Kitchen Assistant / Commis Chef - Spa Café

Center Parcs UK & Ireland; Warminster; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free day passes

Discounts on breaks

Bonus scheme

Supportive team

In-role training

Job summary

Center Parcs UK & Ireland at Longleat Forest is seeking a Kitchen Assistant / Commis Chef for Vitalé Café Bar, offering a £12.87 per hour wage plus tips. The role is part-time with a guaranteed 96 hours across a 4‑week period and involves early mornings, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

You’ll learn and progress while helping prepare, cook and present high‑quality dishes in a friendly team environment, with full training provided and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Ability to build relationships with colleagues
• Naturally cheerful and friendly

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation, cooking and presentation of food
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and work effectively as part of a team
• Follow health, safety and food hygiene guidelines

Skills

Build relationships

Cheerful & friendly

Job description

- Spa Café

Kitchen Assistant / Commis Chef

Longleat Forest | £12.87 per hour plus tips

Vitalé Café Bar

serves Mediterranean-style dishes and drinks in Aqua Sana Forest Spa.

We're seeking a motivated Kitchen Assistant / Commis Chef to join our friendly Vitalé Café Bar team. This role offers the opportunity to learn and progress while supporting the preparation, cooking and presentation of high-quality dishes. Full training will be provided, so enthusiasm and a willingness to develop are key.

What You'll Be Doing

• Assist with the preparation, cooking and presentation of food
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and work effectively as part of a team
• Follow health, safety and food hygiene guidelines

What's In It For You

• Free day passes and access to leisure facilities (including the spa)
• Discounts on breaks and in our shops and restaurants
• Bonus scheme and recognition rewards
• A supportive, friendly team
• Career development and in-role training

Your working hours

• Part-time contract
• You will be contracted to work a guaranteed minimum of 96 hours over a 4‑week period. You may be asked to work additional hours in line with operational requirements
• This role includes early mornings, evenings, weekends and bank holidays

About You

• Ability to build relationships with colleagues
• Naturally cheerful and friendly

Our values

Each colleague at Center Parcs is involved in building better worlds for our guests, colleagues, communities and our environment. Contributing to our purpose means living out our values: We care, we're brave, we're determined and we're naturally us.

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Working here

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Closing date:

16th October 2026

Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.

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