Cook School Senior Chef

Borough Kitchen; City Of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading kitchenware retailer in London is seeking a Senior Cook School Instructor to deliver engaging cooking lessons and support the development of lesson plans. The role is part-time with evening shifts, allowing for other projects during the day. A passion for food and teaching is essential, alongside 5 years of professional kitchen experience. Benefits include employee discounts and complimentary classes.

Benefits

Employee discount programme

Complimentary Cook School classes

Company events

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional kitchen experience with a desire to move into teaching.
• Excellent communication skills focusing on teaching methodology.
• Strong organisational skills with an emphasis on cleanliness and safety.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging cookery lessons to customers.
• Maintain health and safety standards in lessons.
• Support development of lesson plans to reduce costs.

Skills

Professional kitchen experience

Confident communication

Organisational skills

Proactive and reliable

Flexibility in lesson development

Job description

Overview

Hours: 30 hours per week

Schedule: 5 teaching days (evenings only, 6-hour shifts), 2 Saturdays a month, Sundays off

January start

Borough Kitchen is dedicated to inspiring home cooks by offering premium tools, expert knowledge and creative ideas that elevate both cooking and entertaining. As the UK’s leading premium kitchenware retailer, we operate five London stores, a fast-growing eCommerce platform, and a cook school. We provide an exceptional range of kitchenware, tableware and inspiration.

We are looking for a Senior Cook School Instructor to join our teaching team. This role is ideally suited to a chef who is eager to move into teaching and share their passion for food, while also supporting lesson development and the smooth running of our Cook School.

With evening shifts and part-time hours, this position is well suited to someone balancing other projects during the day. Paid overtime is available for lesson creation and recipe development.

Responsibilities

Teaching and Team Support

• Deliver engaging and practical cookery lessons to customers.
• Provide in-lesson guidance to assistants, ensuring best practice is followed.
• Assist in class development through new class suggestions, occasional recipe testing and existing class evaluations.

Operational – Food Safety and Standards

• Maintain exemplary health and safety practice in all lessons.
• Maintain exemplary FIFO practice and communicate order updates.
• Ensure high standards of cleaning, and report breakages or maintenance issues promptly.
• Communicating issues to cook school management team to ensure operational smoothness across all sites.

Operational – Costs and Efficiency

• Support refinement of lesson plans and ordering systems to reduce costs and wastage during structured sessions with the cook school management team.
• Help streamline processes during quiet periods or on non-teaching days.

Development and Interdepartmental Support

• Assist with store demonstrations during retail peak seasons.
• Contribute to new lesson development and recipe testing on designated days away from teaching.

Qualifications

• 5 years of professional kitchen experience with a desire to move into teaching.
• Confident communicator who enjoys sharing skills and knowledge, focusing on the why not just the how.
• Excellent organisational skills with a focus on cleanliness, safety, and efficiency.
• Proactive and reliable, able to balance teaching with operational responsibilities.
• Flexible, with an interest in lesson development and supporting the wider team.

Benefits

• Be part of a passionate and knowledgeable team that values quality and craftsmanship
• Industry-leading discount programme on products for our employees
• Complimentary Cook School classes
• Company events
• Access to an employee assistance programme, which includes free counselling sessions, financial and legal advice, and discounts and cash-back offers across 1,200+ brands, plus a wide range of health and wellbeing resources

Borough Kitchen is proud to be both an Equal Opportunities Employer and a London Living Wage Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.