Vacancies

Hospitality Team Member Apprentice (Level 2)

About the Role

This is a Fixed Term contract for 18 months (duration of the apprenticeship).

Apprenticeship pay rates for this post are dependent on age. Please see below for the applicable rates:

Level 2 Apprenticeship Rates

Under 18 years £14,874 per annum
18-20 years £19,600 per annum
21+ years £23,555 per annum

We are looking for a Hospitality Team Member Apprentice who will work primarily in our award-winning Printworks Kitchen & Bar restaurant. You will be working alongside a team of highly skilled and industry-passionate individuals. Here, you will learn, grow, and develop your skills while gaining an industry qualification. This front of house, customer facing role will involve lots of people interaction, whilst providing lots of opportunity to develop key technical skills.

The food services and catering department are at the heart of the student experience. It is our shared aim that we provide an environment that creates a better future through inspirational actions that will change lives. The values that guide us as a team are, trust, integrity, compassion, fairness and inclusion and these values guide us throughout our working day. The catering department is a fast paced, hard working environment but one that is underpinned by optimism and fun.

What You Will Do

To support the professional delivery of the food and beverage service to all customers.
Serve customers professionally and politely.
Take payments from customers and operate a till.
To maintain all areas including front of House, bar and wash up areas to a high standard.
Ensure a safe working environment to meet Health and Safety policies.
Ensure a hygienic working environment to meet all Food Hygiene requirements.
Able to work occasional evening and weekend to support on functions and events.
Mentor and work with Catering Students.

About You

Experience and knowledge of working within the Hospitality Sector.
Experience in dealing with/ serving customers.
Experience of working positively with young people and adults.
Experience or willingness to operating a Barista Coffee Machine.
Ability to follow food hygiene systems and monitor due diligence records.

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays

Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme

CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.

Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.

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