Bar and Waiting Apprenticeship

Wells & Co Bushel & Strike PP

Bushel (SG7 5LY)

Closes in 23 days (Monday 6 April 2026)

Posted on 9 March 2026


Summary

We are looking for a talented, motivated and passionate Front of House apprentice to join our teams in delivering an exceptional customer experience and a mouth-watering food offering.

Training course
Food and beverage team member (level 2)
Hours
Wednesday - Sunday. Shift work including evenings and weekends. Exact working days and hours TBC.

30 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

Front of house duties include:

  • Taking responsibility for the customer journey, ensuring their experience is second to none
  • Taking accurate orders and working closely with kitchen staff
  • Ensuring payments and receipts are correct
  • Confidently recommending menu and drinks offerings
  • Observing service and standards and reporting any incidents or issues
  • Being a supportive and proactive team member

You will need to demonstrate:

  • Previous experience working in a customer facing environment
  • Enthusiasm and passion for hospitality
  • The ability to deliver excellent customer service and great team work in a fast paced and pressurised environment
  • A result driven and ambitious individual keen to develop your career and grow with us

What we will offer you in return:

  • Competitive hourly rate + tips
  • 28 days holiday
  • Pension
  • Food & Retail discounts
  • Fun culture surrounded by a supportive team
  • Free food when on shift
  • 25% dining discount of all managed houses
  • Great working environment and great prospects!

Where you'll work

Bushel
SG7 5LY

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)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Serve food and beverages to individual business standards.
  • Identify opportunities and apply techniques to increase sales and improve customer experience.
  • Tailors communication techniques to meet customer needs and build rapport.
  • Maintain a safe, hygienic, and secure working environment.
  • Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines and procedures.
  • Follow food safety and allergen legislation and procedures applicable to own role.
  • Use technology and equipment in line with business policy to meet customer needs.
  • Handle transactions and payments securely.
  • Work as part of a team to ensure that the products and services are delivered on time and in line with business needs
  • Deal with or escalate issues that impact service and customer experience, and implement any instructions given by supervisor.
  • Use professional methods of communication that are tailored to different situations, and individual and team needs.
  • Manages own time and workload, prioritising tasks.
  • Maintain and rotate stock according to life cycle and business processes.
  • Ensure equipment and technology faults and maintenance issues are reported promptly.
  • Check customers are satisfied with products and services through questioning and act on feedback in line with business procedures.
  • Keep up to date with changes to products and processes.
  • Uses feedback to improve own performance.
  • Reduces the waste of resources, taking sustainability into account, in line with business expectations.
  • Follows and supports equity, diversity and inclusion legislation and principles.
  • Participate in team briefings, implementing instructions, and offering input or feedback where relevant.
  • Serve food and beverages to individual business standards.
  • Identify opportunities and apply techniques to increase sales and improve customer experience.
  • Tailors communication techniques to meet customer needs and build rapport.
  • Maintain a safe, hygienic, and secure working environment.
  • Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, guidelines and procedures.
  • Follow food safety and allergen legislation and procedures applicable to own role.
  • Use technology and equipment in line with business policy to meet customer needs.
  • Handle transactions and payments securely.
  • Work as part of a team to ensure that the products and services are delivered on time and in line with business needs
  • Deal with or escalate issues that impact service and customer experience, and implement any instructions given by supervisor.
  • Use professional methods of communication that are tailored to different situations, and individual and team needs.
  • Manages own time and workload, prioritising tasks.
  • Maintain and rotate stock according to life cycle and business processes.
  • Ensure equipment and technology faults and maintenance issues are reported promptly.
  • Check customers are satisfied with products and services through questioning and act on feedback in line with business procedures.
  • Keep up to date with changes to products and processes.
  • Uses feedback to improve own performance.
  • Reduces the waste of resources, taking sustainability into account, in line with business expectations.
  • Follows and supports equity, diversity and inclusion legislation and principles.
  • Participate in team briefings, implementing instructions, and offering input or feedback where relevant.

Training schedule

Hospitality Team Member Apprenticeship - Food and Beverage Service Level 2 including Functional Skills in maths and English.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

None required (grade None required)

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

About this employer

About Us! Wells & Co are a brewery and pub company focused on delivering experiences you'd recommend to friends. Our emphasis on quality and innovation keeps our consumers at the heart of everything we do. With our head office and brewery in Bedford supporting a portfolio of over 180 pubs and we pride ourselves on the individuality of our sites; each and every Wells & Co. pub you visit will offer a truly unique pub experience but with one thing in common, a warm welcome and a great pint of beer

https://www.wellsandco.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Ongoing support and progression.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LIFETIME TRAINING GROUP LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020100.

Apply now

Closes in 23 days (Monday 6 April 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.