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Vacancies
Work at The School of Artisan Food
The School of Artisan Food is dedicated to inspiring and helping people from all walks of life to learn about healthy, sustainable and delicious food. We offer a wide range of hands-on courses taught by world-class tutors, in a unique environment within the grounds of the beautiful Welbeck Estate in Nottinghamshire.
We are part of the Welbeck Community, working alongside consultancies and technology companies, creative and artisan businesses, food producers, publishers, designers and artists.
The unique location offers all the benefits of easy access to the larger cities and towns of Sheffield, Chesterfield and Nottingham and is only a 15-minute drive to both the M1 and the A1.
Could you be a course technician at The School of Artisan Food?
While we’re not currently expanding in this area, we’re always interested in hearing from skilled and passionate individuals from the artisan food world.
If you have experience in artisan food and have the practical skills and enthusiasm to support our courses as a technician, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV to info@schoolofartisanfood.org.
Currently advertised positions
Guest Experience & Communications Manager
1 FTE (permanent)
40 Hr per week, typically 08:30-17:00 Monday to Friday with a 30 min break (unpaid for lunch on days exceeding 6 Hr), with some weekend work.
Predominantly on site, with hybrid working possible up to 1 day per week.
Location
The School of Artisan Food, Lower Motor Yard, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, S80 3LR
Salary and benefits
Between £32,332-£37,099 p.a. dependent on qualifications and experience.
Holiday entitlement: equivalent to 33 days inclusive of bank holiday entitlement. The Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day bank holidays will form part of the Christmas closure period for all employees. The School will gift additional days leave to employees for the period following Boxing Day up to and including New Year’s Eve (Christmas closure). Days will be allocated based on normal days worked • Contributory company pension plan • Opportunities to access School of Artisan Food courses, additional professional development opportunities, and to gain certifications • The Welbeck Discount Card for Welbeck Farm Shop, The Harley Gallery and The Portland Collection • Access to various discounts across the estate throughout the year • Opportunity to join Westfield Health • Employee bike scheme •
Role Description
The School of Artisan Food is seeking a capable, organised and thoughtful Guest Experience & Communications Manager to join our team in a key delivery role at the heart of the organisation. The role holder will be responsible for ensuring that our courses are clearly presented and promoted and easy for customers to understand and book, while supporting a start-to-finish, outstanding experience for all who engage with The School.
The School of Artisan Food offers inclusive food education and bespoke baking, butchery, cheese-making, curing, patisserie, vienoisserie and other food-related training, favouring real, seasonal and local food and ingredients, and ‘slow’ processes, such as fermentation. As a charity, we advocate for high-quality food education, particularly in secondary schools and for healthcare professionals. We work with a range of partner organisations and other charitable bodies.
Our portfolio includes short and longer courses for food-lovers and professionals, a very-popular summer school, validated courses including our Higher Diploma in Artisan Baking and Business Skills, and an FdSc and BSc (Hons) in Artisan Food Production (delivered in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University).
This is a customer facing role that would suit an early-career professional who is ready to take ownership, work with increasing autonomy and contribute across a small, committed team. Working closely with the Director of Food Education and wider colleagues, the successful postholder will be responsible for sales and wider course recruitment, updating our website and communications channels (social media, newsletter and print assets), and ensuring clarity and consistency across the customer journey.
As a small charitable organisation, we value individuals who are grounded, proactive and willing to contribute to the wider functioning of The School. It is expected that the successful candidate will have line management responsibility for a small number of reportees.
Further information, how to apply and closing date
To apply for this position, please send maximum 2-page CV, and a tailored, personal and succinct cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification to recruitment@welbeck.co.uk no later than 5pm on Monday 3rd August 2026, however we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications ahead of the advertised deadline.
If you would like to discuss this post informally, please call Jenny Paxman, Chief Executive Officer, or Chris Jones, Director of Food Education on 01909 532171 or email jenny.paxman@schoolofartisanfood.org or chris.jones@schoolofartisanfood.org.
Please download the full job description and person specification below.
Associate Tutor in Viennoiserie and Patisserie
Hourly paid work
Typically, 25-30 x 6h- or 7h- teaching days per year in blocks of 2 to 5 days at a time, between the hours of 9am and 5pm.
Variable depending on the teaching timetable, provisionally scheduled between September 2026 and January 2027.
Teaching days include a minimum 30-minute unpaid lunch break.
Location
The School of Artisan Food, Lower Motor Yard, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, S80 3LR
Pay and benefits
Paid at an hourly rate for teaching delivered in accordance with a pre-agreed schedule (negotiated at the start of the academic year). The rate of pay is at a higher rate, in line with equivalent pay-rates for the higher education sector, acknowledging that teaching hours include preparation, administration and assessment activities (including standardisation, moderation etc) that are considered part of, not additional, to paid-for teaching hours.
Accommodation and travel expenses are not typically paid unless your home is located outside of a standard commute radius.
Holiday entitlement is paid as an uplift to the teaching hours rate, depending on the number of hours actually worked and pro-rated on the basis of a full-time entitlement of the statutory minimum of 28 days holiday during each full holiday year (including public holidays in England and Wales).
Role Description
We are seeking a dynamic, capable, and, ideally, professionally qualified tutor to module lead, deliver teaching and assessments on our levels 4 and 5 Higher Education viennoiserie and patisserie modules, making teaching contributions based on the skillset of the successful candidate.
This position offers a fantastic opportunity for individuals with an artisan viennoiserie and patisserie background with higher education teaching experience to further their career, in a fascinating, fast-paced environment.
As a valued member of the team, you will be responsible for maintaining The School’s good reputation and high standards in the delivery of our viennoiserie and patisserie higher education modules and contributing more broadly as a member the higher education team.
Further information, how to apply and closing date
Please contact Director of Food Education, Chris Jones (chris.jones@schoolofartisanfood.org or by phone on 01909 498958) to discuss this position further. To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to info@schoolofartisanfood.org no later than 17:00 on Monday 1st June 2026.
Please download the full job description and person specification below.