No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
Salary: £33.56 - £43.48 per hour
Location: Across Oxfordshire
Working pattern: Monday – Thursday 7-9pm) (with occasional Saturday workshops (between 3-6 hours on Saturday Morning)
Location: Across Oxfordshire
Start Date: January 2027
About the Role
You will design and deliver engaging, hands-on cookery classes that help adult learners develop culinary skills, confidence and cultural awareness in a supportive and inclusive learning environment.
Inspire adults through the joy of cooking and international cuisine.
Oxfordshire Adult Learning (OAL) is seeking an enthusiastic Cookery Tutor to deliver a range of practical cooking courses for adult learners across Oxfordshire
We Are Looking for Someone Who Has
- A passion for sharing culinary knowledge with adults of all abilities and backgrounds
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of teaching, training, coaching or mentoring adults (desirable)
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality practical cookery courses for adult learners
- Teach one or more specialist cuisines including Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Thai and Mediterranean cookery
- Demonstrate cooking techniques, food preparation methods and presentation skills effectively
- Create a welcoming and inclusive learning environment that supports learners of all abilities and backgrounds
- Monitor learner progress and provide constructive feedback to support achievement and confidence building
- Adapt teaching approaches to meet the needs of diverse learners
- Ensure all sessions comply with health and safety, food hygiene and safeguarding requirements
- Maintain accurate learner records in line with Oxfordshire Adult Learning procedures
- Promote positive learner engagement, attendance and progression
- Support the development of new cookery courses and workshops in response to learner demand
- Work collaboratively with curriculum colleagues and venue staff
- Deliver courses at various Oxfordshire Adult Learning venues across Oxfordshire, including evening and occasional Saturday provision
Why Work with Us
Excellent benefits for our employees including generous pension and holiday schemes (with potential Christmas closure days), continued professional development, flexible working options, corporate gym membership, cycle/tech scheme and much more.
Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date.
Any successful candidates will be required to complete a structured training pathway, unless they already hold the relevant qualifications. This includes a two-week teacher induction (must be completed within probation), followed by the Award in Education and Training (AET) including Assessor is required, and then the Level 5 Learning and Skills Teacher (LST) apprenticeship. Completion of this structured learning programme is expected within 3 years. Furthermore, there is the option to pursue Qualified Teacher Learning Status (QTLS).
AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.
Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the ‘News’ and ‘Images’ tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College’s reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.
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Contact Details:
Abingdon & Witney College Recruitment Team
