Catering Tutor​/Teacher

£34,653 to £44,760 per year, Competitive

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

22/03/2026

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, andsupporteach other.

Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same:
To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support

they are at the heart of everything we do.

We stand by them and we work together for change.

We believe that everyone deserves a chance to learn and space to thrive and that the right education can change lives.

You’ll help break down barriers to education for young people, helping them learn and grow at their own pace.

The Role We are looking for someone to teach catering, food preparation, nutrition, and related hospitality-based work experience skills to students within our secondary provision in our on-site café. The Catering Tutor will design and deliver accessible, meaningful and aspirational catering-based learning for students.

Hours
37.5 hours, 52 weeks Grade 3 starting salary £34,653.00 with biennial increments Grade 4 starting salary £41,490.00 with biennial increments

Location:

Inscape House School, Cheadle, Stockport

Responsibilities include but are not exhaustive

Work flexibly and adapt teaching strategies to ensure catering content is accessible, inclusive, and responsive to individual learner needs.

Embed Tier 1 universal support strategies within the catering environment to meet the diverse needs of learners with autism.

Deliver accredited qualifications, including BTEC programmes and Food Hygiene certifications.

Set and maintain high expectations for practical food preparation skills, food safety, organisation, independence, and social communication.

Plan, lead, and support learners in the preparation and delivery of a daily lunch menu for service within the school café. Develop learners’ core kitchen skills (e.g. knife skills, baking techniques, stock rotation) and support the accurate evidencing of these skills within assessment portfolios/work journals.

Attend and contribute to pupils’ review meetings and multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Work with pupils, families and the multi-disciplinary teams to identify pupil centred goals.

Demonstrate skill in communicating with pupils with autism and a range of physical, cognitive, and communication difficulties.

Develop knowledge and application of communication strategies including total communication and the use of technology/software to communicate with pupils with a range of complex language and cognitive difficulties with support from the SALT team.

Ensure that feedback and appropriate information is given to pupils in a pupil centred manner.

Liaise with members of the MDT and education team and work co-operatively and timely, with regard to facilitating pupil achievement of their EHCPs, IEPs and therapy plans.

Have a secure knowledge of the catering industry and associated curricula.

Be able to foster and maintain pupils’ interest in your preferred key stage and subject, and address misunderstandings.

Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of functional literacy, articulacy, and the correct use of Standard English and Numeracy within the context of catering and hospitality.

Grade 4 Effectively deploy Education Assistants (EAs) to facilitate learning, ensuring that all support positively impacts on the development of every pupil’s independence.

Work with the café co-ordinator to support the students to plan, prepare and produce high quality meals for the café. Manage a team of EAs effectively.

To ensure that all EAs are punctual, have high attendance and are always mentally present to facilitate learning.

Complete human resource processes with a team of EAs such as return to work from absence, professional discussions/supervision, professional development reviews and performance management, including target setting.

• Experience in the catering and hospitality sector is essential.
• Recognised teaching qualification (PGCE, Cert Ed, QTS/QTLS).
• Vocational qualifications.
• A Level 3 or higher Diploma in professional cookery, catering management, or similar hospitality…