:
- Monitor inventory levels for kitchen supplies to ensure necessary stock is maintained for instructional purposes. Perform periodic review of inventory stock, recording quantity, type, and value of materials on hand. Investigate and correct inventory discrepancies.
- Receive and organize kitchen equipment, materials, and supplies on a regular basis within the storeroom. Ensure ovens, mixers, blenders, stoves, grills, exhaust hoods, fryers, and other kitchen equipment and appliances function properly.
- Prepare and set up kitchen laboratories and classrooms on a daily basis, ensuring faculty and students have the materials, equipment, utensils, ingredients, and supplies needed to conduct class.
- Perform quality control tasks to ensure the kitchen laboratories are in good working order. Inspect and maintain kitchen equipment and tools. Sharpen knives and conduct repairs and preventative maintenance on kitchen equipment.
- Clean, sanitize, and maintain kitchen areas to create a functional and organized environment conducive to culinary learning. Wash all kitchen tools and ensure all cutlery and crockery are stored in the correct location.
- Properly dispose of contaminated or spoiled materials in compliance with waste disposal and food safety standards.
- Organize and assist during program-specific campus-wide events, including: • Planning of event details • Securing resources • Creating/disseminating resources for the event • Assisting with setup • Problem-solving on the day of the event • Post-event wrap-up
- Provide support to Hospitality Management faculty for educational activities and demonstrations. Troubleshoot any issues or concerns that arise.
- Identify, escalate, and report any health and safety hazards or concerns and ensure safety guidelines are communicated and followed.
- Maintain records and documentation of health and safety protocols and inspections.
*Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management, formally or informally, either verbally or in writing. Scheduling, shift assignments and work location may be changed at any time, as required by business necessity.
About JCCC: Established in 1969, Johnson County Community College is dedicated to transforming lives and strengthening communities through learning. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, JCCC has enjoyed a national reputation for educational excellence and student success for more than 50 years. That's five decades dedicated to smaller class sizes, more resources and a thriving campus culture – not to mention our competitive tuition rates and extracurricular experiences that transcend the norm.
Equal Employment Opportunity: JCCC provides equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals. JCCC does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, religion, marital status, parental status, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or other factors that cannot be lawfully considered in its programs and activities, which includes employment and admissions, in accordance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act, the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, the Kansas Acts Against Discrimination and all other applicable civil rights and nondiscrimination laws.
Inquiries concerning JCCC's compliance with its nondiscrimination policies (including Title IX, Title VI and Section 504 inquiries) may be referred to a Title IX Coordinator (TitleIX@jccc.edu), or Director of Human Resources, or the Dean of Students and Learner Engagement at Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS 66210, 913-469-8500; or to Office for Civil Rights, Kansas City Office, U.S. Department of Education, One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Suite 320, Kansas City, MO 64106, Telephone: 816-268-0550,Facsimile: 816-268-0559, Email to: OCR.KansasCity@ed.gov.
Disclosure: If you need any assistance throughout the search process, please reach out to the HR Generalist for this position. In accordance with the college policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations. Individual hiring departments at JCCC may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process. Many departments require those selected for hire to submit a certified transcript for all degrees obtained. For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply prior to the review date listed in posting.
If you are an applicant requesting assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 913-469-3877, or email HR@jccc.edu.
