Level 4 Hospitality Manager Apprenticeship - AG Hospitality Services
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
London (NW2 3ED)
Closes in 20 days (Tuesday 25 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 August 2026
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Summary
We are looking for a Hospitality Manager Level 4 Apprentice with hospitality experience and leadership potential. You'll maintain high standards of cleanliness and presentation, support other departments, and complete physically demanding tasks. Strong attention to detail, stamina, and a commitment to excellent service are essential.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Hospitality manager (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday - Sunday (Hours to be confirmed - rota basis).
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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
- Oversee daily hotel operations across Front Office, Food & Beverage, and Housekeeping.
- Act as Manager-on-Duty and lead the hotel in the Hotel Manager's absence.
- Ensure SOPs, service standards, and company policies are consistently followed.
- Monitor costs, manage budgets, and support KPI delivery.
- Complete daily financial reporting and reconciliations.
- Manage staff rotas, training, and performance reviews.
- Drive guest satisfaction, online reputation, and repeat business.
- Ensure compliance with health & safety and statutory requirements.
- Support maintenance and continuous property improvement initiatives.
Where you'll work
142-146 Cricklewood Broadway
London
NW2 3ED
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
Hospitality manager (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Proactively seek and drive activities that support the achievement of the business vision and objectives, improve competitiveness, to meet financial targets
- Monitor and manage income and costs, use forecasting to set realistic targets, evaluate the control of resource allocation, and prepare financial cases for improvement projects
- Develop and effectively communicate own plans and strategy to management team in order to harmoniously work towards achieving business objectives
- Analyse, interpret and evaluate product / service sales and / or productivity data and information and use it to make recommendations for future planning e.g. of staff and resources, ideas for new initiatives, and drive business change
- Implement required operational processes and procedures in line with business standards
- Monitor peaks and troughs in business levels to ensure operational plans allow service standards and resources to be maintained
- Develop and implement contingency plans to ensure resources are in place to provide consistent levels of service required by the business
- Maximise the use of technology and evaluate its effectiveness for achieving the desired results
- Manage and continuously review adherence to legislation
- Identify and manage risks through empowering the team
- Carry out talent management planning in line with the people strategy, and develop a culture of continuous development, actively supporting team members to improve and grow within their roles and careers
- Demonstrate effective methods of communication and leadership that achieve the desired results, providing support and coaching to team members to maximise their performance
- Manage people performance and capability, and develop teams in line with operational policy and procedures and support appropriate decision making
- Monitor customer satisfaction to ensure product / service is delivered according to their profile and business requirements
- Develop and implement service recovery strategies to uphold brand / business reputation and maintain customer satisfaction
- Actively seek, analyse and evaluate customer feedback and take appropriate action to improve quality of service and customer experience
- Maximise the impact of marketing strategies, evaluate and act on feedback
- Manage the targeted promotion of the brand and product / service to customers
- Use a wide range of management and leadership skills appropriate to the business to motivate and inspire others
- Lead change to meet the business objectives and manage the impact of change on stakeholders
- Support team members to carry out work activities that respond to a diverse range of needs
- Ensure food and beverage service operation meets business / brand standard at all times through its staff, facilities, menus and equipment. Ensure the beverage offer complements menus and maximises sales, delivering a service that will enhance business opportunities, e.g. seasonal special offers, promoting a themed drinks menu to complement dishes
- Manage the storage and maintenance of food service equipment, accompaniments and beverage products to deliver the best result to customers and maximum profit to the business
- Monitor standards of cleanliness, presentation and productivity, identifying trends and opportunities to enhance the housekeeping service e.g. to achieve improved cleanliness and attractiveness in line with the style of the business (e.g. colour scheme of seasonal floral displays)
- Track the use of housekeeping supplies and linen on and off- site taking action to ensure sufficient stock for current and anticipated demand, minimise loss and wastage
- Determine the need for and schedule maintenance or repair work, managing its impact on the housekeeping service and other areas of the business
- Manage the availability and sale of rooms and / or facilities to maximise revenue and meet customers’ individual needs
- Analyse the reception and reservation systems and performance, identifies and implement improvement, e.g. to reduce guest waiting times, minimise check-in / check-out congestion
- Analyse and present a range of complex information and provide intelligence, for example on revenue in relation to market factors
- Monitor competitor performance and business / industry comparisons
- Carry out effective yield management in line with business requirements
- Forecast potential revenue performance in collaboration with other managers
- Manage the planning and delivery of multiple events
- Track and analyse enquiries to fulfil forecast business levels
- Manage relationships with a variety of organisations and stakeholders such as suppliers and exhibitors
- Manage the delivery of on and off site sales of goods and products
- Manage food production to established standards and where relevant according to brand specifications, ensuring that all food safety practices are followed
- Maintain the appearance of the establishment to business standards managing cleanliness, maintenance, repairs and refurbishment
- Train and manage kitchen team members to deliver a consistent and timely food production operation to meet the needs and expectations of the customer and business, including adherence to brand standards where appropriate
- Effectively manage kitchen equipment and resources in line with legislative and operational requirements. Ensure regular servicing and maintenance has minimal impact on operations
- Manage food safety systems to adhere to legislation. Ensure that all required procedures, training and monitoring documentation are completed within timescales and issues addressed as appropriate
- Multi-functional managers will be required to demonstrate competence against at least 50% of the skills, knowledge and behaviour in each of two functions above, as well as those detailed below:
- Plan, manage, evaluate and review the work of the team and use of resources across hospitality functions to ensure the right people and tools are in the right place at the right time.
- Manage the team and resources to ensure that the needs of the customer are met whilst maintaining business / brand standards
Training schedule
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Hospitality Experience
- Leadership skills
- Flexible
Other requirements
Pre-employment checks: Please be aware that successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check with adult barred list, right-to-work checks, and other recruitment checks in line with company policies.
About this employer
Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Full-time role for the right candidate
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046589.
Apply now
Closes in 20 days (Tuesday 25 August 2026 at 11:59pm)