Job Description

VanWest College invites applicants who are available and interested in teaching various American Hotel and Lodging Association Hospitality Management Courses within our career training Hospitality program at the Vancouver campus.
These will include, Front Desk, Supervision, Food and Beverage, Revenue, Marketing, Security, Facilities Design, Human Resources, Convention training, Accounting, and a general introduction.

Classes are delivered in daily 5-hour blocks (Monday-Friday) from 3:00 PM to 8:30 PM (or 4:00pm-9:30pm if preferred). Each 4-week course requires 100 hours of in-class, Instructor-led delivery. Months with holidays may require slightly extended hours to make up 100 in total. The total contract amount payable for each course is $3000.00, plus taxes if applicable.

The following are the start dates for the year 2022:

• Sept 6, 2022 Supervision
• Oct 3, 2022 Food & Beverage
• Oct 31, 2022 Security and Loss Prevention

Education, Experience & Required Skills:

• Relevant industry experience of two years. Hotel Management experience in various departments only, please.
• Undergraduate degree or certificate in business or other relevant disciplines OR relevant industry experience of ten years total. AHLEI certification accepted.
• Excellent communications skills (written, and verbal).
• Proficient organizational skills.
• Able to work independently and in a multi-cultural collaborative team setting.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities.

Note:
Candidates who qualify as above and who have experience teaching culturally diverse young adult learners are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates are required to visit our website to see the current list of career-training programs and courses we offer.

Submit your resume and a cover letter highlighting the following details:

• Which 4-week term(s) are you available to teach in.
• Which timeframe you can teach in (3:00 pm to 8:30 pm, or 4:00 pm to 9:30 pm)
• Preferred hours, including a 30-minute unpaid meal break (3:00 pm to 8:30 pm or 4:00 pm-9:30 pm)

VanWest College thanks all applicants for their interest and regrets that only those short-listed will be contacted.


About VanWest College:

VanWest College is a privately owned Canadian college with campuses located in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. The College is certified by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) branch of the BC government Ministry of Advanced Education. Certification by PTIB assures clients that VanWest College delivers education and training programs that meet and exceed high quality educational standards and student protection. Highly interactive program courses, taught by industry leaders, are designed to improve students’ communication skills, increase business knowledge and refine job-search and employability skills. Students will acquire the essential real-life skills necessary to be successful in a workplace environment and students in co-op programs will spend approximately 50% of their program time in paid, authentic Canadian job placements. For real learning, real experience and real results, VanWest College is the premiere choice.