Apprentice Catering Assistant

THE FUTURES TRUST

Coventry (CV6 4GF)

Closes in 5 days (Friday 20 February 2026)

Posted on 13 February 2026

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Summary

We are looking to appoint an Apprentice Catering Assistant to join our Team. You will support the provision of an efficient and effective catering service to the school site. 

You will gain the support, knowledge and experiences needed to successfully complete a 15 month Apprenticeship.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Production chef (level 2)
Hours
37 hours per week, 38 weeks per annum Mon – Thu: 7.15 am to 3.15 pm, Fri 7.15 am to 2.45 pm (Half an hour lunch unpaid on each day)

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 13 April 2026

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

Main duties and responsibilities:

  • Support with the setting up service counters, serving food and clear down of area afterwards within the main dining hall area
  • Support with the cleaning of all crockery, cutlery and service utensils within the plate room area
  • Contribute towards the delivery of hospitality and events around site including the set-up, service and clear down as required
  • Present a smart, professional appearance and good personal hygiene
  • Maintain standards of safety and hygiene per legislation and other statutory requirements
  • Be aware of Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies to ensure adherence
  • Have a flexible approach to work and willingness to learn new tasks

Where you'll work

Parkgate Primary School
Parkgate Road
Coventry
CV6 4GF

Training

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

Training provider

PERFORMANCE LEARNING GROUP LTD

Training course

Production chef (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Prepare and cook pre-portioned fresh and frozen meat, fish, and poultry to business standards.
  • Prepare and cook fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables to business standards.
  • Prepare salad vegetables to business standards.
  • Cook poached, simmered, steamed, boiled, braised, stewed, baked, grilled, and fried dishes.
  • Regenerate dried and frozen ingredients and dishes.
  • Undertake stock control, storage, and rotation.
  • Communicate professionally with colleagues, line managers, stakeholders, and customers.
  • Work as part of a team to support service delivery.
  • Follow specifications to produce, portion, and present food.
  • Manage own time to ensure allocated tasks are completed.
  • Use techniques for maintaining good mental health and wellbeing to support self and others, including asking for and giving help with daily tasks.
  • Use feedback to improve own performance.
  • Prepare and close down an area for service.
  • Use problem solving techniques to resolve routine and non-routine issues within scope of own role.
  • Maintain prep and par levels according to business need.
  • Clean and maintain manual and electrical food-preparation and cooking tools, equipment, and technology.
  • Follow standard operating procedures to select and safely use appropriate knives and boards for the task, for example red handled knife and red board for raw meat.
  • Monitor and record food temperatures and manage allergens during preparation, cooking, holding, and serving.
  • Apply hygiene management techniques to maintain a safe clean work environment, for example COSHH, personal hygiene, and uniform.
  • Reduce the waste of resources, acting to measure and reduce plate waste, exercise portion control, and maximise yield.
  • Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines and procedures, including stress management.
  • Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion legislation and organisational policies.
  • Deliver to key performance indicators to support the production, performance, and budget within own area of responsibility.
  • Use manual and electrical food-preparation and cooking tools, equipment, machinery, and technology.
  • Prepare and cook pre-portioned fresh and frozen meat, fish, and poultry to business standards.
  • Prepare and cook fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables to business standards.
  • Prepare salad vegetables to business standards.
  • Cook poached, simmered, steamed, boiled, braised, stewed, baked, grilled, and fried dishes.
  • Regenerate dried and frozen ingredients and dishes.
  • Undertake stock control, storage, and rotation.
  • Communicate professionally with colleagues, line managers, stakeholders, and customers.
  • Work as part of a team to support service delivery.
  • Follow specifications to produce, portion, and present food.
  • Manage own time to ensure allocated tasks are completed.
  • Use techniques for maintaining good mental health and wellbeing to support self and others, including asking for and giving help with daily tasks.
  • Use feedback to improve own performance.
  • Prepare and close down an area for service.
  • Use problem solving techniques to resolve routine and non-routine issues within scope of own role.
  • Maintain prep and par levels according to business need.
  • Clean and maintain manual and electrical food-preparation and cooking tools, equipment, and technology.
  • Follow standard operating procedures to select and safely use appropriate knives and boards for the task, for example red handled knife and red board for raw meat.
  • Monitor and record food temperatures and manage allergens during preparation, cooking, holding, and serving.
  • Apply hygiene management techniques to maintain a safe clean work environment, for example COSHH, personal hygiene, and uniform.
  • Reduce the waste of resources, acting to measure and reduce plate waste, exercise portion control, and maximise yield.
  • Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines and procedures, including stress management.
  • Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion legislation and organisational policies.
  • Deliver to key performance indicators to support the production, performance, and budget within own area of responsibility.
  • Use manual and electrical food-preparation and cooking tools, equipment, machinery, and technology.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Patience
  • Health & Safety awareness
  • Maintain standards of hygiene

Other requirements

The Futures Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidates for all positions
will be subject to an enhanced DBS check
and Social Media check.

About this employer

Our story is one of moral purpose. Imagine a learning community where everyone works collaboratively to plan, spread expertise and tackle challenges together, totally focused upon putting the needs of students first. This is exactly what our Trust aims to be. Rooted in the Midlands, our learning community has grown over the last decade around a compelling vision: Building Brighter Futures. Our Mission Our mission is to make a difference, raising the horizons and ambitions of those who learn, work and live within our diverse communities. Our relentless drive for exceptional outcomes for our students is rooted in a belief that all schools must be consistently strong and stable with a clear culture of always striving for much, much more. Every decision we make is about the young people we serve, their learning experience and their personal development. Our amazing people have these ambitions ingrained in their DNA, always putting the needs of their learners first, focusing on learning and removing barriers to success.

http://www.thefuturestrust.org.uk/why-work-for-the-futures-trust (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Career pathways across the Trust
  • Teacher / Local Authority Pension Scheme
  • Online retail discount
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Family Friendly policies to support

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

Upon completion of this standard, you may be able to progress to a Level 3 apprenticeship, Senior Production Chef.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PERFORMANCE LEARNING GROUP LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015413.

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Closes in 5 days (Friday 20 February 2026)

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