Food and Beverage Apprentice
BAYSIDE CABIN LTD
GOSPORT (PO12 2QT)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 22 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 April 2026
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Summary
Start your hospitality career at Bayside Cabin, a popular seafront café in Gosport with stunning views of the Isle of Wight.
As a Food & Beverage Team Member Apprentice, you’ll gain hands-on experience serving customers, preparing food and drinks, and delivering great service while studying towards a qualification.
- Wage
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£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Food and beverage team member (level 2)
- Hours
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Shifts split between Monday to Sunday from 8am to 5pm. Days off factored in to working rota.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 July 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
- Welcome customers and provide friendly, professional service
- Take food and drink orders and process payments
- Prepare and serve food, drinks and coffees
- Assist with setting up and clearing tables
- Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming dining environment
- Support the team during busy service periods
- Promote menu items and daily specials to customers
- Follow food hygiene and health & safety procedures
- Assist with stock rotation and checking deliveries
Where you'll work
STOKES BAY ROAD
GOSPORT
PO12 2QT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP
Training course
Food and beverage team member (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
- Complete the Level 2 Food and Beverage Team Member Apprenticeship Standard
- Attend Southampton College on a day-release basis
- Receive hands-on training at Bayside Cabin working alongside experienced staff
- Build a portfolio demonstrating your knowledge, skills and behaviours
- Receive ongoing support from a Professional Trainer
- Complete an end-point assessment including observation, a business project and professional discussion
More training information
Southampton College has been providing career‑focused education and training for over 70 years.
We specialise in technical and professional courses that best prepare you for your future, whether you want to go to university, gain an apprenticeship or progress straight into full‑time work.
Brand new Centres of Excellence are being developed at the College, creating state-of-the-art facilities with cutting-edge resources that are unrivalled in the region. These exceptional learning environments alongside industry expert lecturers will significantly enhance your learning and future progression and career opportunities.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
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
- Team working
- Friendly and positive attitude
- Reliable and punctual
About this employer
Bayside Cabin is a well-loved seafront café and restaurant located at Stokes Bay in Gosport, Hampshire. Established in 1998, the business began as a family-run mobile catering van serving freshly made baguettes and sandwiches. Due to its popularity with locals and visitors, the café was developed on the same site and officially opened as Bayside Cabin in 2006.
Today, Bayside Cabin is known for its relaxed atmosphere, friendly service and freshly prepared food made using high-quality ingredients. The café works closely with local suppliers, including award-winning family butcher Owtons and local fruit and vegetable supplier The Fruit Basket, ensuring fresh produce is used wherever possible.
Overlooking the Solent with beautiful views of the Isle of Wight, Bayside Cabin offers customers a welcoming place to enjoy great food, coffee and coastal scenery. The team pride themselves on creating a friendly environment for both customers and staff, making it a great place to start a career in hospitality.
After this apprenticeship
Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a permanent role within the team and opportunities to continue developing your skills and experience in the hospitality industry.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027847.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Friday 22 May 2026 at 11:59pm)