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Are you passionate about cooking, and looking to begin a career as a chef? Do you enjoy working in a lively, supportive team environment, developing your professional skills and making guests' visits memorable for great food and service? If this sounds like a role and environment in which you would thrive, we would love to hear from you.

About Port Kitchen

Port Kitchen is a modern café space offering great speciality coffee, simple fresh food and a vibrant atmosphere situated in the unique setting of Shoreham Port.

Port Kitchen has become an iconic destination and a positive, happy place for the community and for our colleagues who work there.

How we value our colleagues

• Salary: £17,500 per annum based on a 40 hour a week including college study day
• Generous pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Funded Level 2 (Production Chef ) apprenticeship in a supportive training environment guided by our highly trained Port Kitchen management team
• Full induction and provision of relevant Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the role
• A range of well-being benefits including access to a health cash plan, trained Mental Health First Aiders and Cycle to Work scheme.
• 25% colleague discount at Port Kitchen our on-site café
• Opportunities to get involved in activities including our highly successful Sustainability Week, boat patrols and representing the Port at public events.

Please Note: Applicants should be aware the Port operates under its impairment policy, which includes a zero-tolerance for drugs and alcohol, with a random programme of testing operated throughout.

Application process

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27th March 2026	Open for applications.
19th April 2026	Application Deadline.
Late May 2026	Getting to Know Us: We will review all the application forms and invite candidates who we think closely match our requirements to an Open Evening where we will tell you a little bit more about the Port and you will have an opportunity to meet some of our team.
Early July 2026	Getting to Know You: We will invite candidates to an assessment event. We pride ourselves on our colleagues being their authentic self at work and so the event will be informal and will be a great opportunity to meet other candidates. It is likely to involve some group discussion, a job-related activity and a short interview with members of the team. Don’t worry, this is an opportunity for you to get to know us, and for us to get to know you, in a friendly and welcoming environment.
Early-Mid July 2026	We will be in contact to let you know if you have been successful and if you have, discuss a start date.
August 2026	The successful candidate will be asked to attend an enrolment day at Chichester College Group.
7 September 2026	Welcome to the Port – apprentice start date.

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Closing date: 

Sunday 19th April 2026