The Hospitality & Catering Department is seeking to appoint an experienced Lecturer in Hospitality & Catering.
We are looking for a passionate and highly skilled professional to join our dedicated team. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality teaching and learning, inspiring students, and contributing to the continued development of the department.
Join us in shaping the future of our students and making a meaningful and lasting impact on their academic and professional journey at Macclesfield College!
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Hospitality and Catering department at Macclesfield College and to create a ‘Centre of Excellence’ for hospitality in the area. We want the successful candidate to have recent industrial and commercial experience in the sector and to be a driving force in developing the academy and the provision.
Our curriculum offer is an exciting blend of full-time catering courses that will lead to further training, apprenticeships and employment. Alongside these we have a wide range of adult catering and culinary courses.
Your role will involve the marketing, delivery and assessment of our Hospitality & Catering courses across various levels. You will also be required to liaise with local businesses and stakeholders to enable learners to gain professional experience and ensure they have a positive experience when completing their curriculum.
Main Duties for this role include
To plan the teaching, learning and assessment for college programs using the appropriate college formats and processes to ensure effective curriculum.
To deliver teaching and learning to at least a consistently good or outstanding standard to achieve high success rates.
To comply with all college quality assurance procedures as prescribed by the Deputy Principal -Curriculum & Quality to ensure the achievement of all internal and external audits.
To use all appropriate resources effectively to ensure that the learners’ have a positive learning outcomes and experience high professional standards.
To assist with the marketing of college programmes including identifying new opportunities, attending internal and external events and interview evenings to increase the recruitment of learners.
To take overall responsibility for the Health & Safety of students within the teaching area and conduct relevant risk assessments where appropriate.
To undertake all aspects of the post in accordance with the College’s Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies and schemes.
To comply with the College’s Data Protection policy in relation to the collection, use, storage and disposal of personal and/or sensitive information.
To take personal and professional responsibility for keeping up-to-date in the subject area.
To undertake any other duties as may reasonably be expected, commensurate with your salary, both within and, where required, external to the College.
Does Macclesfield College sound like the perfect working environment for you?
Check out our benefits to find out more!
We are proud of our fantastic benefits, inclusive of:
48 days annual leave inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays (Pro rata)
2 weeks additional leave at Christmas closedown (inclusive of bank holidays)
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Real Living Wage Employer
Family friendly policy
Free secure campus parking and excellent transport links
Long Service Recognition and Awards
Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health
Onsite staff counsellor to support our mental health strategy.
Investment in our employees Continuous Professional Development at the College with a comprehensive timetable of training and development alongside coaching and mentoring from our experienced Quality team.
Life Assurance
Cycle to work
Good for ME, Good for FE – Volunteering, Fundraising
Discounted gym membership, and hair and beauty treatments
Onsite Starbucks café
Pre-employment Screening
All posts are subject to standard pre-employment checks and you will be asked to provide;
Evidence of your right to work in the UK
Proof of Identity
A minimum of two professional referees to cover a five-year period
Health Declaration for any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need the College to make appropriate adjustments.
Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which have might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.
At Macclesfield College, we proudly stand alongside our Armed Forces. As a dedicated supporter of the Armed Forces Covenant, we actively welcome applications from service members, veterans, and their families.
Please note we reserve the right to close this role earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this post.
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