Commis Chef Apprenticeship

Introduction

An exciting opportunity to begin your career as a chef at The Kings Head Inn, Brooke. Working alongside our experienced kitchen team, you will learn to prepare and cook fresh, seasonal dishes using quality ingredients, including organic produce supplied by our own Stow Park Farm.

About the Employer

The Kings Head Inn is a country inn, restaurant and boutique accommodation business located in the Norfolk village of Brooke, just south of Norwich. Our kitchen focuses on freshly prepared, seasonal food, with a strong farm-to-fork ethos. We work closely with our own organic farm, Stow Park Farm, which supplies produce for use within our menus. The successful apprentice will join a professional kitchen team and gain practical experience preparing and cooking fresh food in a working restaurant environment. We want to help someone with a genuine passion for food develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to build a successful career as a chef. In addition to our restaurant, The Kings Head Inn has boutique guest accommodation and The Forge, our private dining and events space, giving our kitchen team experience across restaurant service, functions and special events.

What You'll Do

The apprentice will work as part of our professional kitchen team, gaining practical experience across all areas of food preparation and service.

Duties will include:

• Preparing fresh ingredients ready for service
• Learning a range of food preparation and cooking techniques
• Assisting chefs with starters, main courses, side dishes and desserts
• Working with fresh, seasonal produce, including organic ingredients supplied by our own Stow Park Farm
• Learning how to prepare and cook meat, fish, vegetables and other ingredients correctly
• Developing knife skills and safe food preparation techniques
• Assisting with the preparation and presentation of dishes to our restaurant standards
• Learning about portion control, minimising food waste and effective use of ingredients
• Maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness and organisation within the kitchen
• Following food hygiene, allergen and health and safety procedures
• Helping receive, check and correctly store deliveries
• Learning how a professional kitchen operates during busy restaurant services
• Working closely with chefs and other members of the team to provide our guests with consistently high-quality food. The role will provide the apprentice with practical experience in a busy country inn and restaurant while receiving support and training from both The Kings Head Inn and City College Norwich

Training Outcome

Our intention is to develop the successful apprentice into a confident and capable chef and, subject to successful completion of the apprenticeship and satisfactory performance, we hope to offer the opportunity to continue their career with The Kings Head Inn.

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Punctual
• Enthusiastic

Qualifications

• Essential - GCSE - English - 2
• Essential - GCSE - Maths - 2

Course Information

Course: Commis chef (level 2)

Level: 2

Route: Catering and hospitality

Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate

Working Arrangements

Working Week: Shifts to be decided, minimum 30-hours per week.

Expected Duration: 2 Years

Training Provider: CITY COLLEGE NORWICH