Catering apprentice
Level: 2
Employer: Wigan & Leigh College
Location: PO Box 53
You’ll get hands-on experience across food preparation, cooking, serving, customer service, tills, stock and kitchen activity. You’ll work alongside experienced colleagues who will help you develop your skills and understand the standards expected in a professional catering environment.
Duration: 1 Year
Expected start date: 07/11/2026
Hours per week: 37 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
- Help prepare, cook and serve hot and cold food.
- Support food service across refectories, hospitality, bookings and college events.
- Serve students, staff and visitors in a friendly and professional way.
- Operate the till and support basic cash handling.
- Help with stock ordering, replenishment and storage.
- Maintain food hygiene and temperature records.
- Keep kitchens, counters and preparation areas clean and organised.
- Follow health and safety and food hygiene procedures.
- Learn how to use catering equipment safely.
- Complete the learning and development required as part of your apprenticeship.
About employer
As the college for technical excellence, we're committed to raising learning aspirations and helping our community thrive socially and economically. We offer exceptional teaching, support and guidance in academic, vocational, technical and apprenticeship programmes.
The training will take place in the workplace
On completion of the apprenticeship you will be eligible to apply for any positions that become available.
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
