Bar and Waiting Apprenticeship
Harvester - Larkswood
Larkswood Leisure Park (E4 9EY)
Closes on Thursday 2 October 2025
Posted on 29 August 2025
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Summary
Join us at Harvester, the nation's family favourite for feel-good dining. Famous for our fresh rotisserie chicken and unlimited salad bar since 1983. Fancy a fresh start? We want to hear from you.
- Wage
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£15,600 a year
- Training course
- Food and beverage team member (level 2)
- Hours
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Shift work including bank holidays, evenings and weekends. Exact shifts to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 9 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
As Bar and Waiting Staff at Harvester you are the personality behind the beer pumps, the expert on the drink's menu and know our food menu inside out, frequently recommending your favourites. As the friendly face our guests remember, you'll inject your personality every moment you're with our guests so that they love to come back time and time again.
Responsibilities :
-Greet, serve and look after our guests
-Maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and safety
-Work with the team to create a friendly atmosphere our guests will love
-Know the menus inside out, making recommendations to our guests
-Be a champion of brand standards
You don't even need any experience. So long as you can provide a warm, helpful manner to everyone you meet, we can teach you the ins and outs of working as part of our busy teams.
By taking on a full-time role as a bar and waiting apprentice under the supervision of our passionate teams, not only will you achieve a Level 2 Food and Beverage Team Member Apprenticeship, you will be able to support the running of our businesses, creating some amazing moments!
What your apprenticeship includes
-A mixture of face to face and skype/phone catch ups every 4 - 6 weeks
-A mixture of on and off the job training, including workshops and webinars
-Reviews every 12 weeks with the Apprentice, Line Manager and Lifetime Trainer
-Feedback sessions to discuss progress
-Obtain Functional Skills in English and Maths (if you don't already have GCSE)
-30 hours paid work every week
BENEFITS FOR M&B STAFF
-Love eating out? You'll love it even more with a massive 33% discount across all our brands. Whether its date night at Miller & Carter or family roast at Toby Carvery, we've got you covered.
-Never a dull moment - fun, laughs and lifelong friends!
-Funded qualification up to degree level
-Charity is important to us. From the company charities to the one which is close to your heart; you can choose how to give something back.
-Enjoy a 33% discount off a cosy stay at our Inn Keepers Lodges.
-On top of all this, we offer a pension; 28 days paid holiday; high-street shopping discounts; and we even give you free shares!
Wage will be:
16-20 year olds: £10 per hour
21+ year olds: £12.21 per hour
At Mitchells and Butlers you will be working towards a Food and Beverage Team Member Level 2 Apprenticeship standard over the course of 15 months.
Where you'll work
Larkswood Leisure Park
E4 9EY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
Training course
Food and beverage team member (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
Training schedule
Food and Beverage Team Member L2 including Functional Skills in Maths and English if required
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Team Working
- Organisation Skills
Other requirements
The closing date is just a guide, if a suitable candidate is found before the closing date then the vacancy may close early.
About this employer
You already know Mitchells & Butlers, even if you don't realise it! That's because we run many of the UK's most famous restaurant and pub brands, including: All Bar One, Sizzling Pubs, Vintage Inns, Harvester, Ember Inns, Toby Carvery, Crown Carveries, Castle, Nicholson's, Premium Country Dining Group, O'Neill's, Alex, Village Pub & Kitchen, Miller & Carter, Browns, Innkeeper's Lodge, Orchid Pubs and The Oak Tree.
After this apprenticeship
Ongoing support and development
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339378.
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Closes on Thursday 2 October 2025
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