The Guardian
Job Title: Lecturer in Food Service
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £17,804 – £21,741 per annum pro rata of £35,608 – £43,482 per annum – AC2
Job type: Permanent, Part time 18.5 hours per week
The University is unlike any other. Standing proud in the heart of the city of Birmingham, they have been delivering career-focused education and training for decades. With around 8000 students across FE and HE level provision, the University is highly respected by employers and industry in meeting the region's skills needs.
The University's mission is to promote and provide the opportunity for participation in the learning process by those with the ambition and commitment to succeed and to maintain a learning community that meets the diverse needs of our students, the economy and society at large.
The Role:
The University is currently looking for a skilled Food Service Lecturer. You will be teaching level 2 and 3 food service theory and practical in our training restaurant and theory classes, where our students are able to gain hands-on experience and learn all the skills that will introduce them to the Food Service industry.
Our industry-standard restaurant will enable you to utilise and share your extensive skills and expertise, while providing learners with training that reflects the latest practices and standards within the industry.
Essential requirements for this role include:
- Experience of teaching or training students or employees within a high level, busy, professional food service setting.
- Exceptional food service skills and knowledge.
- An ability to train, manage and motivate students of all ages and abilities.
- High levels of organisational and administrative skills in a busy commercial setting.
- Experience and expert knowledge of, food costing, procurement and food hygiene due diligence recording.
A strong awareness of food safety regulations and best hygiene practice within a busy working professional restaurant or hospitality environment.
Benefits:
- Generous allocation of annual leave
- 38 days' paid leave per year
- 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
- Excellent Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Employer Contributions – 28.6%
- Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
- Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
- Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
- Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
- A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including technology and cycle.
- Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
- Hybrid working opportunities
- Free on-site gym membership
Extra Information:
All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.
Closing Date – Sunday 28th June 2026.
Interview Date – TBC.
Please click APPLY to be emailed a link to the role on our Careers site, where you need to complete our application form in order to be considered.
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To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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