Job Description

Salary

30,027 - 43,736 (pro rata)

Hours

18.5 hours per week

Contract Type

Permanent

Location

Hele Road Campus, Exeter

Closing Date

29/07/2025



Are you a passionate, skilled Chef ready to share your expertise and shape future stars of the kitchen?


We're looking for a dynamic and experienced professional chef to join our award-winning Hospitality team at Exeter College.


This is more than just a teaching role. You'll lead from the front, guiding learners through the art of food preparation, presentation, and culinary theory. From kitchen classics to fine dining finesse, you'll help develop skills that shine on any plate - and in any career.


As Programme Lead, you'll also take part in evening service (up to two nights a week, term-time) at our award winning @34 Restaurant, a live training environment and one of Exeter's best-kept dining secrets.

What We're Looking For:

a talented Chef with high-end kitchen experience and a passion for food. committed with a positive and approachable attitude to ensure learners meet targets and are provided with an encouraging and value driven experience. a passionate and pro-active approach in delivering teaching excellence and assessment in both skills and knowledge across all levels of the hospitality programmes. excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of our team. able to support our learners with enrichment opportunities from your experience and professional industry links.

Why Join Us?

work in a supportive, award-winning college environment inspire and empower future hospitality leaders share your skills in a creative, fast-paced setting be part of a passionate, collaborative team teach in a real working restaurant with industry-standard facilities

Ready to take the next step in your culinary journey - and help others start theirs?


Apply now and bring your kitchen skills to the classroom at Exeter College.

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy.

These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.


And see what our staff have to say here.

Benefits

We'll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You'll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

Applying for the role

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The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight on Tuesday 29th July 2025

We will be holding a selection process for this position on the Friday 8th August 2025

We do not accept CVs, no agencies please.

Key Information

At Exeter College we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our student's including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.


All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.


All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further inform.


We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. We welcome applications for employment from the whole community.

* the paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays