Cookery Teacher

**POSITION NUMBER**

3824
- **DEPARTMENT**

Food, Fibre and Animal Industries
- **ROLE TYPE**

Teaching
- **JOB TYPE**

Casual
- **CONTRACT**

Ongoing
- **LOCATION**

Preston
- **APPLICATIONS CLOSE**

28 April 2024**COOKERY TEACHER**:

- **Casual Role $82.00 - $88.59 per hour (teaching) + Super**:

- **Support MP students engaging in their commercial cookery studies**:

- **Located at our Preston campus, close to the Preston market and Preston station with car parking on site**

**About the Organisation**:
Melbourne Polytechnic is a learning organisation that has been delivering vocational training since 1912. Learning at Melbourne Polytechnic is a unique experience with an applied focus. delivered by teachers with real-world experience and expertise.

At Melbourne Polytechnic we are committed to providing high quality, innovative, applied and future focused, purposeful education and training to students, industry and communities. Our teachers are passionate and established in their professions and look guide students in theirs. We know that circumstances can create barriers to learning, so we offer our students personalised pathways, flexible study options and learning support.

**About the Role**:
The Casual Cookery Teacher is required to plan, develop, deliver and assess quality vocational education and training in a range of learning environments within the assigned programs.

**Duties**:

- Work with Program Leaders and Managers to set and achieve teaching objectives.
- Undertake a range of administrative, coordination and learning activities directly related to the assigned program.
- Develop, maintain and evaluate student learning programs, projects and associated materials.
- Develop teaching resources and assessments that meet curriculum and contract requirements and client needs.
- Participate in classes and programs.
- Conduct required pre-training assessment reviews and assessment requirements connected to contract delivery for the programs.
- Provide pre-course advice to students and participate in the student selection, enrolment and induction processes.
- Use diverse and appropriate adult learning methodologies.
- Support other teachers in relation to learning needs of students and training needs of employers.

For a full list of key responsibilities and duties, please view the **position description**.

**Skills and Experience Required**:

- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, or higher adult teaching/VET qualification.
- Previous industry experience in multiple food outlets, with kitchen management experience.
- Knowledge of current culinary trends and advanced culinary techniques, including those used for dietary requirements, butchery and menu/recipe design.
- Demonstrated understanding of adult learning principles, teaching methodologies and a demonstrated high standard of teaching practice.
- Well-developed teaching skills, including the ability to select and use a wide range of teaching and assessment strategies appropriate to the diverse needs of the student group.
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills, together with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent use of ICT skills to produce work for learners, to assist with e-learning and to report across a range of programs.
- Demonstrated capacity to network, explore and develop partnerships to increase student engagement and opportunities during and post studies.

**How to Apply**:

- Current CV
- Cover Letter (Please ensure that you address the Key Selection Criteria outlined in the **position description**)

A National Police Check is required for the successful applicant.

**Recruitment Agencies**:
Please be aware for us to engage with you, we require internal pre-approval and you must be on the State Purchasing Contract (for Victorian government common use goods and services). We will engage with you and your agency once we have the approvals.

**Diversity and Inclusion**:

- Melbourne Polytechnic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation, by ensuring that children and young people are protected from abuse or harm._