Apprentice Chef

Baba Ganoush

YORK (YO26 6RR)

Closes in 22 days (Friday 23 May 2025)

Posted on 30 April 2025

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Summary

We are looking for a passionate and self-motivated individual to join us and commence their career as an aspiring chef. You will be a great team player, effective communicator, and have a love of food to help us deliver fantastic feasts to our clients.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Working hours will be 45 per week if you are aged 18 or over, at a rate of £7.55 per hour.

Training course
Commis chef (level 2)
Hours
Working hours are 9am - 5pm on non-event days. Hours on event days can vary and may include late evening finishes. Your working week will include Saturday and/or Sunday as required.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 June 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

Daily tasks include:

  • Preparation of vegetables and various canape dishes to
    company standard
  • Ensure all deliveries are checked and put away
  • Ensure workstations are cleaned during all tasks
  • Cook off-site for weddings and events (under supervision from lead chefs)

Where you’ll work

16 EVANS BUSINESS CENTRE
ROSE AVENUE
NETHER POPPLETON
YORK
YO26 6RR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

YORK COLLEGE

Your training course

Commis chef (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Contribute to reviewing and refreshing menus in line with business and customer requirements
  • Use technology for the development and production of dishes and menu items in line with business procedures and guidelines to achieve the best result
  • Check food stocks, report on shortages, prioritise food that is close to expiry and keep the storage areas in good order
  • Prioritise tasks, ensuring food items meet the required quality standard and in the required time frame
  • Measure dish ingredients and portion sizes accurately
  • Use a range of craft preparation and basic cooking skills and techniques to prepare, cook and finish dishes and menu items in line with business requirements
  • Use correct knives and knife skills when preparing food and use the correct equipment when preparing, cooking and finishing food
  • Correctly store and use food items and commodities when preparing, cooking and finishing dishes to deliver a quality product that is safe for the consumer
  • Apply correct preparation and selection methods when using fresh produce in dishes
  • Complete preparation and cooking tasks to a high standard, delivered on time and presented as described within the recipe specification
  • Maintain a clean and hygienic kitchen environment at all times, complete kitchen documentation as required
  • Work with others to ensure dishes produced are of high quality, delivered on time and to the standard required
  • Choose methods of communication that achieve effective team working
  • Develop own skills and knowledge through training and experiences
  • Deal with team challenges and problems constructively to drive a positive outcome
  • Effectively manage resources to meet specifications and control waste
  • Follow safe systems of work reporting risks in the appropriate manner
  • Contribute to reviewing and refreshing menus in line with business and customer requirements
  • Use technology for the development and production of dishes and menu items in line with business procedures and guidelines to achieve the best result
  • Check food stocks, report on shortages, prioritise food that is close to expiry and keep the storage areas in good order
  • Prioritise tasks, ensuring food items meet the required quality standard and in the required time frame
  • Measure dish ingredients and portion sizes accurately
  • Use a range of craft preparation and basic cooking skills and techniques to prepare, cook and finish dishes and menu items in line with business requirements
  • Use correct knives and knife skills when preparing food and use the correct equipment when preparing, cooking and finishing food
  • Correctly store and use food items and commodities when preparing, cooking and finishing dishes to deliver a quality product that is safe for the consumer
  • Apply correct preparation and selection methods when using fresh produce in dishes
  • Complete preparation and cooking tasks to a high standard, delivered on time and presented as described within the recipe specification
  • Maintain a clean and hygienic kitchen environment at all times, complete kitchen documentation as required
  • Work with others to ensure dishes produced are of high quality, delivered on time and to the standard required
  • Choose methods of communication that achieve effective team working
  • Develop own skills and knowledge through training and experiences
  • Deal with team challenges and problems constructively to drive a positive outcome
  • Effectively manage resources to meet specifications and control waste
  • Follow safe systems of work reporting risks in the appropriate manner

Your training plan

You will attend York College one day per week and will train in the workplace for the remainder of your weekly hours.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 1 other subject (grade 3)
  • English (grade 3)
  • maths (grade 3)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Knife skills

Other requirements

We are based in an industrial unit in Nether Poppleton, therefore you need to check you are able to travel to the workplace. You are required to work off site at weddings and events. Weekend work required which may involve longer hours. Chef uniform required: chef jacket/black trousers/ kitchen shoes at events; black t-shirt/black trousers/kitchen shoes in the Baba kitchen, with long hair tied back.

About this company

We are an outside catering company specialising in wedding and corporate events across Yorkshire. We have been established since 2013. We have a team of 6 Event Co-ordinators and 10 chefs. Our menus are varied and we cater for all dietary requirements. We offer canapes, roast dinner, sharing feasts, BBQ menu, grazing feasts, afternoon tea.

http://www.babaganoushdining.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified, there may be opportunities to work for Baba Ganoush as a Commis Chef or Event Chef.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

YORK COLLEGE

apprenticeships@yorkcollege.ac.uk

01904 770368

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317974.

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Closes in 22 days (Friday 23 May 2025)

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Company’s application instructions

Please email your CV and covering letter to people@babaganoushdining.com