Chef Lecturer

We have a college based in North London, who are looking for a temporary Lecturer/Chef in Hospitality and Catering. The successful candidate will be an experienced Chef Lecturer able to teach up to Level 3 in Professional Cookery.

The College has excellent hospitality and catering facilities with a lively restaurant in the heart of the bustling and trendsetting food and drink area of East London. The college works closely with well known local hospitality and catering employers and there is the opportunity to develop this work further.

Purpose of the Post:
-To teach learners on Professional Cookery and other appropriate programmes from
across the College’s provision.
-To act as course tutor to student group/s.
-To contribute to local and wider curriculum development initiatives in line with the
College’s curriculum priorities.
Post holders will also perform administrative and pastoral duties associated with a lecturing post in Further Education, and will be expected to contribute to the delivery of the core curriculum.

Duties and responsibilities:

1. To teach learners (14 to adult) on a range of courses for up to the stipulated hours per week.
2. To liaise with the curriculum and cross college teams and college managers.
3. To perform administrative duties effectively.
4. To offer pastoral and academic guidance and support including personal and career development on an individual and group basis: this includes referral to support services as appropriate.
5. To participate in recruitment including advice and guidance sessions, initial counselling, screening, interviewing and selection of students onto courses.
6. To prepare schemes of work, to mark and assess and return work in accordance with agreed procedures and to maintain teaching and tutorial records as required by the Head of Department or their nominee.
7. To collaborate with colleagues in course team meetings, overseeing student progress and learning programmes.
8. To have a good working knowledge of maths, English and language development
strategies and have a clear understanding of their impact on student achievement.
9. To use technology effectively in teaching and learning, student tracking, quality
assurance and other processes.
10. To prepare both individually and with colleagues, assignments, assessments, teaching materials and for course delivery, internal and external verification.
11. To undertake work associated with employer engagement, work placement and
simulation.
12. To participate in promotional activities for the work of the College.
13. To participate in the monitoring and evaluation of the learning programmes and to provide such information to management.
14. To act as a tutor to a group(s) of students.
15. To participate in and lead, where required, on staff and curriculum development
activities, including staff appraisal.Duties and Responsibilities continued:
16. To contribute, as appropriate, to the College’s programme of income diversification courses.
17. To participate in staff and curriculum development.
18. To implement the College Equal Opportunities Policy.
19. Any other duties, commensurate with the post as may be required by the Principal from time to time.

Successful candidate will have;

-A degree or substantial professional qualification relative to the post.
-A Certificate of Education or equivalent professional qualification in ESOL
teaching or willingness to achieve within 2 years of appointment.
-Experience of teaching learners across a range of programmes in the
Professional Cookery curriculum area, including accredited courses with
formal assessment.
-Experience of assessing students, including initial and diagnostic assessment to
ensure the appropriate level of entry and support for learners and also
formative and summative assessment during the course.
-Enhanced DBS/CRB within the last 12 months.

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