Apprentice Commis Chef - Le Petit Vert
Le Petit Vert
Newark (NG22 8EY)
Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 September 2025
Contents
Summary
Le Petit Vert is looking for a Commis Chef Apprentice to join their vegetarian café and bistro in Farnsfield. You will gain a well-rounded chef education, including classic meat techniques, while specialising in modern vegetarian cookery.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Commis chef (level 2)
- Hours
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Variety of Shifts between opening hours:
Mon & Wed
8:30 - 4:00
Closed Tuesday
Thurs, Fri, Sat
9:00 – 10:00
Sunday 10:00 – 4:00.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 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 a Commis Chef Apprentice at Le Petit Vert, you’ll gain a truly well-rounded chef experience. While the restaurant itself is proudly vegetarian and plant-based, your apprenticeship training with Nottingham College will also cover classical and contemporary cooking techniques, including meat and fish, ensuring you leave with a full spectrum of culinary skills. This means you’ll not only specialise in the exciting world of vegetarian and vegan cuisine, which is becoming more and more popular, but also develop a broader palate and skillset that can take you anywhere in your chef career.
This role is perfect for someone looking to build a solid foundation in professional cookery, while also having the chance to shine creatively in a kitchen that celebrates sustainability, seasonality, and flavour. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a wide variety of dishes, from brunch favourites to inventive small plates, and contribute to menus that change with the seasons.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Prepping and organising ingredients for both brunch and evening service
- Assisting with cooking, plating, and presentation of dishes to a high standard
- Supporting stock control, ordering, and rotation of produce
- Learning and applying techniques to minimise waste and support a zero-waste kitchen ethos
- Maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness, food hygiene, and health & safety protocols
- Supporting with menu development, helping to create seasonal, sustainable vegetarian dishes that appeal to a wide audience
- Working with a variety of cooking methods and equipment to build a versatile skillset
- Collaborating with the kitchen team to ensure smooth service and consistency
- Developing confidence in customer awareness by understanding dietary needs, allergies, and preferences
- Taking part in college-led training to gain additional knowledge of classical cookery, including meat and fish preparation, to round out your apprenticeship experience
Where you'll work
Le Petit Vert
Main Street
Farnsfield
Newark
NG22 8EY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
Training course
Commis chef (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Selects correct knife for task.
- Uses knives effectively and efficiently.
- Selects ingredients of the right quality that support sustainability and seasonality.
- Weighs, measures, and scales ingredients.
- Cooks from fresh producing complete dishes.
- Prepares, cooks, and finishes meat, offal, game, poultry, fish, and shellfish from whole; trim, de-vein, portion, break down, bone, skin, fillet, shell.
- Prepares, cooks, and finishes fruit vegetables.
- Prepares, cooks, and finishes sauces.
- Prepares, cooks and finishes pureed and cream soup and stock based dishes.
- Prepares and cooks noodles, and fresh or convenience pasta.
- Prepares and cooks pulses and grains, including long and short grain rice.
- Prepares, cooks and finishes eggs or egg based dishes.
- Prepares, cooks and finishes leavened and unleavened dough products.
- Prepares, cooks and finishes sweet and savoury pastry products using short, sweet, and choux.
- Prepares, cooks, and finishes scones, biscuits, sponge cakes, and non-sponge cakes.
- Prepares, produces, and finishes hot and cold desserts.
- Stuffs, fills and panés across food types.
- Prepares and cooks dishes using alternative ingredients eg plant based, gluten free.
- Prepares fresh ingredients, including from whole, using them across a menu to reduce waste and improve sustainability
- Uses seasoning, spices, rubs, and marinades to flavour ingredients.
- Sears, grills, deep fries, shallow fries, stir fries, sautés, braises, stews, bakes, roasts, boils, poaches across food types.
- Portions, plates, finishes, garnishes, and presents individual dishes.
- Exercises portion control and acts to maximise yield.
- Achieves intended quality in terms of texture, flavour, and appearance
- Identifies and resolves errors during the production process.
- Assists in the resolution of feedback, complaints, and issues.
- Prepares, cleans and uses manual and electrical food-preparation and cooking equipment and machinery safely, correctly and efficiently.
- Applies food safety and allergen procedures, including monitoring temperatures, during preparation, cooking, and holding.
- Selects and applies hygiene management techniques to maintain a safe clean work environment, including personal hygiene, PPE, and uniform.
- Complies with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines and procedures.
- Undertakes stock control, storage, and rotation.
- Applies food safety and allergen procedures, and monitors and records food temperatures, on delivery and in storage.
- Follows equity, diversity and inclusion legislation and organisational policies.
- Uses techniques for maintaining good mental health and wellbeing to support self and others, including asking for and giving help with daily tasks.
- Communicates with colleagues, manager and other stakeholders in a professional manner.
- Works as part of a team to support service delivery.
- Uses feedback to improve own performance.
- Manages own time to ensure tasks are completed.
- Selects correct knife for task.
- Uses knives effectively and efficiently.
- Selects ingredients of the right quality that support sustainability and seasonality.
- Weighs, measures, and scales ingredients.
- Cooks from fresh producing complete dishes.
- Prepares, cooks, and finishes meat, offal, game, poultry, fish, and shellfish from whole; trim, de-vein, portion, break down, bone, skin, fillet, shell.
- Prepares, cooks, and finishes fruit vegetables.
- Prepares, cooks, and finishes sauces.
- Prepares, cooks and finishes pureed and cream soup and stock based dishes.
- Prepares and cooks noodles, and fresh or convenience pasta.
- Prepares and cooks pulses and grains, including long and short grain rice.
- Prepares, cooks and finishes eggs or egg based dishes.
- Prepares, cooks and finishes leavened and unleavened dough products.
- Prepares, cooks and finishes sweet and savoury pastry products using short, sweet, and choux.
- Prepares, cooks, and finishes scones, biscuits, sponge cakes, and non-sponge cakes.
- Prepares, produces, and finishes hot and cold desserts.
- Stuffs, fills and panés across food types.
- Prepares and cooks dishes using alternative ingredients eg plant based, gluten free.
- Prepares fresh ingredients, including from whole, using them across a menu to reduce waste and improve sustainability
- Uses seasoning, spices, rubs, and marinades to flavour ingredients.
- Sears, grills, deep fries, shallow fries, stir fries, sautés, braises, stews, bakes, roasts, boils, poaches across food types.
- Portions, plates, finishes, garnishes, and presents individual dishes.
- Exercises portion control and acts to maximise yield.
- Achieves intended quality in terms of texture, flavour, and appearance
- Identifies and resolves errors during the production process.
- Assists in the resolution of feedback, complaints, and issues.
- Prepares, cleans and uses manual and electrical food-preparation and cooking equipment and machinery safely, correctly and efficiently.
- Applies food safety and allergen procedures, including monitoring temperatures, during preparation, cooking, and holding.
- Selects and applies hygiene management techniques to maintain a safe clean work environment, including personal hygiene, PPE, and uniform.
- Complies with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines and procedures.
- Undertakes stock control, storage, and rotation.
- Applies food safety and allergen procedures, and monitors and records food temperatures, on delivery and in storage.
- Follows equity, diversity and inclusion legislation and organisational policies.
- Uses techniques for maintaining good mental health and wellbeing to support self and others, including asking for and giving help with daily tasks.
- Communicates with colleagues, manager and other stakeholders in a professional manner.
- Works as part of a team to support service delivery.
- Uses feedback to improve own performance.
- Manages own time to ensure tasks are completed.
Training schedule
Commis Chef Apprenticeship – Level 2
Commis Chef / Skills England
- Apprenticeship Standard: Commis Chef Level 2
- Functional Skills: English and maths will be provided if not already achieved
- Duration: 12months minimum, plus time for End Point Assessment (EPA)
- Training Delivery: Weekly College Attendance – one day per month at Nottingham City Hub Campus
- This apprenticeship is designed for individuals starting their culinary journey. As a Commis Chef, you will learn how to prepare food and carry out basic cooking tasks across all sections of a professional kitchen, under the supervision of experienced chefs.
Please note that, as this is an apprenticeship standard, you will be required to complete an End Point Assessment to successfully achieve the qualification.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-3)
- Maths (grade 9-3)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted 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
- Patience
About this employer
Le Petit Vert is a vibrant all-day bistro and café located in Farnsfield, founded by James and Jennifer Aspell. With a charming French-inspired atmosphere, the café offers a fully vegetarian menu where every dish can be made vegan. Sustainability is at the heart of everything they do, with a focus on zero-waste cooking and seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. More than just a culinary destination, Le Petit Vert has become a beloved community hub, embraced by locals for its laid-back vibe and friendly service. The interior blends vintage French flair with thoughtful personal touches, including marble-topped tables and retro posters adding warmth and character to the space. Ethical sourcing and plant-based innovation define their kitchen, making Le Petit Vert a standout example of conscious hospitality in the East Midlands.
After this apprenticeship
Potential opportunity for a permanent role within the company following successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341882.
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Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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