Hospitality & Catering Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated hospitality team in a stunning natural setting as a Catering Assistant. This role offers a permanent contract with flexible hours, excellent benefits including health plans and discounts, and the chance to contribute to a meaningful mission in outdoor education. Enjoy working in a tranquil environment surrounded by nature while providing exceptional service to guests. If you're passionate about hospitality and eager to learn, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Life Assurance

Health Cash Plan

28 Days Holiday

Pension Scheme

Employee Discounts

Flexible Working Options

Learning and Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and positive attitude are essential.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to personal development and learning new skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with housekeeping tasks including cleaning and laundry.
• Help set up dining areas for meals and serve food to guests.
• Support kitchen operations with food preparation.

Skills

Housekeeping

Food Preparation

Customer Service

Teamwork

Adaptability

Job description

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Client:

Field Studies Council

Location:

Colchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

08.05.2025

Expiry Date:

22.06.2025

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Job Description:

Join our hospitality team in this active role and help us work towards our charity’s mission.

• Permanent contract – based on 37.5 hours per week from March to October and 22.5 hours per week from November to February each year
• Salary equates to circa £12.21 per hour
• Excellent benefits – including life assurance and a health cash plan (see the full list below)
• Your new place of work is in a beautiful location, be surrounded by nature on your breaks!
• We have accommodation available, so you could relocate to a stunning location in Suffolk!

Love where you work!

Established in 1943, our network of Learning Locations provides day and residential outdoor education courses for all ages. We aim to create outstanding opportunities for everyone to learn about nature.

We value each of our team members and understand that every role is vital to deliver our mission, so, we provide great benefits* to reward and support you while you work with us.

What you’ll be doing

As one of our Hospitality & Catering Assistants your duties will be varied, our centre is always busy, so we need team members that are happy to help wherever required.

You will be helping our housekeeping operations, with tasks such as cleaning and laundry. In addition to assisting our catering team with setting up the dining room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner service.

Other duties can include working in the kitchen assisting with food preparation and serving food to our visitors.

Please refer to the vacancy pack for further details on the full responsibilities of the role.

Where you’ll be based

Field Studies Council Flatford Mill is the first and original field study centre set up in the UK during the 1940’s. It is set amidst the quintessentially English countryside of the Dedham Vale in Suffolk and sits on the banks of the River Stour.

We can accommodate up to 64 guests across 24 bedrooms. We have internationally important buildings onsite such as Willy Lotts’ House, (built in the 1500’s and made famous by John Constable’s ‘Haywain’ painting), Valley Farm (a medieval great hall built in the 1450’s) and of course the Mill itself that was owned and renovated by the Constable family in the 1700’s.

We are situated at the end of a lane that has no through traffic which offers visitors of all ages a sought-after sense of tranquillity. Our 7 hectares of grounds include riverside and lake margins, woodland, grassland, and quiet areas with picnic benches all connected by circular walks.

We ask that you have

• A great work ethic where aptitude and attitude are key
• A natural pride in the work you produce
• A flexible and adaptive approach able to perform using your own initiative both independently and as a team player
• A professional manner in all that you do
• An empathy with the aims and objectives of Field Studies Council
• A committed and proactive approach to personal development; motivated to learn new skills and overcome new challenges

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

* Your benefits whilst working with us will include:

• Financial - We offer competitive salaries, sick pay, pension schemes, life assurance, pro rata of 28 days annual holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a further 2 extra loyalty days dependent on length of service.
• Health and Wellbeing - Eligible employees are automatically provided with a Health Cash Plan which you can use to help pay for routine health appointments as well as give you the ability to seek second opinions from top doctors! We also provide our team members with access to a 24hr Counselling Helpline Service.
• Discounts – When you join the team you are also enrolled into our reward programme which gives you discounts on your favourite brands and opportunities to earn cash back on everyday purchases!
• Additional benefits - We endeavour to offer flexible working options where roles permit and are committed to providing our employees with appropriate quality learning and development opportunities.

If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please call Nathan Whittaker on 01206 297111

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 Flatford Mill on a rolling basis

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.