Chef Trainer

Ready to shape the future of the culinary industry through education?

Share your expertise and passion to train and inspire the next generation of chefs and culinary professionals.

Umbrella Training is an award-winning national training and apprenticeship provider, specialising in partnerships with luxury and Best Places to Work employers across the hospitality and culinary sectors.

This is a new role where we are looking for someone with culinary and operational experience to support hospitality & culinary apprenticeship delivery.

Location: Remote with travel – mainly Kent and London
(Main Office: Chatham Dockyards, London-centric culinary partners)

What you\’ll do

As a Culinary Skills Coach, you\’ll play a vital role in shaping the future of the culinary profession by delivering outstanding teaching, learning, and assessment across chef and culinary apprenticeship pathways.

You\’ll:

• Manage and develop a caseload of culinary apprentices and their employers
• Deliver meaningful apprenticeship journeys including onboarding, teaching sessions, progress reviews, assessment, and feedback
• Deliver engaging training sessions (in person and online) across culinary pathways from Level 2 to Level 4 Senior Culinary Chef, and Level 2 – 3 Hospitality apprenticeships.
• Support learners to develop their English and Maths skills
• Prepare learners for timely achievement and End Point Assessment (EPA)
• Act as a curriculum champion for culinary pathways, maintaining high industry standards, with the support of our existing culinary skills coach.

Who we\’re looking for:

• Strong culinary industry experience, ideally at Sous Chef or Head Chef level
• Experience gained in an established, accredited kitchen, ideally within a 4- or 5-star luxury environment
• English and Maths at Level 2 (GCSE A–C or equivalent)
• Passion for developing people and sharing culinary expertise
• Excellent planning, organisation, and time management skills
• Experience in training, coaching, mentoring, or developing staff
• Ability to manage deadlines, targets, and a diverse learner caseload

Desirable:

• Industry qualifications at Level 3 or above
• Teaching, Training or Vocational Assessment qualifications (or willingness to work towards)
• Experience delivering training in the workplace or online
• Knowledge of ESFA / Government-funded apprenticeship programmes

Why join us?

• Use your culinary expertise in a highly rewarding education role
• Remote-first working with travel to exciting culinary locations
• Quarterly inspiring away days at luxury hospitality venues
• Hybrid working model
• Funded qualifications and CPD
• Princes Royal Training Award–endorsed training
• 24 days annual leave plus