Apprentice Bar and Waiting Team Member

COUNTRY VILLAGE INNS LTD

CARNFORTH (LA6 3AD)

Closes on Sunday 31 May 2026

Posted on 17 April 2026

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Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Apprentice Bar & Waiting Team Member to join our team. You will play a key role in delivering warm, memorable hospitality, supporting both bar and restaurant service, and helping create a friendly, relaxed atmosphere for every guest.

 

Wage

£21,564.37 a year

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Training course
Food and beverage team member (level 2)
Hours
No two days will be the same. Shifts will vary across mornings, afternoons, evenings, and weekends to support the needs of the business.

16 hours a week

Start date

Sunday 7 June 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

  • Welcome and seat guests in a warm, friendly manner
  • Prepare and serve a range of alcoholic and non‑alcoholic drinks
  • Provide table service in the restaurant, following company service standards
  • Follow allergy and food safety procedures throughout the service journey
  • Maintain a clean, organised bar and restaurant environment
  • Take orders, answer questions, and make recommendations to guests
  • Work closely with the kitchen and wider team to ensure smooth service
  • Adhere to all health & safety and responsible alcohol service regulations

Where you'll work

22 HIGH STREET
INGLETON
CARNFORTH
LA6 3AD

Training

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

Training provider

THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER LTD

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

  • You will complete the Hospitality Team Member Level 2 (Food & Beverage) apprenticeship with HIT Training
  • Your apprenticeship includes regular one‑to‑one sessions with a dedicated trainer or coach, workplace learning, and online study
  • You will develop skills in customer service, food and beverage service, communication, teamwork, and working effectively in a fast‑paced hospitality environment
  • You will also receive on‑the‑job training in food hygiene, brand standards, equipment use, and health & safety procedures
  • Functional Skills in English and maths will be provided if required

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

Country Village Inns is a small but growing family of individual country inns, each offering exceptional food, refreshing drinks, and a comfortable night’s stay. Our mission is to return our pubs to their communities — creating welcoming social hubs, employing local people, sourcing local produce, and raising the profile of each village we serve.

http://www.countryvillageinns.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Progression is available for anyone who wants it and is willing to work hard
  • You can grow from Team Member to Senior Team Member, Supervisor, Department Manager, and eventually General Manager
  • The Wheatsheaf team is well‑established and ready to support the right candidate. You’ll learn on the job with guidance from the Assistant Manager, General Manager, and wider business

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000026640.

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Closes on Sunday 31 May 2026

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