Breakfast Chef

Gidleigh Park; West Alvington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Perkbox

Staff discounts

Staff B&B rate

EAP helpline

Free meals

Development paths

Internal promotions

Milestone gifts

Job summary

Gidleigh Park in Devon is seeking welcoming and energetic team members to ensure every guest experiences outstanding service in a high-end setting. The role supports a 1 Michelin-starred restaurant and a Relais & Château member property, with a strong emphasis on camaraderie and excellence.

We offer flexible hours, including full-time or part-time positions, and on-site staff accommodation where available. A generous service charge is shared among the team, with monthly payouts, reflecting the

Qualifications

• Friendly, warm and cheerful personality.
• Positive and engaging attitude.
• Self-motivated with team spirit.

Skills

Friendly personality

Team player

Positive attitude

Self-motivated

Job description

Location

Set on the upper reaches of the River Teign, the 24-bedroom Gidleigh Park enjoys an exquisite location on the very edge of Dartmoor National Park in Devon. With 5 AA red stars, a stunning quality led 1 Michelin starred restaurant and a member of Relais & Châteaux, Gidleigh Park is widely recognised as one of the best hotels and restaurants in the UK, and can offer learning and development opportunities few others can.

The hotel may also be able to offer on-site staff accommodation, in order to help the newest members of the team re-locate and settle in, and has free on-site parking.

SERVICE CHARGE-We pay our team service charge each month! This service charge all goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst all the team at the hotel-every penny received is paid out to the team.

Service charge can be in the region of £395 a month (close to £4,750 per year) over and above base pay for a full time employee.

Hours

Full time or part time – We are flexible and want work to fit your plans too, so let us know what you are looking for

Role

As part or our team, we welcome your passion, natural warmth and humour to ensure our guests have an amazing experience every time. We’re seeking friendly, warm and cheerful individuals who are happy to work together as a team and, importantly, want to have fun. We welcome candidates who are new to the industry as well as experienced ones - what matters most to us is that you have a positive and engaging personality, you are self-motivated and enjoy the buzz and excitement of a busy hotel atmosphere.

To say thank you, we have many perks

• Competitive
  pay – We are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive a
  rate of pay, irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips on
  top.
• Treat
  yourself once in a while with lots of retail and hospitality perks through
  our Perkbox platform.
• Excellent
  discounts across our family of hotels – you will be entitled to 25% off
  food & beverage in our hotels plus we offer an amazing staff rate of
  £25 B&B per person across the group & your friends and family get
  special rates too.
• We
  understand it’s OK not to be OK, so we offer an externally run
  confidential helpline for any support you require about anything you might
  need as part of our Employee Assistance Programme.
• We
  sustain you physically too, meals when you are on duty are free.
• Everyone
  can learn and develop - our development pathways are unique to us and are
  the best in the business.
• We
  provide lots of opportunity to progress and move up – we have made
  hundreds of internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
• We like
  to say a special thank you for every year you are with us - our milestone
  awards include Champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner for you and someone
  special. When you reach the big milestones, you receive extra special
  gifts on top like longer hotel stays, extra days off and a unique gift
  especially chosen for you.

About our family of hotels

We bring a family of hotels together under one roof, ready to welcome guests with open arms, warm hearts and experiences that are simply memorable.

Each of our hotels are unique, individual, and quirky in personality. Quality is fundamental to everything we do, and it is the simple things that matter. We believe everyone should feel included, special and welcome, and that applies to our team and our guests.

We have very unique hotels in very special locations, from the award winning Gidleigh Park in Devon, the 900-year-old Amberley Castle to our cool city centre Abode Manchester set in a 19th century textile factory, two minutes from Piccadilly train station – to see the whole group, take a look here www.brownswordhotels.co.uk