Restaurant Assistant

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent UK employee-owned travel group is seeking a Restaurant Assistant for the Seabank Hotel in Porthcawl. The role involves serving meals to hotel guests and ensuring cleanliness. Candidates should have excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to stay calm under pressure. The position offers 20-30 hours of work per week, a competitive hourly rate of £12.60, and various employee benefits including training support and discounts on holidays.

Benefits

Bi-annual tax-free dividend

Funding for training courses

Job security through employee ownership

Support and development opportunities

Sick pay scheme

Discounts on holidays and hotel stays

Employee assistance programme

Health Assured

Length of service rewards

Free employee meals while on duty

Pension scheme contributions

Reward and engagement programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is desirable.
• Knowledge of the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve hotel guests breakfast, evening meals, and occasional lunch.
• Ensure service stations and tables are kept clean and tidy.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent customer service skills

Ability to learn new skills quickly

Ability to be flexible and keep calm under pressure

Job description

Position Overview

Alfa Holiday Group has an opportunity for a Restaurant Assistant to join the team at the Seabank Hotel, Porthcawl.

Working Hours

As a Restaurant Assistant you will work 20-30 hours per week, including weekends & split shifts. Hourly rate: £12.60, regardless of age.

Responsibilities

• Serve hotel guests breakfast, evening meals and the occasional lunch, whilst delivering excellent customer service.
• Ensure service stations and tables are kept clean and tidy.

Benefits

• Bi‑annual tax‑free dividend (≈ £1,500 FTE last year).
• Funding for any relevant training courses to aid your development.
• Job security through our employee‑owned status.
• Support and continuous development opportunities.
• Competitive occupational sick pay scheme.
• Fantastic discounts on holidays and hotel stays.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Health Assured.
• Length of service rewards.
• Free employee meals whilst on duty.
• Build your pension (Company contributes towards pension scheme).
• Reward and engagement programmes.

Qualifications

Essential Skills: Excellent communication skills; Excellent customer service skills; Ability to learn new skills quickly; Ability to be flexible and keep calm under pressure.

Desirable Skills: Experience in a similar role; Knowledge of the travel, tourism and hospitality industry; Passion for the industry.

Company

The Alfa Holiday Group is one of the UK’s most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £75 million per year. We are the UK’s only employee‑owned travel group and our brands include Alfa Hotels and Alfa Coaches. Alfa Hotels own and operate 25 hotels in the UK’s most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of over 2,000 rooms and achieve strong all year‑round occupancies due to our sister brands, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers.

Our mission is to provide high quality memorable holidays for our guests.

You would be joining the group during an exciting period as we continue to see significant growth in the number of customers choosing to holiday with us each year. As an employee‑owned business with over 1,000 employee owners, we treat our people with respect, enabling them to achieve their ambitions and provide the best service to our guests.

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If you feel you are friendly, positive and passionate and have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in the Restaurant Assistant role, click ‘apply’ today.