The Arboretum has its roots in apple research and is part of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. This position serves as a lead content expert in Minnesota food and culinary adult education programming at the Arboretum. The work includes developing and teaching a core set of cooking programs, networking and planning with outside culinary instructors and chefs who teach at the Arboretum, managing kitchen spaces and acting as adult education lead as scheduled. This is a flexible position, including work that can be done remotely and time onsite coordinating and teaching workshops.

JOB DESCRIPTION

70% Develop culinary classes to be taught at the Arboretum
Communicate with current and potential external instructors to develop a diverse offering of culinary programming, including agreeing on costs, scheduling, and gathering information on workshop content.
Develop and teach a core of uniquely Arboretum culinary classes.
Actively seek ways to collaborate with University of Minnesota Food, Health and Nutrition Extension Educators.
Working with outside instructors, submit six months of workshop descriptions, images, and schedule details each May and December.
Communicate regularly with the Adult Education Manager to discuss plans and trajectory of culinary programming.
Prepare for each workshop, and follow up with instructors, volunteers, and students as needed.

15% Act as Adult Education Lead as scheduled
When a program submission cycle is complete, work with the Adult Education Manager and other adult education content specialists to collectively cover all needed Saturdays in the program season. This will average about one Saturday a month per staff person.
When scheduled as Adult Education Lead, communicate in advance with all instructors presenting on that date. Arrive earlier than the instructors and volunteers to greet them, ensure they have everything they need. Contact the facilities team for any setup or AV needs. If possible, choose a class to audit. Stay until all classes for the day are concluded, assisting as needed.

15% Manage teaching kitchen spaces and equipment
Work with cooking volunteers and orient new staff and volunteers to ensure proper protocols are followed for clean spaces and safe food
Maintain inventory of tools and small appliances, and notify the Adult Education Manager when replacements are needed