Hospitality Programme Lead
Location: Minehead, Somerset
Contract: 6 month FTC
Hours: 40 hours per week, Term time plus additional days and training (42 weeks per year)
Actual Salary: £41,335.74 - £42,471.88
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.
About the Role
Aurora Foxes are seeking an experienced Hospitality Programme Lead to drive the strategic and operational delivery of our vocational hospitality provision.
You will lead an ambitious, industry-informed curriculum within our training hotel, supporting students with SEND to develop the skills, confidence and independence needed to become work ready and life ready. Working closely with education and hotel teams, you will ensure high-quality, real-world learning experiences that lead to meaningful progression outcomes.
Key Duties
Lead and develop a high-quality, industry-relevant hospitality curriculum
Drive excellent student outcomes, progression and employability pathways
Oversee vocational quality, including teaching, assessment and qualifications
Lead and develop a high-performing vocational team
Work in partnership with the Hotel Manager to deliver outstanding training opportunities
Ensure compliance with safeguarding, quality and regulatory standards
About You
We're looking for someone who:
Has strong leadership experience in hospitality education or training
Holds a teaching, assessor or IQA qualification with a hospitality background
Has a proven track record of improving quality and outcomes
Understands how to support learners with additional needs
Can balance strategic leadership with hands-on operational delivery
Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends
Ability to work across both education and hotel environments
Full UK driving licence
How to apply?
For candidates that haven't worked in this sector before please be aware that for regulatory reasons the application process is far more detailed and thorough compared to other sectors.
Please complete the online application form in full, including all employment and education details, and provide a personal statement that makes us keen to speak to you.
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment 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.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
Aurora Foxes is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.