Skills Coach - Professional Cookery
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent, Sessional
Start Date: 14 August 2023
Salary: Grade 4 Points 18 to 22
£26,283 to £29,201 per annum pro-rata (pay award pending/subject to pending job evaluation)
West Lothian College is looking to appoint an outstanding Skills Coach in Professional Cookery. This role will be based within our Business, Creative and Enterprise faculty working alongside our Professional Cookery team. The successful candidate will provide holistic, individualised support which empowers learners with self-belief, relevant skills, motivation and confidence to enable them to progress into employment, self-employment or further training/education.
As a Skills Coach you will enable others to develop and achieve their goals. Showing empathy, being a mentor and building relationships should come naturally to you. This is a great opportunity for a highly motivated individual, with drive to succeed who can provide a supportive service whilst working with a wide range of internal and external partners.
The successful candidate must be educated to SCQF Level 7 or equivalent in a relevant Professional Cookery discipline. There must also be evidence of relevant hospitality industry experience and an understanding of skills required to thrive in employment.
This is a sessional role so you will only work during term time. Further details regarding being a sessional member of staff be found in the attached document.
Working for the college you will benefit from a generous leave entitlement, career average pension scheme, excellent on-site facilities such as gym and restaurant, together with transport, health, wellbeing benefits and retail discounts. The college is located within the town centre with an array of shops and restaurants all within a few minutes walking distance.
Those shortlisted for interview will also be required to undertake a practical skills test and written scenario-based assessment.
Closing date for applications is 2359hrs on Thursday 29 2023.
Interviews will take place onsite at West Lothian College on Monday 10 July 2023.
To find out more about West Lothian College, working for us, our application process, our accreditations of being a Disability Confident Employer as well as being an SCQF Inclusive Recruiter please refer to the information tabs beside our home section on myjobscotland.
All applications must be made through myjobscotland. If you require support with your application, would like to discuss the application process or require documentation in an alternative format please contact HR@west-lothian.ac.uk