Pastry Instructor

About the job

Pastry & Chocolate Arts Instructor (M/F)
Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland – Academic Department

Pass on your passion for sweets to the new generation of chefs!

Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland, a member of the Swiss Education Group, trains students from around the world every year in the culinary and pastry arts professions. To strengthen our Academic Department, we are looking for a passionate, creative Pastry & Chocolate Arts Instructor eager to share their expertise.

Start date: 6 January 2027
Work rate: 80-100%
Workplace: Route Cantonale 51, 1897 Bouveret

Your mission

Attached to our Academic Department, you will join a dynamic teaching team committed to offering high-quality programmes to students from multicultural backgrounds. Your main responsibilities include:

• Delivering theoretical and practical courses in pastry and chocolate arts according to our standards, strictly respecting hygiene and food safety rules
• Conveying subject knowledge by varying teaching methods and approaches
• Assessing students’ progress through observation, discussions, as well as written and practical work, and recording grades

Your profile

• Federal Certificate of Competence (CFC) as a pastry chef-confectioner or cook, or an equivalent qualification
• At least 5 years of professional experience, ideally within renowned establishments
• Excellent knowledge of current trends and best practices in pastry
• Previous teaching experience in a hotel or culinary school is a significant advantage
• Creative personality, excellent team spirit, comfortable in a highly international environment
• Good command of IT tools used in teaching
• Confidence in animation and presentation
• Initiative, maturity and leadership skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory (language of instruction, level C1-C2); French is a considerable asset

What we offer you

• A unique working environment within a school of international renown
• Pastry kitchens and laboratories equipped to professional standards
• A passionate teaching team and a stimulating multicultural environment
• The opportunity to shape tomorrow’s talents

Interested? We look forward to receiving your complete application (CV, diplomas and work certificates).