Sous Chef - Hope Cove

As an Apprentice Assistant Head Chef, you will support Head Chef Charlotte in leading our passionate and talented kitchen team, ensuring procedures are followed and specifications are precisely met. You will work with high quality local produce, helping adapt our offer to ensure it continues to deliver amazing experiences to our guests, while developing your abilities to assume a lead role in our team.

This is a unique opportunity to step up and gain some valuable experience in a vibrant kitchen environment, while benefiting from the support of a caring organisation, as well as an enhanced training and development programme. It could also become the first step towards a much greater development journey - with over 170 years of heritage and a thriving pub estate that boasts some of the most iconic locations in the Southwest (from Bath to the Scilly Isles), our progression opportunities are unmatched., The course that underpins this role is a minimum of 12 months in duration and will involve regular attendance to the local college as part of your working week, as well as on the job support from your head chef and the central support team. You'll practice your skills while at work and become proficient at working with top quality fresh local produce while playing a hands-on role ensuring all food leaves the kitchen to the required specification, dealing with high volumes and maintaining consistency. You will learn how to adapt your approach and work flexibly while under pressure, honing your leadership and management skills, developing your ability and confidence, taking a significant step towards a future Head Chef position.

Are you ready to take the next step in your culinary career journey? If you are an experienced CDP looking to transition into kitchen management, or an eager Second Chef who wants to build their confidence and progress - we want to hear from you!

You'll be led by some of the best in our business and gain first-hand experience of the working practices of an efficient kitchen. You will gain a nationally recognised qualification, progress and could even move on to become an integral member of our extended operations.

What will you get in return

St Austell takes great pride in our apprentices and provide a wealth of enviable benefits that are rarely found elsewhere.

Live in accommodation.

Fully funded Level 3 training with a qualification at the end which equates to 2 A-levels in kitchen leadership.

30% off food and drink in our pubs.

50% off overnight stays in our pubs.

A free two-night stay in our pubs every year.

Westfield Rewards, including discounts and rewards from hundreds of leading retailers, restaurants, and destinations.

Continued career progression opportunities at some of the most iconic locations throughout the Southwest.

Free food while on shift.

Family-friendly policies.

Paid time off to volunteer for charity.