The International Hotel School, Sunninghill Campus is seeking to appoint a Head of Department: Culinary Arts.

The purpose of this role is to oversee the quality of academic provision, student support, and compliance within the Culinary Arts and Patisserie Department.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• 
  Minimum
  of a NQF 6 qualification in the hospitality area of specialization
• 
  Scoped
  as a registered assessor for one of the institutional programme offerings
• 
  2
  years team management experience
• 
  Minimum
  2 years lecturing experience
• 
  Minimum
  5 years Culinary Arts experience as a chef
• 
  Knowledge of academic compliance
  within the vocational educational sector

Essential
Skills:

• 
  Proficient
  in computer software, apps, social media, and technology in general
• 
  Stock control and inventory system
  proficiency
• 
  Vocational, POE and practical
  assessment implementation and management skills

·
Manage
the CA department provision and success

·
Responsible
for reporting on stock and inventory control

·
Conduct
lectures and practical kitchen sessions

·
Resolve
student/sponsor queries, tracking, counselling and support

·
Contribute
towards curriculum improvement and development

·
Apply
assessment principles in line with the assessor code of conduct

·
Invite
industry guest speakers and arrange excursions

·
Involvement
in professional development activities for self and staff

·
Research
into industry trends

·
Conduct
induction and workplace foundation training

Qualities:

·
Patient and mentoring abilities

·
Problem solver

·
Service orientation

·
Passion towards
student support and success.