Hospitality Skills Trainer - Hybrid
Hermanus, Western Cape
Posted 5 days ago
- Company:
- Learn to Earn
- Company Description:
- Established in 1989, with its motto of ‘a hand up – not a hand out,’ Learn to Earn is a skills development organisation, which develops unemployed people, socially, economically, emotionally and spiritually, irrespective of colour, creed, ethnicity and religion. Our vision is ‘to eradicate unemployment and other legacies of injustice in South Africa and Africa’. Our basis for human-scale development is based on restorative justice. Through providing a programme that recognizes human dignity and the human right to live a meaningful life, we aim to assist individuals to regain their self-respect. We do this by empowering them to provide for themselves and for their families. Our Social Enterprise – Ground UP Business operates as a division of Learn to Earn Development Enterprise (Pty) Ltd. Training interventions provided by Learn to Earn are circumstantial, practical and market related. What is innovative about Learn to Earn is the methodology and ethos behind its training interventions. The ethos of the organization is about rebuilding the self-esteem, dignity, self-respect and ambition of our trainees. Our vision and mission are applied through offering skills training and job creation activities to the unemployed.
- Contract Type:
- Full Time
- Experience Required:
- 3 to 4 years
- Education Level:
- Bachelor
- Number of vacancies:
- 1
Job Description
Trainer based at our Hermanus Campus. The Hospitality Skills Trainer will report to the Branch
Manager and is responsible for day-to-day training, course planning, preparation, delivery,
administration and reporting regarding the LtE Hospitality, Home Management and Bake for Profit
Skills Training programmes.
Main Requirement
Hold to LtE’s statement of faith and be an active member of an evangelical church.
Be in possession of a relevant qualification in Consumer Science or Culinary, Hospitality and
Service or similar would be advantageous.
Acts with the highest integrity, honesty, professionalism and ethics in all matters of work
and personal life.
Ability to train and explain theory and translate this into practical lessons.
Extensive exposure and experience in the Hospitality sector desirous.
Passionate about food, cooking and more especially people and especially developing the
unemployed and eradicating the legacies of injustice.
Must be high performance orientated, can work independently, have functional proficiency,
and initiative.
Good computer and administrative skills required.
Ability to meet deadlines is essential as well as attention to detail and report writing skills.
Able to interact comfortably and effectively within an inter-cultural environment made up of
different social, economic, cultural, and educational backgrounds and be team orientated.
Good report writing skills and well-developed communication skills in English (While
knowledge of isiXhosa/Afrikaans would be beneficial).
Possess a valid driver’s licence.
Three independent contactable references, from previous reporting lines.
Primary Responsibilities
Provide training in Hospitality and culinary skills (basic cooking skills), Home Management
And our Bake for Profit Skills programmes according to set curriculum to Learn to Earn
students focusing on a holistic approach.
Ensure the correct, safe and proper cooking and cleaning techniques related to each course.
Assessment and moderation of student work.
Updating the training material in consultation with counterparts on other campuses and
Branch Managers and Chief Operating Officer (COO) on a regular basis.
Order the required consumables through Procurement Office and do regular stock takes of
supplies.
Facilitate practical demonstrations to show various cooking and baking techniques.
Grow industry partners opportunities for job shadowing and placement opportunities.
Mentor bake-for -profit students in basic business skills.
Other Requirements:
Learn to Earn (LtE) is a registered Christian skills development organization which seeks to develop
people, especially unemployed people, socially, economically, emotionally, and spiritually. As such
this is a team ministry, and the following will also be required in addition to the above:
Participate, contribute, and engage in weekly staff devotions and prayer meetings.
To participate in the employer’s Annual Staff Retreat. We go away together to do staff
development and spiritual growth seminars.
To participate in the employer’s Annual General Meetings and other organisational functions
(awareness and fundraisers) which may be held after hours, during the week or on a
Saturday.
To be co-responsible for the continued development of the employer.
To promote the employer and obtain financial support thereof.
Outside of the employees’ above responsibilities the employee will be expected to do things
that fall outside of the ambit of their job description, such as sweeping, cleaning, covering
for and helping other staff. This is a team ministry.
Must have reliable transportation and a valid Driver’s License (Code: B)
- Salary:
- R 19 000,00 Monthly