Sous Chef Apprenticeship - Stamford

A bespoke level 3 apprenticeship programme to launch your career with ASK Italian. We will teach you all about our business with the opportunity to gain a full time Sous Chef Role. Our CEO started out as a Team Member - where will your career take you?

Your role will include:

• Demonstrating a passion for people, great service, and amazing food.


• Working together with our front of house team.


• Making sure the kitchen is fully prepared for service in line with cleaning, audit and brand standards.


• Working with and within all sections of the kitchen, creating our amazing dishes to company standards.


• Working in line with all food safety, health and safety, allergen and cleaning standards.


• Assist with all preparation including, deliveries, defrosting, labelling and storage.


• Safely close the kitchen and other back of house areas.


As an ASK Italian Team Member we'll ASK you to:

• Have a huge passion for our Italian food, with the desire to learn and deliver our fabulous menu.


• Work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment with an eye for detail and a drive for excellent standards.


Upon completion of the apprenticeship programme, you'll continue at ASK Italian full time in your role. Going forward, you can follow our career path and become a Sous Chef and beyond!

With our amazing training, including our Italian Education and our fantastic development programme, we're the perfect place to keep growing, so come join us, and be a part of our team!

Pay: Up to £12.94 per hour including benefits

Hourly Rate breakdown:

£11.44 per hour, plus £1.50 per hour tronc average.

At ASK Italian our people are at the heart of everything we do. ASK Factor is who we are and how we showcase our Full-Hearted personality. We're dynamic individuals who work together to achieve the same goals.

Our values and beliefs are packed full of Italian attitude and underpin everything we do.

Heartfelt - We genuinely love what we do and believe in what we say.

Respectful - We care about how we make people feel and our impact on the world around us.

Generous - We'll go that extra mile to make a difference.

Spirited - We're determined, always moving forward to be the best we can be.

As an ASK Italian Chef we'll give you:

• Full training into role and great opportunities for career development, including a fully accredited and industry recognised Level 3 Apprenticeship Certificate as a Senior Production Chef.


• Fantastic hourly rate, in line with our restaurant roles every step of the way, with a share of the tips on top.


• 50% discount at ASK Italian and Zizzi restaurants (including drinks!)


• Free meals on shift with a heavily discounted menu range too.


• New dress code provided, including shoes.


• 28 days paid holiday, pro rata.


• Pension contributions


• ASK Italian are closed on Christmas day, meaning you'll be able to spend Christmas exactly as you choose.


• Online employee hub - ASK Italian's answer to social media, where you can see what's going on across the company and also see your rota, request holidays and have access to a huge range of further benefits including:


• Access to wages earned through Wagestream,


• Well-being and GP support for yourself and your family,


• Discounts on loads of lifestyle brands including Gym, Cinema and Travel,


• You'll be part of a great team, creating and enjoying fantastic experiences and making friends for life!