Hospitality & Catering Assistant

Job description

About

If you enjoy varied work, keeping busy, and being part of a friendly team, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Field Studies Council Blencathra is looking for a Hospitality & Catering Assistant to support the day-to-day running of our outdoor learning centre.

You’ll work an average 37.5 hours per week

Weekly hours will vary across the year, with more during busy periods and fewer in quieter weeks.

Salary equates to circa £12.71 per hour. The full-time equivalent salary is circa £24,785 per annum

Excellent benefits, including generous annual leave, life assurance and health & wellbeing support (full details below)

We have accommodation available, so you could relocate to the Lake District for this opportunity!

Work with purpose

At the Field Studies Council we promise to get people outdoors, provide high quality learning and encourage positive wellbeing. We’re all about creating outdoor learning experiences and opportunities that inspire everyone to be curious, knowledgeable, passionate and caring about the environment.

In this role, you’ll help us create a warm, welcoming environment for the schools and groups who stay with us, by ensuring our spaces are clean, comfortable, and welcoming for every visitor.

Your attention to detail will help create safe, relaxing environments where learners of all ages can focus, feel at home, and fully immerse themselves in the natural world.

What you’ll be doing

Cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms, and communal areas

Preparing rooms for guests, including making beds, providing towels, and restocking tea/coffee facilities

Ensuring public areas, such as corridors and classrooms are neat, tidy, and well-presented

Setting up the dining room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner service

Working in the kitchen, assisting with food preparation

Serving food to our visitors

Further info regarding the full responsibilities can be found in the vacancy pack attached to the advert on our careers website.

Where you’ll be based

Blencathra is set in the northern Lake District, surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery. The centre offers a unique working environment, with the outdoors right on the doorstep and stunning views in every direction.

Working at Blencathra means being part of a friendly, close-knit team supporting school groups who visit for science and geography field studies, as well as other visitors throughout the year. It’s a welcoming place to work, with the chance to be part of the local community while enjoying everything this beautiful part of the Lake District has to offer.

We ask that you have:

A positive, can-do attitude

Ability to work independently and with others

Good customer service skills

Flexibility and willingness to support different areas of the centre

Your benefits whilst working with us will include:

28 days annual holiday entitlement + bank holidays + extra loyalty days dependent on length of service 

Life assurance 5 x your annual basic salary 

Health and Wellbeing Support App for you and eligible family members to access remote GP appointments, mental health consultations, physio, financial & legal support

24hr Counselling Helpline Service 

Cycle to work and EV schemes 

Discounts and cashback opportunities 

Flexible working options where roles permit 

Quality learning and development opportunities 

Sound like the role for you? Come and be part of the team! We look forward to your application.

Applications will be considered on arrival

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Interviews are scheduled to take place at Field Studies Council Blencathra on a rolling basis

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and we expect all team members to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will only be confirmed following the successful completion of rigorous pre-employment checks, including appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks