WSH 5 Year Hospitality Apprenticeship Journey 2026

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Were recruiting ambitious young people to join our Hospitality Apprenticeship Journey a structured paid route from entry-level hospitality roles into senior leadership and management.

This isnt a short-term job. Its a long-term career pathway designed to develop the next generation of hospitality leaders through real experience professional training and nationally recognised qualifications.

From day one youll be a valued employee earning a salary while gaining hands-on experience across our business and completing fully funded apprenticeship qualifications.

The Programme Your Career Journey

This is a 5-year leadership development programme made up of three progressive apprenticeships:

Level 3 Supervising Hospitality (Approx. 8 months)

Learn how to lead shifts and motivate teams
Build strong customer service and operational skills
Develop confidence communication and decision-making
Typical entry age: 1619

Level 5 Hospitality Operations Manager (Approx. 15 months)

Manage departments and services
Learn commercial awareness and service improvement
Lead teams across different areas of the business
Typical entry age: 1820

Level 7 Senior Hospitality Leader (Approx. 24 months)

Develop strategic leadership and long-term planning skills
Learn to manage large teams budgets and change
Prepare for senior management roles
Complete the programme as a Chartered Manager (CMgr)
Typical entry age: Under 22

At the end of the programme youll be a fully accredited Chartered Manager with the CMI without any university debt.

What will you be doing

Working full-time in our hospitality operation
Gaining experience across different departments (e.g. food & beverage events operations guest services)
Taking part in structured training workshops and projects
Completing paid off-the-job training as part of your working week
Receiving 1-to-1 coaching and mentoring
Building a professional portfolio and completing nationally recognised assessments

Qualifications :

What Were Looking For

Were not looking for experience were looking for potential.

You might be:

A school or college leaver
Someone already working part-time in hospitality
Motivated reliable and keen to learn
Interested in leadership management and progression
Confident communicating with people and working in a team

No previous qualifications or hospitality experience are required just commitment and a positive attitude.

Additional Information :

Course title: 5 Year Hospitality Apprenticeship Journey

Location: London

Start date: September 2026

Salary: 16000 per annum

Other Benefits include the following:

Pension
life assurance cover
birthday holiday (brand dependent)
volunteering days (brand dependent)
wellbeing hub
external discounts
cycle to work scheme

Permanent work contract for the duration of study

Why Choose This Programme

University isnt the only route to success.

This programme allows you to:

Earn while you learn
Avoid student debt
Gain real leadership experience
Build a long-term career in hospitality

If you want more than just a job and are serious about your future this is your opportunity.

Interested Even if you dont meet all requirements wed like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages abilities gender identities sexual orientations races religions and socio-economic backgrounds.

WSH is committed to encouraging equity diversity and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Were recruiting ambitious young people to join our Hospitality Apprenticeship Journey a structured paid route from entry-level hospitality roles into senior leadership and management.This isnt a short-term job. Its a long-term career pathway designed to develop the next generation of hospitality le...