Restaurant Team Member

British Garden Centres; Stevenage; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff car parking and staff discount

Job summary

British Garden Centres in Stevenage is hiring a Restaurant Team Member on a temporary, part-time basis. You will join a busy restaurant team, serving customers, handling till duties, and contributing to a welcoming guest experience. Flexibility to cover weekend shifts is essential.

The role involves working in a fast-paced environment, clearing tables, washing up, making drinks, and maintaining high standards of customer service with a friendly, team-oriented approach.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar restaurant role is required.
• Friendly and confident customer-facing approach.
• Must be fully flexible including weekends.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers.
• Clear tables.
• Sweep and mop floors.
• Wash up and make drinks.
• Operate till and handle money.

Skills

Good communication

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Customer service

Experience in similar role

Flexibility

Job description

Location: Stevenage

Contract type: Temporary

Hours: Part Time

Hours per Week: Various Hours per Week Including Weekends

About Us

British Garden Centres is the UK’s largest family owned garden centre group, with 80 centres nationwide. Founded by the Stubbs family, the business has grown rapidly through significant expansion and acquisitions, evolving from its first site at Woodthorpe Garden Centre into a national brand.

The group now includes garden centres, restaurants, nurseries, and distribution centres, employing more than 3,500 colleagues across the UK. Despite its scale, British Garden Centres maintains strong family values, a community focus, and a commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive environment for both customers and employees

We have a great opportunity for Restaurant Team Members to come and join our friendly Restaurant. Bringing our food and Restaurant to life for our guest to remember. Must be fully flexible, hours involve weekend work.

May be required to use a computerised tilling system.

Will also involve usual jobs associated with working in a busy restaurant.

Must be Friendly & Confident for this customer facing role.

Be able to work on own initiative & as part of a team, able to adapt to the demands & speed of the business at peak trading.

What we Offer:

• Benefits include Staff car parking and staff discount at our Garden Centres and Restaurants as well as at our Leisure Park.

Skills required:

• Good communication skills and able to work as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn.
• Team player.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Experience working in a similar role.
• Must be fully flexible.

Duties will include

• To include all aspects of restaurant duties.
• Serving customers.
• Clearing tables.
• Sweeping and mopping.
• Washing up duties.
• Making drinks.
• Till operation.
• Handling money.

Applications close –Friday 16th October 2026

If your application is successful, someone from the management team will be in touch with you.