Job title
Trainer Facilitator – Hospitality and Catering
Job reference
REQ002735
Date posted
03/06/2025
Application closing date
18/07/2025
Location
Paignton
Salary
£21,792.06 - £24,163.66 (pro rata of £25,756.00 - £28,559.00) per annum
Package
plus excellent benefits
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Term Time
Job category/type
Academic
Attachments
Blank
Job description
Trainer Facilitator - Hospitality and Catering - TF2735 Salary: £21,792.06 - £24,163.66 (pro rata of £25,756.00 - £28,559.00) per annum plus excellent benefits Contract Type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term-time only) Location: Paignton, DevonWe are recruiting for a Trainer Facilitator - Hospitality and Catering. You will be responsible for planning and delivering high quality sessions for learners, by facilitating learning by the selection of materials and methods appropriate to student needs and course level. You will develop and maintain good working relationship with external and internal customers, and administer appropriate records, inventories, registers and timetables so that they are accurate and available on demand to college administration and external agencies.
You must have a relevant vocational qualification at Level 3 or higher, and evidence of continued professional and personal development. You will have vocational & recent industry experience, with a passion for training and development of young people.
At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.
In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game.
The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College&©s status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.
We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.
Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:
- Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to pro-rata annual leave entitlement;
- Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
- Teachers Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%;
- Hybrid and flexible working patterns;
- Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
- Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
- Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
- On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
- Employee Assistance Programmes;
- Access to Blue Light Card membership;
- Discounted travel schemes.
Closing Date: Internal - 12pm Tuesday 8
th July. External - midnight Friday 18
th July.
Interview Date: Thursday 24th July 2025
This role will is open to internal and external applicants. For internal applicants, this advert closes at 12pm on Tuesday 8th July. For external applicants, this advert closes midnight on 18th July.
To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website www.southdevon.ac.uk/jobs.
Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.
Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.
This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.
Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
