Army Catering Instructional Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 241623**Salary**:

- £27,080- per annum pro rata**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- MOD - Army**Type of role**:

- Education and Training**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Grantham, NG31 7TJAbout the job

**Job summary**:
167 Catering Support Regiment RLC is responsible for providing trained Army Reserve chefs, capable of fully integrating into any Defence formation to deliver catering support in order to enable operational success. Additionally, an element of the unit’s mission is to operate the Army Reserve School of Catering (ARSC) in order to deliver Army Reserve chef trade training and courses.

As the Army Chef Instructional Officer within the ARSC, you play a key role in ensuring the planning, developing and delivering of initial and subsequent trade training courses for all Army Reserve Chefs throughout their career progression.

You will be involved in the review and redesign of course contents, providing long term continuity on all aspects of training policy and delivery, including delivery of specialist instruction on all courses delivered by the ARSC

Additionally, you will be the lead in the validation and assurance processes ensuring the correct maintenance of course training documentation, collating and recording all course feedback and providing course statistical data to the higher formations. You will also be responsible for development of instructional staff to help maintain and improve the output of the school.

Previous teaching experience is essential to the post, preferably in a military catering establishment.

You must be able to travel daily to Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham, with occasional travel to Worthy Down for Training Management Meetings (TMM). There will be some weekend/varying hours work required on occasion to enable your validation and assurance.

A highly visible, influential and unique role with considerable levels of autonomy which requires a self-motivated individual who is keen to develop the courses further.

**Job description**:
The unit’s motto is Proud, Passionate and Professional. This is an ideal post for a professional individual who is proactive and wants to work within a small team, you will be encouraged to demonstrate innovative flare and how you can improve working practices within the department to develop the Army Reserve Chef cohort.

All Army Reserve chefs conduct their trade training in the ARSC and therefore you will be influential in setting the right conditions for their development and training to improve their skills and knowledge. A military deployable catering support capability capable of delivering operational success. As the ARSC is a Phase 2 establishment, you will be expected to lead by example and promote an inclusive culture, developing team behavioural skills required to facilitate maximum learning.

Communication is key. You need to be a competent oral and written communicator able to inform, advise and provide direction to the Chain of Command and external agencies.

**Person specification**:

- Lead and direct the Army Reserve School of Catering (ARSC) validation in-line with Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration (DCLPA) direction, ensuring the correct maintenance of course training documentation (CTD); collating and recording all course feedback; providing course statistical data to DCLPA and producing course reports.
- Lead the Assurance & Processes for the ARSC, ensuring that 1st party audit, trainer monitoring/assessments and inspections are conducted and recorded as per DCLPA policy, and ensure compliance with the Unit Quality Management System. Provide invigilation for internal and external theory and practical examinations, in order to ensure that the ARSC is DSAT compliant and meets OFSTED requirements.
- Be the initial point of contact for student welfare issues.
- Assist the Staff Sergeant Major (SSM) with the review and redesign of course content, providing long term continuity on all aspects of training policy and delivery, including delivery of specialist instruction on all courses delivered by the ARSC.
- Provide administration support to the courses, including resource and infra management, regular liaison with DCLPA training team regarding course scheduling procedures.
- Development of permanent instructional staff, while also continuing to instruct on courses.
- OFSTED. Key role in monitoring and developing OFSTED compliance, ensuring all instructors hold the correct qualifications to hold the role of Permanent Staff Instructor (PSI) and to ensure the correct procedures and evidence is in place.
- Plan, develop and deliver Skills courses such as Plant based, Bread and Game courses across the chef cohort for both regulars and reserves.

Desirables
- Background in leaders