Apprentice Hospitality Team Member

Summer Lodge Hotel

Dorchester (DT2 0JR)

Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025

Posted on 19 May 2025

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Summary

Learn from our experienced team and develop your service skills to the level of commis waiter/barman in our award-winning restaurant and hotel. Learn to prepare a variety of drinks, including tea, coffee and cocktails. Interact with guests and colleagues, develop your organisation, tidiness and food safety skills and express your natural charm.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Pay to be reviewed every 3 months based on performance.

Training course
Hospitality team member (level 2)
Hours
A variety of shift patterns spread across Monday–Sunday, including straight and split shifts. 2 consecutive days off per week.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 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

  • Preparation of the restaurant and bar areas.
  • Preparing the necessary items back of house.
  • Ensuring the entire restaurant, crockery and cutlery are spotless. 
  • Organising your work station.
  • Watching and learning from the other team members. 
  • Cleaning down your section and area.
  • Maintaining health and safety standards with date coding, covering food and stock rotation.
  • Delivering food from the kitchen to guests in the restaurant. 

Where you'll work

9 Fore Street
Evershot
Dorchester
DT2 0JR

Training

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

College or training organisation

YEOVIL COLLEGE

Your training course

Hospitality team member (level 2)

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Your training plan

  • Waiter/bar training to achieve a Hospitality Team Member Level 2 qualification.
  • 5 days per week, is based at the hotel with 12 workshops arranged by Yeovil College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade 9 – 4 / A* - C)
  • Maths (grade Grade 9 – 4 / A* - C)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

You MUST be prepared to commit to your work and training for the duration of the apprenticeship. In some cases, you may be required to have a telephone conversation with Yeovil College prior to your application being passed on. If a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date, it may close earlier so please apply earlier to avoid disappointment.

About this company

Summer Lodge is a five star, boutique country house hotel rated by TripAdvisor as being in the top 10% of all hotels globally. The restaurant is also ranked in the top 15% in the UK, making it an ideal place to start your Hospitality learning journey.

https://summerlodgehotel.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Once qualified as a Hospitality Team Member, the next step is to start working towards the position of Chef De Rang and then on up the ladder to ultimately end up as a Restaurant or Food & Beverage Manager. The Chef De Rang position should be attainable within another 2 years. Beyond that, there are no limits to potential progression. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

YEOVIL COLLEGE

Gabrielle Cobner

studentrecruitment@yeovil.ac.uk

01935845380

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321326.

Apply now

Closes on Sunday 31 August 2025

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