Apprentice Chef

Summary

Walsall Academy have an excellent opportunity for an apprentice chef to join their kitchen team. You will complete a Level 2 Production Chef apprenticeship standard, you will have a work place mentor, who you will job shadow and learn from, have regular sessions with a dedicated trainer who will visit you in your workplace.

Wage: £12,480 to £22,308 a year
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Training course: Production chef (level 2)
Hours: Working hours are normally 7.00am – 3.30pm Monday to Friday
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 31 March
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

• Maintain excellent standards of personal, food and kitchen hygiene.
• Ensure compliance to procedures, menu specifications and recipes.
• Produce food meeting portion controls, and budgetary constraints.
• Adapting and produce dishes to meet special dietary, religious and allergenic requirements
follow, complete and maintain production schedules, legislative and quality standard
documentation.
• Use specialist kitchen equipment.
• Communicate internally and externally with customers and colleagues.
• Commit to personal development activities.
• To carry out other reasonable tasks from time to time as directed by the Headteacher.

Where you’ll work

Lichfield Road
Bloxwich
Walsall
WS3 3LX

Training

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

College or training organisation

INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED

Your training course

Production chef (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Check, prepare, assemble, cook, regenerate, hold and present food meeting the needs of the customers and maintaining organisational standards and procedures.
Use kitchen tools and equipment correctly to produce consistently high quality dishes according to specifications.
Take responsibility for the cleanliness, organisation and smooth running of the work area.
Produce dishes to suit individuals’ specific dietary, religious and allergenic needs as required.
Operate within all regulations, legislation and procedural requirements.
Complete and maintain documentation to meet current legislative guidelines.
Use effective methods of communication with all colleagues, managers and customers to promote a positive image of yourself and the organisation.
Work in a fair and empathetic manner to support team members while offering a quality provision.
Work to ensure customer expectations are met.
Work collaboratively to uphold the vision, values and objectives of the organisation.
Use technology appropriately.
Maintain quality and consistency in food production by using resources in line with organisations’ financial constraints, style, specifications and ethos.
Identify own learning style, personal development needs and opportunities and take action to meet those needs.
Use feedback positively to improve performance.

Your training plan

Complete an apprenticeship standard through having regular one to one sessions with a dedicated trainer either remotely or through visits to your workplace.

More training information

Learn and train for a specific job
get paid and receive holiday leave
get hands-on experience in a real job
study for at least 20% of your working hours
complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Presentation skills
Team working
Creative
A genuine interest in cooking
A positive and kind attitude
Enthusiasm
Excellent attendance

Other requirements

This vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received and you may be invited to an interview before the closing date. Please ensure you apply early to avoid disappointment. Any job offers made will be subject to DBS clearance.

About this company

Walsall Academy is a 11-18 school with a broad and balanced curriculum, sponsored by Thomas Telford Multi Academy Trust.

After this apprenticeship

This role is for at least the length of the apprenticeship programme, with the opportunity of a permenant role offerd on completeion of the apprenticeship standard.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

INSPIRO LEARNING LIMITED

Lyndsay Wainwright

lyndsay.wainwright@inspirolearning.co.uk

01162046943

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307461.

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Closes in 4 days (Friday 28 March)

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