Job Details
SALARY: £28,000 per annum FTE plus benefits
JOB TYPE: Permanent
HOURS: 37 hours per week, working 38 weeks per year (may include evenings and weekends)
LOCATION: Stevenage & HitchinCampuses
About the Role:
Inspire. Create. Lead.
We’re on the hunt for an exceptional Catering & Hospitality Assessor to join our team, someone who brings passion, energy, and a genuine commitment to helping students succeed.
If you can bring Hospitality & Catering to life, sparking curiosity, building confidence, and driving outstanding achievement, then this is your stage. At NHC, you’ll design and deliver engaging programmes, from short courses to full qualifications, helping learners develop real-world skills that last a lifetime.
What you’ll be doing
In this exciting role, you’ll be right at the heart of our hospitality provision—supporting vibrant, hands-on learning experiences that truly make a difference.
You will:
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Help deliver innovative, engaging programmes tailored to meet the needs of diverse learners
- Support students in our Meadows Restaurant and Deli provisions across Hitchin and Stevenage
- Work alongside lecturers to deliver and assess Hospitality & Catering qualification's from Level 1 to Level 3
- Inspire learners of all ages and abilities in both practical and group settings
- Play a key role in personal and academic tutorial sessions, supporting students’ wider development
This is more than a teaching role—it’s a chance to shape futures, share your passion, and be part of something truly inspiring.
About the Organisation:
The College operates across three main campuses in Stevenage and Hitchin, employing over 650 staff. With a turnover of £30m, the college provides learning opportunities to over 10,000 students each year from study programmes for 16-18 year olds and apprenticeships through to adult provision locally, regionally and nationally. We were judged Good by Ofsted at our last inspection in December 2023, with outstanding features.
Job Description
Role and Responsibilities
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Working alongside the Commercial Manager and also reporting to the Curriculum managers, you will be jointly responsible for assessing in our commercial areas of the college and working across both the Stevenage and Hitchin sites at our Meadows Restaurant and Deli provisions based at both Hitchin and Stevenage
- Supporting students with a range of learning needs and SEND requirements in line with College and industry expectations and a basic understanding of City & Guilds vocational qualifications
- Collective responsibility of elements of Food Safety Management and safe working practices
- Conduct workplace observations and professional discussions in line with qualification standards and awarding body requirements.
- Support learners in collecting evidence and building portfolios (where applicable), ensuring authenticity and sufficiency.
- Provide clear, constructive feedback to learners to help them progress and develop professionally.
- Liaise with placement settings, awarding organisations and learners to ensure a high-quality experience and assess suitability for continued placement.
- Complete and maintain accurate records of learner progress, assessment decisions, and related documentation.
- Attend standardisation meetings and CPD activities to ensure consistency and compliance with internal and external quality assurance processes.
- Work in collaboration with curriculum staff to ensure seamless integration between classroom learning and work placement development.
General duties
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To contribute to the effective management and promotion of equality and diversity
- To work in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act, ensuring the College is a safe environment for staff, students and visitors.
- To promote with staff and students the importance of safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults they are responsible for and come into contact with.
- To work at all times in accordance with North Hertfordshire College’s policies and procedures.
- To carry out such duties as may be required from time to time by the college that are appropriate to the grade of the post
This job description is intended as a general guide to the duties attached to the post and is not an inflexible specification.
