Apprentice Chef JD Wetherspoon - Golden Cross Hotel, Bromsgrove

Wetherspoon is looking for fun, enthusiastic, passionate people to join its hard-working teams. No previous experience is necessary and - as it recruits for personality and is a UK Top Employer with an award-winning training programme - Wetherspoon knows that it can teach you the skills to succeed

This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.

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Closing date: 24 Dec 2023

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £16,744.00

  • Working week

    Exact shifts to be confirmed

    Total hours per week: 30

  • Expected duration

    15 Months

  • Possible start date

    30 Dec 2023

  • Date posted

    27 Sep 2023

  • Apprenticeship level

    Intermediate
    Level 2 (GCSE)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000201341

  • Positions

    2 available

What you will do in your working day

Wetherspoon opens its doors early in the morning and sometimes doesn't close them until late at night, so offering great flexibility of working hours.

Pay and benefits include:

  • Complimentary meal and a drink on shift
  • Employee discount
  • £1 extra per hour for hours worked during midnight-5.59am
  • Bonus scheme
  • Permanent, guaranteed-hour contract
  • Flexible shift patterns
  • Paid holiday
  • Free Wetherspoon shares (after a qualifying period)
  • Loyalty reward scheme

The role:

At a glance, your role is to deliver excellent customer service to make hungry and thirsty customers happy!

  • Ensuring that all food is stored, prepared, cooked, served and presented in accordance with company standards
  • Taking pride in maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness, ensuring that the kitchen is cleaned and maintained throughout the day in accordance with guidelines
  • Striving, at all times, to achieve the food-delivery-time targets being aware of, and being knowledgeable about, all promotions, events and new products in the pub
  • Responding to any customer feedback in a positive and helpful manner, seeking support if required

The training you will be getting

  • Alongside your day-to-day work, you will be working towards your Level 2 Hospitality Production Chef Apprenticeship with JD Wetherspoon over the course of 15 months. This is a blended learning experience, delivered in your pub individually by an experienced Lifetime coach
  • Functional Skills in maths and English
  • There will be a mix of face-to-face and remote (telephone/video-call) visits, whichever mix suits you best. Your apprenticeship will be tailored to your individual development needs and will deliver life-long knowledge, skills, behaviours and confidence

To find out more about careers with J D Wetherspoons please visit https://www.jdwetherspooncareers.com/

What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship

  • Apprenticeships provide exciting development opportunities to all of Wetherspoon's bar, kitchen and hotel teams. Apprenticeships give you the opportunity to learn while you earn - from associates right through to management. Over 70% of Wetherspoon's recent apprenticeship achievers received a promotion during, or shortly after completing, their programme

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Team Working, Organisation Skills

Qualifications

Other None required (Grade None required) Desired

About the employer

Wetherspoon is a leading pub operator in the UK and Ireland. Founder and chairman Tim Martin opened the very first Wetherspoon in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1979. Today, Tim and the company run over 850 pubs and hotels, spread right across the UK and, more recently, in Ireland. During this 40-year history, Wetherspoon has repeatedly led the way with ground-breaking initiatives, picked up hundreds of awards (covering all aspects of pub life) and grown from a handful of staff to over 40,000 e

Employer

JD Wetherspoon - Golden Cross Hotel, Bromsgrove

Address

20 High Street

B61 8HH

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Training

Training provider

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

Adjustments for experience

You could reduce your training time, or finish your apprenticeship faster, if you have relevant prior learning or experience. This could be relevant:

  • training
  • qualifications, like an NVQ in a relevant field
  • industry or sector experience

Apprenticeship standard

Production chef

Level 2 (GCSE)

Demonstrating experience

If your application is successful, you will have a chance to discuss your relevant prior learning or experience with your training provider and employer. You will all need to agree any adjustments to your training plan.

You should be prepared to show your competence, and evidence of relevant qualifications

Employer's Application Instructions

This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.

Apply now

Closing date: 24 Dec 2023