Hospitality and Catering Assistant - Casual

Field Studies Council; Clyne; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

Beautiful workplace

Casual contract

Job summary

Field Studies Council Margam Discovery Centre invites applications for Casual Hospitality & Catering Assistants. The role involves setting up dining spaces, assisting with food prep, serving visitors, and maintaining clean, welcoming guest areas within a countryside centre.

Perfect for those who enjoy outdoors, flexible shifts, and working with schools and groups. A positive attitude and good customer service are essential to create a safe, relaxing environment for learners of all ages.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Setting up the dining room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner service
• Working in the kitchen, assisting with food preparation
• Serving food to our visitors
• 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

Skills

Customer service

Independent work

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

If you enjoy varied work, a friendly team, and the chance to spend your breaks surrounded by nature, this could be the perfect casual role for you. Field Studies Council Margam Discovery Centre is seeking Casual Hospitality & Catering Assistants to support our busy outdoor learning centre.

What we offer

• £12.71 per hour
• Casual contract with flexible shifts - we'll offer work during busy periods, and you can choose to accept or decline shifts based on your availability.
• A beautiful workplace surrounded by countryside.

Love where you work! 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

• Setting up the dining room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner service
• Working in the kitchen, assisting with food preparation
• Serving food to our visitors
• 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

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

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 Margam Discovery Centre isn't your typical hospitality setting. Set within the 850-acre Margam Park estate, it offers a peaceful mix of woodland, open grassland and historic scenery, all just minutes from the M4. It's the kind of place where the day starts with wide views and a real sense of calm. The centre is an award-winning, low-carbon building designed by The Welsh School of Architects. Modern, bright and welcoming, it accommodates up to 140 guests and sits at the heart of a landscape made for exploring. It's a scenic and uplifting place to work, surrounded by fresh air, natural beauty and the chance to help visitors enjoy a memorable stay., 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 Gellir darparu fersiwn Gymraeg o'n pecyn swyddi gwag hefyd ar gais ar gais. Anfonwch e-bost i gyda'ch cais a byddwn yn anelu gysylltu â chi cyn gynted â phosibl. A Welsh version of our vacancy pack can also be provided on request. Please email your request and we will aim to get back to you as soon as possible. We want to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment so they can enjoy the benefits it gives and make choices that help protect it. As an Investors in People charity, we realise that to achieve our vision we need diverse teams of staff who have a wide range of skills, a real passion for the work of the charity and pride in their role within it. No matter what role you perform at the FSC, everyone can make a difference and every role is vital to delivering our mission and vision…if this inspires you, we would love to hear from you.