About Greene King
Greene King is one of the largest hospitality companies in the UK and employ 40,000 people across its 2,700 pubs, breweries and support centres.
Greene King is also committed to being an inclusive employer and is working hard to make Everyday Inclusion a reality for its people, every day. The pub company and brewer are also passionate about creating opportunities for people from all walks of life and believes that everyone should have the chance of a rewarding job in hospitality, no matter what their background is.
That's why they work in partnership with the Mencap Training Academy on our
supported internships
A work placement for young people with additional needs, where they get support from a job coach.
to offer
work experience
Work
experience
Experience is when you have learned or tried something before.
is when you try out a job to help you learn new skills.
to young people with a
learning disability
A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things.
and
autism
Autism is a disability. Autistic people find it difficult to understand what other people think and feel. They also find it difficult to tell people what they think and feel. Everyone with autism is different.
.
What can I do on a work experience placement with Greene King?
On a Greene King placement you can learn how to:
- Work in the kitchens preparing food and cleaning
- Serve customers at the bar and at tables.
What skills will I need?
To attend this placement you will need to:
- Be a friendly and helpful person that has good customer service skills
- Work safely
- Work with equipment in a kitchen and behind a bar
- Have good time management skills.
We can offer work experience placements with Greene King in a number of their pubs in Birmingham and Solihull.
In between work experience, learners will need to attend classroom sessions at our Birmingham premises 1.5 days a week. The address is: The Lewis Building, Bull Street, Birmingham, B4 6AF.
We work with Greene King in sites across London.
To access these work experience placements, learners must enrol on one of our London supported internships and attend one of our London classrooms 1.5 days a week in-between work experience hours.
Our London classrooms are in:
We can offer work experience placements with Greene King in a number of their pubs across Northamptonshire.
In between work experience, learners will need to attend classroom sessions at our Northampton premises 1.5 days a week. The address is: Suite 2, Charles House, 61-69 Derngate, Northampton NN1 1UE.
We can offer work experience placements with Greene King in a number of their pubs across Staffordshire.
In between work experience, learners will need to attend classroom sessions at our Northampton premises 1.5 days a week. The address is: Units E and F, Stowe Court, Stowe Street, Lichfield WS13 6AQ.
We can offer work experience placements with Greene King in a number of their pubs across Staffordshire.
In between work experience, learners will need to attend classroom sessions at our Northampton premises 1.5 days a week. The address is: County House, St Mary Street, Worcester WR 1HB
When does the Greene King placement take place?
Dates: September to July
Days: Tuesdays and Sundays
Time: 09:00 - 15:00 (depending on the shifts available and your level of confidence). Over the course of the year, you will need to complete 420 hours in the workplace.
What's it like on a Greene King placement?
Renee's story
Renee completed our supported internship in Birmingham and did her work experience at Greene King's Manor Farm pub.
Renee loved her placement at the pub and working with her highly supportive team (who were recognised as one of our employer of the month award winners). She secured a paid job at the pub at the end of the programme.
"They gave me a paid job!"
Watch our video to hear Maddie talk about her experience at Greene King and how "everything worked out really well" for her.