Chef Tutor – Aurora Foxes

Location: Minehead, Somerset
Salary: £29,578.40 – £35,129.55 (FTE £31,970 – £37,253), depending on experience and qualifications
Hours: 40 hours per week

Contract: Term time plus additional days and training (42 weeks per year)

Welcome to Aurora Foxes, a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place.

We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready.

Your Role as a Chef Tutor

As a Chef Tutor at Aurora Foxes, you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality, engaging and individualised Food Preparation sessions. You'll inspire, challenge and support every student, helping them develop the practical skills and confidence they need to thrive in both life and work.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference, supporting young adults with learning disabilities to achieve meaningful outcomes and move towards independence.

You'll Be:

• Planning, preparing and resourcing highly individualised sessions that follow the published scheme of work—even when you may be absent.
• Delivering inspiring and engaging lessons where every student is challenged, motivated and fully supported throughout.
• Carrying out robust assessments, maintaining accurate tracking and reporting (including baselining, target setting and reviewing) and keeping all records up to date.
• Using RARPA principles (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement) to support meaningful progression for each student.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across the college, including Therapy teams and House Managers—to analyse performance and ensure students make progress in line with their abilities.
• Responding to underachievement with immediate intervention strategies, and adjusting targets where students exceed expectations.
• Leading and directing Learning Support Practitioners (LSPs) within your sessions and promoting a professional, supportive environment for both students and colleagues.
• Prepare, cook and present high-quality meals in line with the agreed menu, following standardised recipes and specification cards set by the Head Chef.
• Ensure all food is prepared and served to a consistently high standard, modelling industry-standard techniques and presentation for learners.
• Maintain full compliance with food hygiene, food safety and health & safety legislation, ensuring standards are met at all times.

Please see the below link for the full job description:

Chef Tutor JD.docx

What You'll Bring

• Level 2 English & Maths
• City & Guilds (or equivalent) Level 2 in Hospitality and Catering
• Level 3 qualification (desirable or willingness to work towards)
• Level 4 Certificate in Education (desirable or willingness to work towards)
• Experience working in a hospitality catering environment
• Experience in vocational education (desirable)
• A collaborative approach and experience working in team settings

How to apply?

For candidates that haven't worked in this sector before please be aware that for regulatory reasons the application process is far more detailed and thorough compared to other sectors.

Please complete the online application form in full, including all employment and education details, and provide a personal statement that makes us keen to speak to you.

If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Adele in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.