Job title: Catering and Hospitality Trainer (Skills Coach)
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemptions) Order 1975 applies to this post. Disclosure and Barring Clearance is required prior to employment to this post.
Main purpose of job
We are looking for a passionate and proactive individual to lead our trainee catering team. Each morning, you will support 3 learning disabled and/or autistic adults to prepare a simple meal for the team, using this activity to support the growth of skills needed in employment.
In the afternoons, you will run activities to support the development of role related work skills, for example, running practice cafés to develop hospitality and customer service skills, developing housekeeping skills or supporting trainees nutritional understanding.
Position reports to:
Hannah Briars
Staff who will report to this job title:
N/A
Location:
Little Gate Farm, Horseshoe Lane, Beckley TN31 6RZ
Salary:
£12.50 an hour
Probationary period:
6 months
Holiday Entitlement:
5.6 weeks pro rata
Contract type:
Permanent, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week (full time, job share considered)
Main tasks of job:
- Support trainees to progress towards employment
- Work with learning disabled and autistic trainees to build the skills, confidence, and independence needed for paid work.
- Identify each trainee’s strengths, aspirations, and support needs.
- Use SMART goals and the Skills Builder framework to ensure learning is focused, meaningful, and employment-driven.
- Maintain a strong focus on safeguarding, trainee wellbeing, and the creation of a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment.
- Deliver practical training through catering and hospitality
- Lead the daily preparation of a simple and nutritious lunch for the wider team (approx. 10-15 people), embedding key skills such as food hygiene, portion control, and safe preparation.
- Promote healthy eating habits and support trainees to develop independent cooking skills
- Ensure all activities reflect real-world expectations in the workplace.
- Create engaging, skills-based learning opportunities
- Use catering, housekeeping, and hospitality tasks to teach essential and transferable employment skills.
- Design and lead role-play activities, to build hospitality skills, including café and customer interaction skills, using the farm setting to create realistic, supportive learning environments.
- Continuously adapt the programme to meet the diverse learning needs of trainees.
Additional Duties
- Maintain high standards in catering activities, continuously improving quality and aligning with professional practices.
- Manage stock rotation, assist with food ordering, and ensure proper storage of all catering supplies and equipment.
- Follow food hygiene and health & safety procedures, including adherence to risk assessments and emergency protocols.
- Take part in training and professional development.
- Contribute to long-term planning and the development of the catering programme.
- Responds to emergencies appropriately and ensure all staff and volunteers are familiar with emergency procedures.
- Administer medication (where necessary) in line with Little Gate Farm policies, ensuring accurate documentation and safe storage.
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties, and different tasks may be required as necessitated by the changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.
Safeguarding requirements:
All employees and volunteers, regardless of their posts, share in the responsibility for protecting our work trainees, young rangers and students, keeping them safe from harm whilst they are attending Little Gate and for reporting concerns about any person’s welfare and safety.
The post holder will be engaging in regulated activity with vulnerable adults at risk.
Initial and ongoing safeguarding training will be provided as part of the role.
DBS requirements;
Enhanced with Barred list check
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Passionate about enabling adults with learning disabilities and autism to fulfil their potential.
- Demonstrates a positive, proactive, and solution-focused attitude.
- Experience working in a catering setting, including cooking for larger groups.
- Knowledge of food hygiene, health and safety, and kitchen management.
- Compassionate, patient, and empathetic in nature.
- Organised and able to manage a dynamic environment, often thinking on your feet and adapting quickly.
- Able to remain calm, focused, and professional under pressure.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Creative and adaptable, with the ability to design engaging and meaningful training opportunities.
- Commitment to continuous improvement, reflective practice, and delivering high-quality training.
- Ability to travel to the farm independently.
- Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one).
Desirable Criteria
- Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
- Experience delivering training, coaching, or employment support.
- Familiarity with SMART goal-setting.
- Experience in supported employment
- Food hygiene qualification (Level 2 or higher).
- Understanding of inclusive practice and person-centred planning.
Qualifications;
English and Mathematics level 4/C or above (or equivalent)
Application deadline:
26th September 2025 (23:00 hrs)
Interview date:
Usually within 2 weeks of application deadline
To apply for this role please click on the link below to access our application form
https://forms.office.com/e/9Ck6QnNcPX
Our Commitment
Little Gate is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Please see our application form for more information regarding guaranteed interviews for candidates choosing to share that they have a disability.
Our application and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
Little Gate implements safeguarding protocols in all aspects of their working practices and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced and barred DBS check, and this may include social media checks. For further details please contact Sally Moseley via email at hrsally@littlegate.org.uk.
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemptions) Order 1975 applies to this post. Disclosure and Barring Clearance is required prior to employment to this post.
Please note, due to a high volume of applications, we are not always able to feedback if you have been deemed unsuccessful upon review. We apologise in advance should you not be contacted.