F&B & Service Instructor Job in Kenya - Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust

F&B and Service Instructor position at Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust providing quality teaching in Food and Beverage Production and Catering, requiring an Advanced Diploma in Food and Beverage Production with 3 years experience as an instructor and registration with TVET, in a training environment, on-site role.

Key Responsibilities

Training

  • Provide quality efficient teaching in required subject areas using available resources.
  • Develop necessary content for teaching based on required syllabus and course specification.
  • Satisfy the administrative requirements of the Training Center and examining/validating bodies.

  • Ensure that all marking, assessments and moderations are complete.
  • Liaise with other staff as appropriate to ensure that work is fully and effectively covered. 
  • Encourage and promote the process of student learning.

Information Management

  • Keep and file daily accurate up to date registers of classes taught of learner attendances and marks.

Economic Mentoring to students

  • Train and mentor students to acquire skills in developing items for sale and ensure self-sufficiency.
  • Facilitate students to meet production deadlines and relevant targets.
  • Train the students on how to deal with possible clients so as to enable them have competitive advantage.
  • Train the students on how to determine prices of their finished products to enable them engage in profitable ventures out of the acquired skills.
  • Train the students on the possible ways of marketing their skills.

Maintenance Of Equipment

  • implement basic procedures that are geared towards ensuring better security of inputs.
  • Carry out regular maintenance of equipment and assets i.e. oiling of the machines
  • Request inputs from the inventory(and procurement) and allocate them to students for use.
  • Report any damage caused and repairs needed in class and respective equipment.
  • Lock and open the class (workshop) in the morning and evening.
  • Provide recommendations that can improve security of the class and RWMT equipment.

Production

  • Spearhead production ventures of the organization with the help of students and casuals where necessary as per the set timelines.
  • Supervise casuals and students working regards to production.
  • Ensure that the final products are of good quality so as to maintain satisfaction of RWMT clients.
  • Take part in wage preparation of the casual staff engaged in production.

Internal Administration

  • Provide quality and timely delivery of production and training reports in their agreed format and deadlines to facilitate follow-up and improvement of the work.
  • Maintain follow-up system to ensure efficient processes of production and training activities.
  • Actively maintain the internal referral system to ensure beneficiaries are provided with maximum support from the organization\’s various expertise.
  • Advice the Principal on material and equipment needs, for existing and proposed courses and produce requisitions as required.
  • Assist with student interviews and course enrolments. 
  • Work within the team to market the Training Center.

Publication

  • Take part in dissemination of correct information about the organization.
  • Implement the organization publicity plan as per the laid down time line
  • Market, Advertise and promote RWMT Training and RTRC
  • Assist in the Maintenance of RTRC student Database
  • Maintain the training and resource center information desk

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • Level of education: At least an Advanced Diploma in Food & Beverage Production or Catering and Accommodation or equivalent from a reputable Polytechnic or/and Technical Institutions.
  • Job experience: At least two (3) years relevant experience as an instructor.
  • Specialized Training/Professional Qualifications: Food and Beverage Production and Catering
  • Entrepreneurship 
  • Sales and Marketing

Other competencies:

  • Must possess good facilitation/training skills
  • Good interpersonal skills with ability to build harmonious relationships with students.
  • Must have developed good intercultural orientation and strong public relations skills.    
  • Must have registered with TVET

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: jobs@rafikiwamaendeleo.org using the position as subject of email.