Apprentice Commis Chef
The Vault Restaurant Selsey
WEST SUSSEX (PO20 0QN)
Closes on Friday 27 February 2026
Posted on 14 January 2026
Contents
Summary
The Vault Restaurant in Selsey is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Apprentice Commis Chef to join their kitchen team on a part-time basis. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about food and hospitality who wants to build a career as a professional chef while gaining a recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£11,778 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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30-hour week on a rota to include study periods. Rota hours will include some evening and weekends – 5 day week with start and finish times to be confirmed.
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 27 March 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
Working alongside an experienced chef, this apprenticeship role will be ideal for anyone wanting to kick-start their culinary journey with the opportunity to learn while they learn all aspects of a busy kitchen by studying towards a Level 2 Commis Chef Apprenticeship qualification.
Key responsibilities:
- Assisting with food preparation and basic cooking tasks
- Maintaining exacting standards of food hygiene and cleanliness
- Learning knife skills, cooking techniques, and kitchen organisation
- Supporting the kitchen team during service
- Following health & safety and food safety regulations always
- Receiving training and mentoring as part of your apprenticeship
What we are looking for:
- A genuine interest in cooking and the hospitality industry
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills in challenging surroundings
- A positive attitude and strong work ethic
- Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
- Good timekeeping and reliability
- Previous experience in a kitchen environment is preferred
Where you'll work
97 HIGH STREET
SELSEY
WEST SUSSEX
PO20 0QN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 2)
- Maths (grade 2)
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
- Team working
- Pride in Work
- Strong Work Ethic
- Thrives under pressure
- Flexible
- Punctual
- Takes direction well
- Hardworking
- Focused
- Trustworthy
- Physically Fit
Other requirements
This Level 2 qualification is a 17-month apprenticeship including the 3 months end point assessment.
To apply, you must have lived in the UK for a minimum of 3 years before the start date of the apprenticeship learning and have authorisation to work in the UK.
You cannot apply if you already have a qualification equal to or higher than the apprenticeship standard being studied.
You can apply if you have a higher qualification than the apprenticeship standard in an unrelated subject.
You should live in the area local to the employer and the college campus offering the apprenticeship.
This is a combination of work and learning, so you will need to commit to the learning and stay at the employers until the apprenticeship is successfully completed.
Learning at Chichester College may be undertaken remotely or on site with classroom attendance.
This role is based on site at The Vault Restaurant in Selsey, so it is important to have transport arrangements in place.
About this employer
The Vault Selsey is a beautifully converted 1960s bank building, where the owners have created a warm dining space where you can watch our chefs work with locally sourced seafood and local produce through our open kitchen. The knowledgeable team guides you through each seasonal dish in this character-filled setting.
After this apprenticeship
A permanent role may be offered to the right candidate following the successful completion of the apprenticeship with the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008733.
Apply now
Closes on Friday 27 February 2026