Catering Tutor/Instructor

FIND are delighted to be recruiting a Catering Tutor/Instructor on behalf of a Norwich based alternative vocational education provider. 
 
Established in 1965, our client provide young people with opportunities in Construction, Mechanics, Catering & Hospitality, Health & Social Care and Hair & Beauty. They take pride in offering a diverse range of training courses for students at both pre-16 and post-16. 
 
This is an ideal opportunity for both experienced catering tutors or individuals with recent catering experience looking to move into the Education and Training sector.  
 
The role will involve tutoring young people aged 11-18 (or up to 25 with an EHCP), enabling them to progress in their vocational training towards career goals. 
 
Key purpose

• To deliver high quality teaching and learning in catering and hospitality
• To ensure the health, safety, safeguarding and wellbeing of learners, staff and visitors to the centre in accordance with our operating policies
• To support all students in achieving their potential by taking a pro-active, enthusiastic and flexible approach

Core responsibilities

• To develop resources, teaching materials, schemes of work and lesson plans for all lessons against the City and Guilds 7107 Level 1 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry learning standards
•   To deliver and assess school and post 16 students to the City and Guilds learning outcomes.
• Monitoring and maintaining group registers, tracking progress and providing feedback to both students, centre staff and student’s schools where attendance or engagement concerns arise which may impact achievement.
• To support the individual learning styles and needs of each student to promote a positive learning environment and aid their achievement.
• To positively engage with all students including those that display challenging behaviours, enabling students to be treated as individuals in a person-centred manner, utilising the Rewards and Behaviour Policy.
• Attend standardisation meetings and work in line with Internal Quality Assurance processes, and External Quality Assurance guidance.
• Promote and implement enrichment in line with the calendar of culture to promote British Values, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Safeguarding, personal development and life skills.
• Maintaining food supplies, cooking equipment and resources for the purposes of teaching and learning.
• Maintain standards required under the Health & Safety at Work Act and all relevant food safety regulations.
• Contribute to and participate in the whole organisations’ performance, leading by example and working as part of a team

Personal Specification

• Level 1 qualification or above in catering or hospitality 
• Proven competency with 2+ years of recent catering/hospitality experience