FE Lecturer and Apprenticeship Instructor Mentor in Catering and Hospitality

The primary purpose of this role is to deliver exceptional teaching, learning and assessment across Level 1, 2 and 3 qualifications in Catering and Hospitality, with a particular focus on food and beverage service. You will deliver engaging and high-quality learning across Levels 1, 2 and 3 study programmes, as well as the Level 2 Apprenticeship, helping learners develop the practical skills, knowledge and professional behaviours needed to succeed within the hospitality industry.

You will play a key role in planning and delivering practical, technical, vocational and theoretical learning, using a range of teaching and assessment methods to meet individual learning needs and support learner progress. Working closely with apprentices, employers and colleagues, you will provide effective mentoring, coaching and assessment, monitor achievement and ensure learners are fully prepared for external qualifications and end-point assessments.

Alongside your teaching responsibilities, you will maintain accurate records of attendance, progress and achievement, provide constructive feedback and ensure employers and relevant stakeholders are kept informed. You will also contribute to curriculum development, quality assurance and the wider work of the University, helping to build strong relationships with employers and external partners to support apprenticeship recruitment, engagement and progression.

You will promote high standards of professional conduct, equality, health and safety and safeguarding, creating a positive, inclusive and supportive learning environment where learners are encouraged to achieve their full potential.

FE Lecturer Duties:
- Undertake class contact duties as laid down in the University FE Academic Contract.
- Teach effectively using a variety of methods on appropriate programmes as directed by the subject Curriculum Leader.
- Maintain currency with and operate within the demands of the Common Inspection Framework.
- Assess and record students' progress on a regular basis by appropriate means e.g. marking, profiles, learning agreements, action plans, records of achievement.
- Respond to the personal and social needs of students in the learning situation.
- Prepare programmes of work and lesson plans, set assignments, tests, examinations, marking schemes.

Apprenticeship Instructor Mentor Duties:
- Plan and deliver practical, technical vocational and associated theoretical learning activities for apprentices including training, support for learning and assessment using a variety of methods both on and off the job.
- Prepare suitable learning materials for a range of activities to develop students' knowledge, skills and behaviours linked to relevant apprenticeship standards or frameworks.
- Demonstrate tasks and processes to individuals and groups.
- Provide instruction to specified standards and provide feedback to students on progress through written and online methods, coaching for high expectations of progress and attainment.
- Provide individual and group mentoring for apprentices to ensure that apprenticeship candidates are selected appropriately and are matched to the needs of the employer.
- Supervise groups of apprentices undertaking knowledge and skill acquisition through scheduled off the job learning activities, project work or while on work placement.
- Assess knowledge and skills acquisition using a variety of assessment methods including individual coaching techniques to accelerate the learning of knowledge, skills and behaviours.
- Provide specific learning support to apprentices as required and ensure that learning support records are kept up to date.
- Work with groups of apprentices or individuals to prepare them for external qualification and end-point assessment.
- Complete all associated internal, employer and external documentation and track students' progress, including recording apprentice data on attendance and achievement using prescribed records systems.
- Ensure that any assessment carried out is completed to the standards laid down by the awarding body and the College Quality Assurance systems.
- Integrate the development of English and Mathematics skills into broader learning activities linked to both on and off the job activities.
- Monitor attendance of apprentices at prescribed off the job learning activities, ensuring that records systems are updated and employers are kept informed.
- Ensure that apprentices are coached to behave in a professional manner at all times to a high standard of safety.
- Work with liaison and business development teams and independently to develop new business opportunities to increase employer engagement and apprentice uptake and progression.
- Take an active role in the mentoring and progress of apprentices, providing a liaison between the apprentice, their employer and the off the job training provider.

About You:
You will be a knowledgeable and experienced Catering and Hospitality professional with significant industry experience, particularly in Food and Beverage and Front of House operations.

Essential Qualifications:
- Hold or be working towards a Level 5 teaching qualification e.g. BEd, Cert. Ed., DTLLs or equivalent.
- Level 2 qualifications (either in Functional Skills or GCSE A-C) in both English and maths, or willingness to achieve within an agreed timescale.
- Relevant Catering & Hospitality vocational qualification at Level 3 or above.
- Food Safety qualification.

Essential Experience:
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to engage with learners to support high-quality learning outcomes.
- Experience of delivering teaching or training programmes to post-16 learners, apprentices or employees.
- Experience of delivering high-quality provision in line with national benchmarks.
- Significant industrial or commercial experience within Food & Beverage, Hospitality or a related sector.
- Demonstrable experience of Food & Beverage/Front of House operations.
- Experience of working effectively with employers and industry.
- Demonstrable ability to support learners or apprentices to develop practical, technical and employability skills.

Essential Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
- Strong current knowledge of Food & Beverage and Front of House industry practice.
- Knowledge of relevant Catering & Hospitality qualifications and/or apprenticeship standards.
- Ability to demonstrate and teach practical Food & Beverage and Hospitality skills.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to mentor, coach and motivate learners and apprentices.
- Ability to provide constructive feedback and support progress towards achievement.
- Well-developed administrative and organisational skills.
- Ability to maintain accurate learner and apprentice records.
- Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team.
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to build effective professional relationships with employers and industry partners.
- Detailed knowledge of appropriate qualifications associated with the subject area.
- Knowledge of the latest developments in Education and Training.
- Knowledge/awareness of and commitment to strategies which promote equality and diversity.
- Knowledge of appropriate progression routes for learners.
- Ability to lead a team.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusive teaching and learning.

Desirable Criteria:
- Assessor/Verifier Awards.
- Experience of programme leadership and management.
- Relevant industrial experience.
- Experience of Internal and External Verification processes.

Business Requirements:
- Completed DBS check with child barred list.
- Prohibited from Teaching check.
- Commitment to the principle of widening participation.
- Commitment to continued professional development.
- Commitment to University of Derby Buxton's values and behaviours.
- Willingness and flexibility to travel and work between University of Derby Buxton and external sites.

The role is subject to an enhanced DBS check with children's barred list information and a Prohibited from Teaching check.

Benefits:
- Generous annual leave entitlement of 47 days inclusive of bank holidays and concessionary days (pro rata).
- Teacher's Pension Scheme.
- Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family-friendly policies, generous sick pay provision and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to a variety of staff discounts at high street retailers.
- Discounted onsite gym.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- A flexible working environment.
- A commitment to personal and professional development.