Lecturer in Patisserie FE

Job Title: Lecturer in Patisserie (FE)

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £34,866 - £42,632 per annum – AC2

Job type: Permanent, Full-time

University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted 5th in the Post Graduate Education category in the prestigious 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating. 

University College Birmingham has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked ninth in the 2024 Guardian League Tables and 67th in the World QS University Rankings 2024.

The Role:

The Birmingham College of Food is currently looking for a skilled lecturer in patisserie. This is an exciting time to join our expanding team of chef lecturers. You will be teaching in our award-winning training restaurant where our students will be able to gain hands-on experience plating desserts.

Our state-of-the-art skills kitchens and equipment will allow you to enhance and teach your wide knowledge of skills and expertise and enable you to teach learners the most recent and current practices replicated in the industry. These fantastic facilities make for impressionable learning opportunities for our FE learners.

Essential requirements for this role include:  

• Experience of teaching or training students or employees within a professional setting
• Exceptional Patisserie skills and plating desserts.
• An ability to manage and motivate students.
• High levels of organisational and administrative skills.

So, if you are looking to contribute to the next generation of expert Patisserie professionals, this is the perfect role for you. 

UCB is committed to providing professional development opportunities and will support the completion of a recognised teaching qualification, if not already held.

Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave
  • 38 days’ paid leave per year
  • 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Teachers’ Pension Scheme
  • Employer Contributions – 28.6%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology home and cycle. 
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Free on-site gym membership

Extra Information:

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

Closing Date – Sunday 1st December 2024

Interview Dates – TBC.

UCB is an equal opportunities employer.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Baking Lecturer, Bakery Lecturer, HNC/D Lecturer, Lecturer, Food Lecturer, University Lecturer, Education Lead, Academic Lead, College Tutor, Tutor, Teacher, College Teacher, Patisserie Lecturer, Pastry Lecturer, will also be considered for this role.