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Overview and Responsibilities
Head Chef Aurora Foxes
Location: Minehead Somerset
Salary:.60 Depending on experience and qualifications
Hours: 40 hours per week 52 weeks
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.
This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of our young people in an operational hotel environment that supports our students to learn the skills knowledge and confidence they need 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.
The main purpose of the role:
As Head Chef your role is to lead and manage the Foxes Hotel kitchen ensuring consistently high standards of food quality safety and service while creating an outstanding environment for students to learn and grow. The Head Chef holds dual responsibility for delivering excellence in hospitality operations and providing highquality teaching and mentoring to young people with learning disabilities. This role requires a handson leader who thrives in a dynamic kitchen and sees the value in supporting students to develop vocational and independent living skills
Your role is to help achieve our mission which is to equip young adults with learning disabilities to find sustainable employment in the hospitality sector and to live independently.
You will always promote a professional attitude and approach with students and support staff to enable students to develop the skills required to be work ready life ready.
Key responsibilities:
Kitchen Leadership and Standards
- Lead the daytoday running of the kitchen ensuring food is prepared and presented to exceptional standards in line with hotel expectations and guest satisfaction.
- Set and maintain high standards for cleanliness organisation food safety allergen management and health & safety compliance across all kitchen areas.
- Manage kitchen stock control ordering storage and waste reduction procedures.
- Ensure that the kitchen is always auditready and compliant with all relevant legislation and internal protocols.
- Role model professionalism teamwork and a positive culture within the kitchen team.
Student Teaching and Support
- Plan deliver and assess engaging inclusive and practical cooking sessions that develop students culinary and employability skills.
- Provide ongoing feedback encouragement and challenge to help each student make progress in line with their individual goals.
- Work collaboratively with tutors and Learning Support Practitioners (LSPs) to ensure students are supported and engaged throughout every session.
- Use recognised frameworks such as RARPA to track evidence and review student progress effectively.
- Create a safe and supportive learning environment where students feel confident to learn take risks and grow in independence.
Collaboration and Quality Assurance
- Work with the Hotel Manager and senior leadership team to ensure a seamless link between hotel operations and the student learning experience.
- Support quality assurance processes across both hospitality and education functions.
- Contribute to curriculum planning staff development and team meetings to continuously improve outcomes for students and guests.
- Conduct risk assessments planning for offsite activities and safeguarding reviews as needed.
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidate qualities:
- Proven experience as a Head Chef or Senior Chef in a highquality hospitality setting
- City & Guilds 706/1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent
- Strong leadership team development and kitchen management skills
- Confident in planning and delivering structured teaching or training sessions (experience in an educational or training setting is highly desirable)
- Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate (or willingness to complete)
- Relevant catering qualification (e.g. City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3
- Level 2 in English and Maths (or willingness to work towards)
- Knowledge of safeguarding and working with young people or adults with additional needs (desirable)
Benefits and Additional Information
Whats on offer
- Continued training and support
- Opportunity to gain qualifications which will be funded by us!
- 10 off accommodation hot drinks and food at Foxes Hotel
- Life assurance and pension
- Health cash back plan
- Car lease scheme
- Bike to work scheme
- Perk box
- Free parking
Apply/Enquiries
If you are interested in this role then please apply online and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact/
Successful applicants will be subject to preemployment 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
