Hospitality And Catering Assistant - Casual

Field Studies Council; South Creake; Presencial; GBP 14.000 - 21.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Field Studies Council Blencathra is seeking Casual Hospitality & Catering Assistants to support our busy outdoor learning centre. You’ll help create a warm, welcoming environment for visitors, keep bedrooms and public spaces clean, and assist with dining service in a stunning Lake District setting.

We offer flexible shifts, a friendly team, and the chance to work outdoors in one of the UK’s most inspiring landscapes. Join us and bring great service and a can-do attitude to every guest experience.

Formación

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Positive attitude

Independent work

Customer service

Flexibility

Descripción del empleo

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 Blencathra is seeking Casual Hospitality & Catering Assistants to support our busy outdoor learning centre.

Why join us?

• Work flexibly – we'll offer you shifts as they come up, and you can choose to accept or decline based on your availability. It's the perfect way to fit work around your life.

• Enjoy varied work in a supportive team.

• Spend your working hours in one of the most inspiring landscapes in the Lake District.

• Pay: £12.71 per hour

• Location: Blencathra, Threlkeld, Keswick (CA12 4SG)

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

• 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 working

Field Studies Council Blencathra sits in a spectacular position on the lower slopes of Blencathra, surrounded by some of the Lake District's most iconic fells, sparkling lakes and far-reaching mountain views. It feels wonderfully immersed in nature, yet Keswick is just a short drive away, offering easy access to shops, cafés and local amenities.

The surrounding landscape provides an inspiring setting to work, with walking routes beginning right from the centre's doorstep. The outdoors isn't just a backdrop here, it's part of everyday life and one of the things that makes Blencathra such a special place for guests and staff alike.

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

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.

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

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