Chef Apprenticeship

**This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join Apex Hotels in Edinburgh on our Professional Cookery Apprentice Programme, open to 17-24 year olds.**

We are looking to nurture and develop the next generation of leaders within Apex Hotels. The Apprenticeship in Hospitality Scotland is an award-winning programme that was developed to offer an alternative to university. AHS is designed to support you inthe start of a lifelong career in hospitality, an extremely rewarding industry.

This great opportunity offers you the chance to complete the Hospitality Services Professional Cookery apprenticeship over two years, gaining the SCQF Level 5 qualification, all whilst working full time with Apex Hotels developing your chef skills, you’llrotate between the key operational areas of the kitchen, spending 6 months in each area. You’ll then agree with the Head Chef how you wish to develop your career within the kitchen, following your completion of the two-year apprenticeship.

A series of masterclasses will be delivered throughout the programme offering you the opportunity to get together with other AHS apprentices to discuss your experience and share your learning. Each year we offer learning journey experiences, which are designedto showcase what a career in hospitality has to offer and what paths and opportunities can be available to you. These experiences change each year and often involve some travel within the UK or abroad. It is the masterclasses and learning journey experiencesthat make this AHS apprenticeship so unique.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a warm and welcoming team, where you will have fun, meet many new people, make friends, and enjoy your work. Hospitality is such a thriving industry that could take your career in endless directions

We’d love for you to join our Apex family and work over the summer months so you can get to know us, then you’re ready to begin the apprenticeship in September.

**Specific Tasks**
- Participating in ongoing training & development in the kitchen to support your personal and professional skills progression.
- Assist the Chef de Partie in the running of the section and with the preparation and service of food
- Ensuring health and hygiene regulations are followed whilst learning the required standards of food service
- Show your passion for food, preparing and serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to excellent standards, ensuring guest satisfaction at all times
- Work simultaneously with all Kitchen team members in a friendly manner
- Anticipate guests’ needs whenever possible to exceed expectations.
- Demonstrate behaviours reflective of Apex Family Values of Passion, Trust, Friendliness and Teamwork.

**Reporting Structure**
- You will report to the Head Chef
- You will receive support from a Workplace Mentor
- Opportunity to progress into the supervisory programme in your 3rd year

**Personal Characteristics and Competencies**:

- You will have a passion for the hospitality industry with a desire to progress your career
- You will have good communication skills relevant to the role and be ambitious to develop these skills.
- You will bring your personality to work to ensure exceptional guest service
- You will have excellent customer care skills to deal with guest concerns in a calm and positive manner
- You will demonstrate commitment to the apprenticeship along with full time work

You will meet great people, have fun at work, develop new friendships, learn new skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:

- 29 days holiday
- Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial Wellbeing App Wagestream, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date
- Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
- Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
- Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working
- Training and development from day one
- Employee events and celebrations
- £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team

**And once you smash your probation, you’ll also receive**
- Contributions to a pension scheme
- Critical Illness & Death in Service cover
- Access to our employee of the quarter and annual recognition schemes
- Long service recognition
- 50% discount in our restaurants
- Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
- Spa discount