Are you currently working within the Catering industry and are looking for a new career path, which provides more work/life balance, no weekend work and working with ambitious people eager to learn from you? Your skills and expertise are what we are looking for, to help guide and develop our Catering leisure students on their own career paths.
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and self-motivated individual to the role of permanent/full-time Chef Lecturer. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding area of the curriculum, which boasts continued learner success and achievement.
The role will involve providing high quality education, training and skills to college students and clients in order to meet the Colleges mission, aims and objectives. As a Chef Lecturer you will be responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of training / assessment in a real working kitchen environment and accountable to the HOS & DHOS for the academic and professional standards, performance and outcomes of the HE/FE/ Work-based courses on which you teach.
The successful candidate must:
- Appropriate catering qualification in relevant subject area or willing to achieve within a set period from appointment
- Relevant teaching qualification or willing to achieve within a set period from appointment
- Willing to achieve QTLS status within 12 months of gaining their teaching qualification
- Have GCSE Maths and English (A*-C)
- Relevant industry experience in catering
What can we offer you?
- Positive and enjoyable working environment
- Working 36 hours per week, with no weekend work
- Generous holiday entitlement: 51 days plus bank holidays
- Permanent Contract
- Contributory pension scheme with an excellent employer contribution:
Teachers Pension Scheme – 28.68%
- Death in Service benefits
- Free on-site parking
- 10% discounts at all College Catering outlets and subsidised Starbucks
- 15% off meals in our Colours restaurant on Thursday and Friday evenings
- 15% off treatments in our College Hair & Beauty Salons
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount Scheme
- Well-being events and access to a well-being portal
- CPD
- Opportunities for career development within the team and wider college
We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications.
Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.
St Helens College and Knowsley Community College are committed to Equality and Diversity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, students and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas & Immigration to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
Please note we do not accept speculative calls and emails with CV’s from recruitment agencies. Any speculative CVs sent to the College will NOT be considered. If any assistant is required by agencies, jobs will be sent to them via the TALOS portal.
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