Catering and Hospitality Lecturer

SALARY: £28k – £30 plus pension and performance-related pay

JOB TYPE: Permanent

HOURS: Full Time

LOCATION: Hitchin centre and working across Group sites

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• A wide experience at different levels in the Hospitality & Catering Industry and can demonstrate suitable and relevant industry experience in Front of House roles, Back of House roles or both
• Ability to plan and deliver outstanding catering and hospitality training programmes and workshops.
• Teacher or coach with demonstrable experience of supporting outstanding teaching and learning and relevant industry experience.
• A passion for catering and hospitality training and skills.
• Ability to inspire and engage students to achieve their full potential and a passion for teaching and learning.
• Organised with an ability to work towards challenging targets and manage time effectively including budgets and sales targets
• Highly effective communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• The necessary skills to observe learners, providing support and guidance to enable them to gain the required qualifications.
• The experience to know when and how to make interventions to ensure that learner progress is successful and sustainable.
• High ethical and professional standards with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external clients.
• An ability to identify and lead with commercial opportunities that increase income.
• Relevant occupational competence through qualifications and job experience are essential.
• Recommended GCSE A*-C or equivalent in maths and English.
• A degree or equivalent industry-based qualification at Level 3 or above
• Assessment verification qualifications desirable but essential to have a willingness to work towards
• A sound knowledge of a range of IT applications including online portfolio systems.
• Hold, or be working towards a relevant teaching qualification such as the Award in Education and Training (AET) or Diploma in Education and Training (DET)

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collective responsibility of elements of Food Safety Management and safe working practices
• Be actively involved in and support the recruitment, sign-up, induction, and initial assessment of learners.
• Promote and hold high expectations of all students and what they can achieve.
• Contribute to the development and formative assessment of learners to ensure that learning meets individual needs.
• Maintain a safe learning environment, supporting learners in understanding how to keep themselves, and others, safe and notifying management of any risks.
• Promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, the mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
• Deliver outstanding teaching, learning and assessment through creative methods.
• Develop a positive working relationship with students, particularly in respect of their conduct and behaviour
• Deliver enrichment and enhancement activities, including accompanying students on external visits and residential trips.
• Undertake effective progress reviews and set SMART targets with learners to monitor progress and support development and achievement.
• Provide students with academic and pastoral support to help them achieve their goals.
• Mark and assess students’ work, providing feedback that supports students to improve.
• Support progress and achievement of all students on your course
• Champion our Maths and English strategy and embed the development of these in your teaching.
• Support learners to undertake practical assessments, providing the relevant paperwork and record keeping complying with awarding body and end-point assessment requirements.
• Where required, quality assure learners’ work as part of the organisation’s internal verification and awarding body regulations.
• Ensure full compliance with quality processes, support learner progress, and meet Awarding Body, SFA and Ofsted requirements.
• Liaise with learner support functions, external agencies and parents/carers to ensure that learners make good or better progress.
• Undertake, and support programme colleagues with the administration of delivery.
• Use and analyse programme data to support effective course management.
• Deliver IAG to support students’ decision making and high rates of progression.
• Comply with agreed learner retention, attendance and success measure processes.
• Participate in, and drive your own, development activity including achievement of the Award in Education and Training (AET) and/or Diploma in Education and Training (DET) and assessors’ qualification