Overview
Description — Apprentice Baker, full-time role (40 hours per week, 5 days per week over a 7 day rota including weekend and bank holidays).
Role details
Salary: Brighton Living Wage - £25,552.80 per annum
Reports to: Head Baker - One Garden Brighton
Training: 1 day per week online or at Plumpton College
Application deadline: 8/9/25 (interviews w/c 15th September)
Course Start: Delivery begins October 2025
One Garden Brighton is a newly redeveloped tourist destination comprising a walled garden, One Kitchen, One Market, and One Events. One Garden Brighton is a subsidiary of Plumpton College.
The Role
Are you a passionate and skilled home baker who wants to develop your hobby into a profession? A bakery apprenticeship is a perfect way to learn all the elements of professional bakery in a commercial kitchen, working alongside a Head Baker. The Apprenticeship offers the opportunity to bake and develop recipes with fresh, local ingredients and the latest equipment, while earning a salary and receiving weekly formal training. This role will include a mixture of on- and off- the- job training. The Level 2 Apprenticeship is 18 months in duration and will equip you with the skills required to embark on a career in bakery. The apprentice baker will learn how to work safely with machinery, manage supplies and generate ideas for new products.
Under the direction of our onsite baker, you will create exceptional products served in One Kitchen. You will have opportunities to work independently and develop your baking skills within a professional, commercial environment. You will be actively involved in ensuring that our catering facilities comply with food safety and hygiene regulations. The successful candidate will also be supported to obtain Functional Skills English and Maths or equivalent, if not already held. The apprenticeship training will be delivered in a hybrid model with 50% at Plumpton College and 50% online, consisting of one day per week on campus and four days per week at One Garden Brighton.
Responsibilities
* Assist in baking and developing products using fresh, local ingredients and the latest equipment
* Work under the supervision of the Head Baker to produce high-quality bakery items
* Ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations
* Learn to work safely with machinery and manage supplies
* Participate in on-the-job and online training as part of the Level 2 Apprenticeship
Requirements / Qualifications
* Creative in baking and keen to develop new ideas with expert guidance
* Passionate about baking of all kinds and able to provide excellent customer service
* Enthusiastic team player with the ability to work with the One Garden team
* Ready to transition from home baking to professional bakery and eager to learn
* Self-starter with motivation to work independently
* Willing to learn and meet apprenticeship requirements
Benefits / What we offer
* Competitive salary
* Up to 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
* Supported probationary period with a structured induction
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
* Disability Confident employer
* TOTUM card for discounts; eligibility for Blue Light Card
* Networking events supporting menopause, LGBTQ+, men’s health, and bereavement
* Active EDI and Sustainability committees
* Staff social events; free onsite parking at Plumpton College and One Garden Brighton
* Discounts on Plumpton wine and Plumpton courses
* Free eye tests
Plumpton College is committed to equal opportunities and safeguarding learners. If you have the skills and share our values, please apply with your CV to the provided email address. We may invite applicants for interview as applications are received.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if there is sufficient interest. For updates about interim and permanent roles, please email the address provided.
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