Hospitality Programme Lead

Location: Minehead, Somerset

Contract: 6 month FTC

Hours: 40 hours per week, Term time plus additional days and training (42 weeks per year)

Actual Salary:£41,335.74 - £42,471.88

Welcome to Aurora Foxes, a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, situated in the friendly seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a very special place.

We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready.

About the Role

Aurora Foxes are seeking an experienced Hospitality Programme Lead to drive the strategic and operational delivery of our vocational hospitality provision.

You will lead an ambitious, industry-informed curriculum within our training hotel, supporting students with SEND to develop the skills, confidence and independence needed to become work ready and life ready. Working closely with education and hotel teams, you will ensure high-quality, real-world learning experiences that lead to meaningful progression outcomes.

Key Duties

• Lead and develop a high-quality, industry-relevant hospitality curriculum
• Drive excellent student outcomes, progression and employability pathways
• Oversee vocational quality, including teaching, assessment and qualifications
• Lead and develop a high-performing vocational team
• Work in partnership with the Hotel Manager to deliver outstanding training opportunities
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, quality and regulatory standards

Please see the below link for the full job description:

Hospitality Programme Lead - 2026.docx

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• Has strong leadership experience in hospitality education or training
• Holds a teaching, assessor or IQA qualification with a hospitality background
• Has a proven track record of improving quality and outcomes
• Understands how to support learners with additional needs
• Can balance strategic leadership with hands-on operational delivery
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends
• Ability to work across both education and hotel environments
• Full UK driving licence

How to apply?

For candidates that haven't worked in this sector before please be aware that for regulatory reasons the application process is far more detailed and thorough compared to other sectors.

Please complete the online application form in full, including all employment and education details, and provide a personal statement that makes us keen to speak to you.

If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Adele in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.