Chef Lecturer/Senior Lecturer – Culinary Arts

Skills Group; Manurewa; Presencial; NZD 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

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Health & wellbeing

Leave benefits

Financial benefits

Learning & development

Descripción de la vacante

Skills Institute, part of Skills Group, seeks a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer to bridge professional kitchen practice with higher education in a Bachelor of Culinary Arts. The role combines teaching with kitchen management, mentoring learners and connecting global gastronomy with Māori and Pasifika food knowledge in Aotearoa.

Appointments will reflect experience, with emphasis on teaching, practice and potential research interests.

Formación

• Master’s degree at NZQCF Level 9 or higher in culinary arts or related field.
• Recognised professional cookery qualification such as NZC, City & Guilds or international equivalent.
• Substantial senior commercial kitchen experience with leadership of teams.
• Experience teaching at degree level or demonstrated ability to do so.
• Experience teaching in a bicultural context aligned with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver engaged cookery and patisserie teaching through kitchen demonstrations, practical sessions and online learning.
• Assess practical skills and provide feedback to build learners’ technique and professional judgement.
• Oversee teaching kitchen operations including purchasing, stock, budgets, equipment, hygiene and food safety compliance.
• Teach production planning, food costing and contemporary culinary practice with real-world kitchen context.
• Support practical projects, industry placements and collaborate with guest chefs on tastings and sessions.
• Contribute to assessment design and programme development with culturally responsive teaching.

Conocimientos

Teaching leadership

Culinary industry experience

Bicultural teaching

Educación

Master’s degree NZQCF Level 9+ in culinary arts or related field

Professional cookery qualification (NZC/City & Guilds or equivalent)

Descripción del empleo

Great culinary teaching brings technique to life, helping learners understand the decisions, creativity and care behind every dish.

At Skills Institute, part of Skills Group, you’ll bring your professional kitchen experience into our Bachelor of Culinary Arts, supporting learners from foundational cookery and patisserie through to advanced culinary production.

This role combines practical teaching with responsibility for the teaching kitchen. Working alongside academic colleagues and industry practitioners, you’ll connect professional standards with contemporary gastronomy, global food traditions, and the Māori and Pasifika food knowledge that enriches culinary practice in Aotearoa.

Appointment will be at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level, depending on your experience and achievements. The focus is on teaching and professional practice, with support to develop applied research interests.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver engaging cookery and patisserie teaching through kitchen demonstrations, practical sessions, tutorials and online learning.
• Assess practical skills and provide constructive feedback that builds learners’ technique, confidence and professional judgement.
• Oversee teaching kitchen operations, including purchasing, stock, budgets, equipment, hygiene and food safety compliance.
• Teach production planning, food costing and contemporary culinary practice, connecting learning with commercial kitchen realities.
• Support practical projects and industry placements and work with guest chefs and colleagues on tastings, showcases and specialist sessions.
• Contribute to assessment design, moderation and programme development, embedding culturally responsive practice and supporting learner wellbeing.

What you’ll bring

Essential requirements:

• A completed Master’s degree at NZQCF Level 9 or higher in culinary arts, gastronomy, food systems, nutrition or a related field.
• A recognised professional cookery qualification, such as the New Zealand Certificate in Cookery, City & Guilds or an international equivalent.
• Substantial senior commercial kitchen experience, such as head chef or sous chef, including competence in patisserie, or equivalent industry standing.
• Experience leading kitchen teams and managing operations, stock and costs, alongside current knowledge of food safety, HACCP and food control plans under the Food Act 2014.
• Tertiary teaching experience, or demonstrated ability to develop teaching, assessment and facilitation capability at degree level.
• Experience or willingness to teach in a bicultural context consistent with Te Tiriti o Waitangi, incorporating Māori and Pasifika food knowledge and culturally responsive teaching.

By exception, candidates with exceptional professional or industry standing who are in the final stages of a relevant Level 9 or higher programme may be considered, with a documented completion timeframe agreed at appointment.

Desirable:

Industry networks and recognition, applied research interests, practical project supervision, and knowledge of nutrition or sensory evaluation would be welcome. Wine or sensory qualifications, a Manager’s Certificate or willingness to obtain one, and experience with te reo Māori or Māori and Pasifika frameworks are also valued.

For Senior Lecturer appointment, you’ll also bring recognised senior professional standing, sustained professional achievement, experience leading practical or capstone teaching, demonstrated academic leadership, and experience mentoring colleagues.

The role includes kitchen preparation and close-down responsibilities, with occasional evening, weekend or off-site activities.

Why join Skills Group?

Your expertise can help learners build a future in an industry you know and care about. You’ll work alongside culinary professionals and educational specialists, with opportunities to contribute your ideas and develop your teaching and academic practice.

Our culture is grounded in Joy, Manaakitanga, Grow and Bold. We value curiosity, care and the confidence to try new approaches and we support each other to keep learning.

Benefits that back you

• Health & wellbeing: Fully subsidised Southern Cross medical insurance, TELUS Health Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and annual flu vaccinations.
• Leave: Birthday leave, long service leave, and enhanced bereavement leave.
• Financial benefits: 3.5% KiwiSaver contribution, 2% SuperLife contribution, and a $500 employee referral bonus.
• Learning & development: Two paid learning hours each week, LinkedIn Learning access, Future Fit development opportunities, and ongoing professional growth support.