Technician Demonstrator - Front of House

Job description

• West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds
• 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, Permanent
• Salary: £25,119 - £27,334 per annum (Actual Salary £20,615 - £22,433 per annum)

We are seeking a dedicated Technician Demonstrator - Front of House to support and train students in our esteemed restaurant, Edmunds.

This role oversees daily restaurant operations, ensuring a high standard of service while helping students develop their practical skills. You will assess and monitor their progress, ensuring they meet industry standards, and play a key role in coordinating functions and events.

This role will also contribute to the smooth running of our operations by managing bar stock, supervising cash handling, and maintaining a professional work area. Previous supervisory experience in the hospitality sector would be highly advantageous. Evening and weekend shifts where required.

We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our employee assistance programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company Events
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities available

West Suffolk College is one of the country's leading further education and apprenticeship providers. Our apprenticeship results have consistently remained above the national average. We offer many degrees, HNCs and HNDs at our focused and inclusive University Studies Centre . We have around 13,000 students including nearly 2,000 apprentices studying with us.

As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.

This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]

Completed application forms should be made via out recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Closing Date: 8:00am on Monday, 21 st October

Interviews: To be held shortly thereafter

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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