About this role
Overview and ResponsibilitiesChef 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