RAF Air & Ground Steward - Full Time Career with Apprenticeship
Royal Air Force
Norwich, NR3 1HX
Closes on Saturday 30 August
Posted on 28 August 2024
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Summary
A unique opportunity to complete an advanced apprenticeship as an Air & Ground Steward with an OFSTED outstanding training provider. You will be working on some of the most advanced aircraft in the world and play a key part in the UKs defence. With places available throughout the year, apply today!
- Annual wage
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£25,200 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Pay will increase incrementally each year.
- Training course
- Cabin crew (level 3)
- Hours
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Shifts to be confirmed on assignment to your first station after training.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 1 September
- Duration
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2 Years
- Positions available
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24
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Once fully trained in Catering Hospitality and RAF Cabin Crew duties you will be responsible for the comfort, safety and welfare of passengers travelling on 10 Sqn or 101 Sqn Voyager aircraft based at RAF Brize Norton.
Your duties will include:
- Greeting passengers as they board and exit the plane
- Providing special attention to passengers as required
- Serving meals and refreshments
- Checking the condition and provision of on-board emergency equipment and information for passengers, demonstrating emergency equipment and safety procedures
- As well as administering first aid and dealing with passenger or crew emergencies
Having gained Voyager experience you could competitively transfer to 32 (The Royal) Squadron, fly on the BAe 146 aircraft based at RAF Northolt and routinely fly with Royals, The Prime Minister and senior members of the Cabinet and HM Forces.
After your first flying tour, unless you transfer to 32 (TR) Sqn, you will be employed on the ground, for at least one tour; supporting unit food services with our industry partners or as a member of 3 Mobile Catering Sqn, at RAF Wittering, providing military field catering on Operations and Exercises worldwide. Returning to Cabin Crew duties, after a ground tour, will be voluntary or to meet the need of the Service.
Where you’ll work
Norwich
NR3 1HX
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
ROYAL AIR FORCE
Your training course
Cabin crew (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
- On successful completion of the application and selection process, your apprenticeship will start with a 10-week Basic Recruit Training Course (BRTC) at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire
- The course is designed to help you adjust to a military environment. As well as fitness and military training, you’ll also learn about the RAF lifestyle
- All entrants will complete specialist food service training at the Food Services Training School (Air) at Worthy Down, pre-employment land and sea survival training at Defence Survival Training Organisation, RAF St Mawgan. Decompression Training at the Aviation Medicine
- Training Wing, RAF Henlow and A330-200 Cabin Crew training at the Air Tanker Academy, RAF Brize Norton, before finishing their flying training with Sqn instructors on 10 Sqn/101 Sqn
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English Language (grade Minimum grade 1)
- Mathematics (grade Minimum grade 1)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
The role is varied and, after training, you could be stationed across the UK and beyond. You must also be able to swim 100 metres, tread water for 2 minutes and get out of the pool at the deep end unaided and fully clothed.
About this company
The Royal Air Force work with our UK and international partners to watch the skies, respond to threats, prevent conflict, and provide assistance in an uncertain world. We provide all personnel with a varied range of training and activities to make sure you're ready for anything. A career in the Royal Air Force will provide you with a whole host of possibilities. You will receive world class training, allowing you to learn and develop throughout your career. We recruit throughout the year, so please ignore the closing and start dates.
After this apprenticeship
- The apprenticeship is a gateway to a full-time career in the Royal Air Force
- Promotion to the rank of Corporal and beyond is dependent on successful completion of the apprenticeship and then on merit by competitive selection
- As you advance through the ranks, you will have the increased opportunity to lead and direct people, managing resources and workforce within your area of work to deliver the required outputs whilst maintaining and instilling the highest standards expected within the RAF
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ROYAL AIR FORCE
0345 6055555
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000273521.
Apply now
Closes on Saturday 30 August
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Company’s application instructions
You'll be directed through to the RAF Recruitment Website where more detail on the role is available. We have positions available for this role throughout the year and the process can take a few months. Once you have completed an application you will be invited to complete an aptitude assessment, selection interview, health assessment and a fitness test. More details of the requirement can be found at the application link.