Food and Beverage Apprentice

Are you enthusiastic, reliable and passionate about customer service? We're looking for a Food & Beverage Apprentice to join our Catering Team, helping deliver an excellent food and beverage experience for students, staff, visitors and conference guests.

 

About the Role

Working across our Oxford sites, you'll support a range of catering services, including:

·Breakfast, lunch and dinner service.

·Café and licensed bar operations.

·Conference and event catering.

·Preparing and serving refreshments.

·Setting up dining and meeting spaces.

·Operating tills and handling customer transactions.

·Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, food safety and customer care.

What We're Looking for You will:

·Have a genuine interest in hospitality and customer service.

·Be friendly, professional and approachable.

·Be punctual, reliable and trustworthy.

·Demonstrate attention to detail.

·Show enthusiasm, energy and a willingness to learn.

·Enjoy working as part of a team.

Working Hours

36.5 hours per week

Five days out of seven, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Based mainly at Rewley House (Central Oxford) and occasionally at Ewert House (Summertown)

38 days holiday per year including bank holidays

Why Join Us?

Earn while you learn in a recognised apprenticeship role

Gain practical hospitality and catering experience

Work within one of the world's leading universities

Develop transferable customer service and teamwork skills

Be part of a supportive and professional team environment

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable hospitality experience while developing skills within Oxford Lifelong Learning. Apply today to start your career in food and beverage service.

Training:

Level 2 Food and Beverage Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship standards are aimed at developing skills within the Apprentice’s chosen career route, each standard has set knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be successful within the job role. This will include the completion of functional skills in Maths and English. Once the apprentice has completed a minimum of 12 months training and the employer and Inspiro's Development Coach confirm they have met all the requirements of the standard they will be put through to end point assessment. The end point assessment is independent from the training and includes a variety of assessment methods which test the skills and knowledge of the apprentice to ensure they are fully competent in their role. Each Apprentice will be supported throughout the apprenticeship by a structured programme of teaching, e-learning, face to face training and workplace mentoring; this will encourage and help them to meet the requirements of the new standards and will prepare them for the end of point assessment.

Training Outcome:

This vacancy contract is for 18 months.

Employer Description:
Welcome to the University of Oxford. We aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. We believe our strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing all our staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is our strength, vital for innovation and creativity, we aspire to build a truly diverse community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. While we have long traditions of scholarship, we are also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities and we rank first in the UK for university spin-outs, and in recent years we have spun out 15-20 new companies every year. We are also recognised as leaders in support for social enterprise. Join us and you will find a unique, democratic and international community, a great range of staff benefits and access to a vibrant array of cultural activities in the beautiful city of Oxford.

Working Hours :
36.5 Hours 5 days out of 7 Rota Shifts between 7.15am and 10.30pm

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Logical,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience