Job Description

The Catering Trainer is responsible for coordinating, planning, designing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive training and personal development program for students at Young Africa.

Duties and Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

● Facilitate training that will raise the capacity and increase the self-esteem, skills, and knowledge of the youth Catering trainees.
● Providing activities that develop Catering trainees’ knowledge and skills; build capacity and independence in students.
● Preparation of a detailed implementation plan for Catering trainees’ component of the IYDP with monthly and weekly breakdown of activities.
● Deliver the course throughout the year, utilizing all available resources as required for comprehensive training.
● Ensure training meets required learning outcomes and prepares students for onward progression in the way of industrial attachment or trade tests or National Foundation Certificate (NFC) or Professional Competence Certificate (PCC) or National Certificate (NC) for students who meet the relevant entry requirements.
● Integration with programs and training teams for planning, implementation, and execution.
● Plan and scheme for training programmes as required.
● Deliver Catering training as required, based on direction and curriculum developed/ adopted by Young Africa.
● Assigning and assessing students’ coursework, tests, exercises, and examinations in the various approved course modules.
● Deliver Catering training in various innovative and interactive ways which include participatory methodology and use of electronic equipment as well as online teaching and learning using various platforms.
● Keep record of all required documents related to Catering training program, beneficiary selection, training, and post training evaluation.
● Coordinate with the Vocational Training Principal and the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, for parallel monitoring of activities as well as post training evaluation.
● Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with other organizations offering Catering services and programs.
● Participate in YA dissemination activities of its programmes and courses including developing interactional material as required.
● Build teams for outreach facilitation of life skills in consultation with the Programs Coordinator to ensure that program activities are in line with the set objectives.
● Mainstream the YAZ Catering modules into Catering training sessions so as to prepare students for active internship and participation on the job market and self-employment.
● Able to advise, educate and conduct awareness programs on any disease outbreaks and pandemics to the trainees.
● Carrying out first aid on students and staff as part of Catering training.
● Assist in writing, reporting, and managing grants and seek out donations to support Catering training at Young Africa.
● Establish and maintain contact and productive working relationships with community representatives, local and international organizations, beneficiaries, and employers related to Catering training and development.
● Work collaboratively with immediate supervisor and YA’s Finance, Administration and Procurement staff as required to process Purchase Requests (PR) for Catering training component.
● Keep abreast of current national initiatives and activities, develop a network of resources and contacts to further expand the Catering program.
● Explore ideas and opportunities to personalize training to increase students’ participation.
● Assist in seeking attachment for students in various Catering centres, hotels, lodges, restaurants, food outlets, homes, schools, organisations and companies around the country and mainly in the local area and its environs.
● Following up and assessing students on attachment or industrial based training.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma in Education majoring in Catering from a recognized institution preferably a Technical Teachers’ Training College or
• Diploma in Technical Vocational Education from a polytechnic or
• National Certificate in Catering plus a Further Education Trainer’s Certificate (FETC) or a Further Education Trainer’s Diploma (FETD) from a polytechnic.
• Skilled Worker Class 1 (SW1) or Skilled Worker Class 2 (SW2) Certificate.
• Counselling skills and ability to counsel the trainees.
• A higher teaching/training qualification, and trade testing examination work experience and involvement will be an added advantage.
• Mature and exemplary person who can be a role model to the trainees.
• A minimum of 3 years active Catering Training experience including Catering industrial work where applicable.

How to Apply

Interested qualified candidates should send a 1-page letter of motivation attaching CV, to [email protected] as one pdf document not later than 15 January 2024.