Part Time Workplace Trainer: Commis Chef (2.5 days)


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Milton Keynes, MK6 5LP
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Sept 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

 Subject or Vocational qualification Level 2 or above

 Teaching qualification or willing to work towards one

 Assessor/IQA qualification or willing to work towards one

 Must have a full clean driving licence and access to their own vehicle

 Proven industry experience

What the college offers its staff

OUR BENEFITS

 30 days annual leave

 3 additional company closure days during the festive season

 Birthday off

 UK Bank Holidays (entitlement will be pro-rated for part-time employees)

 Generous Pension Scheme

 Professional development opportunities, including professional qualifications.

 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) accessible 24 hours per day, 365 days per year

 A variety of amazing discounts with NUS Card, Blue Light Card and our reward and recognition platform

 Employee wellbeing platform

 Access to a variety of EDIB related Employee Networks

 Great working environment with complementary parking at both our Milton Keynes and Bletchley sites

Further details about the role

Are you passionate about your trade/industry and looking to do something different? Do you think you could teach, but don’t want to be based in a classroom Monday – Friday?

Milton Keynes College are looking for a Workplace Trainer with expert Commis Chef skills. You will work in collaboration with the Apprenticeship delivery team to develop and deliver current programmes including Commis Chef – the apprenticeship standards dictate that you must be qualified to at least Level 2 or above yourself and have relevant industrial technical competence/experience.

As a Workplace Trainer, your role will be dynamic, varied and highly rewarding - working with employers, apprentices and the college curriculum teams. You will have some autonomy with your diary, with the expectation of certain days/times on campus delivering face to face lessons, appointments to be scheduled with employers at their workplace and some working from home also supported.

You will be teaching for 2 days a week in our Bletchley campus and have a further ½ day for planning and marking on another day. Workplace trainers are assigned a caseload of apprentices to train and assess throughout the evolution of their apprenticeship. Our apprentices’ journey runs all year round, therefore you are able to take your annual leave at any time of the year.

We are looking for enthusiastic and skilled individuals to motivate and inspire learners to develop their skills and enable progression in to their chosen careers. No previous teaching experience? Don’t let this put you off… If you are a passionate person with the capacity to become a great teacher we can provide the training to help you achieve your full potential, just as we expect you to be able to help our students achieve theirs.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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