Total 2 Junior Executive level F&B / Tourism / Hospitality job vacancies in kendal la9 7rg

Calling all Kitchen Assistants! Join us for a new and exciting career with Daish’s Holidays! If you want career progression or just stable all year-round employment then Daish’s is the perfect fit for you.

We offer a fun and inclusive working environment at up to £11.69 per hour after a 3-month probation period. We also offer continuous all year-round employment – we don’t close for the winter months! You also get £50 once you have completed basic Daish's training and if you refer a friend, you'll split £100!

Hours include evenings, weekends and bank holidays, but our kitchen team finish no later than 8.30pm! Breakfast shifts starts from 7am and will be finished by 11am latest!

Daish's Hotels are flexible employers and strive to facilitate a healthy work life balance for Daish's employees. We provide every employee with a supportive mental wellbeing and financial assistance package. We even give you an extra paid day off for your birthday.

In addition to all of these fantastic benefits of working for Daish's, we have a great “Take your family on a Daish's holiday scheme” for as little as £85 per holiday…4 nights, breakfast, dinner, room, travel and entertainment all included.

Skills and attributes you will bring to the chopping board:

To undertake all aspects of cleaning of equipment, walls, floors, fixtures and fittings and light equipment using cleaning products as instructed, and at a time according to the cleaning rota or as directed.
To wash, sort and store all items of kitchen equipment, utensils and cooking implements.
Basic food preparation tasks as requested by the kitchen management.
Be aware of company COSHH, Health & Safety policy in your workplace and assist others to help to maintain a safe working environment.
A little bit about us….

We are Daish’s Holidays, a fast growing family run holiday operator with 12 stunning hotels across the UK and a fleet of own luxury coaches. We continue to grow at a rapid rate with many exciting opportunities on the horizon for our fantastic teams. Our core values lay at the heart of what we do, Clean and Comfortable Accommodation, Good Food, Great Entertainment, Friendly Service.

The company is one of the industry leaders in providing the best value for money holidays in the market. Routinely winning awards for customer service excellence, 6 of our hotels have won Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for 2023 and we have recently been nominated in the 2023 British Travel Awards for the Best Company for Best Company for UK

Do you have previous customer service experience? We have an opportunity for you to join our friendly hospitality team!

• Fixed Term contract – due to commence ASAP until 20 September 2024
• Part time - average 30 hours per week
• Salary equates to an hourly rate of circa £11.67 - £12.38.
• The full-time equivalent salary is £22,754 - £24,147 per annum.

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 on our website for further details on the full responsibilities of the role.

Where you’ll be based

Field Studies Council Castle Head is located in south Cumbria between the coast of Morecambe Bay and the Lake District National Park. The centre is set in 30 acres of grounds with a diversity of habitats including woodland, grassland and freshwater.

With over 150 beds, 5 workrooms, a meeting room to seat up to 120 and a sports hall we cater for most group needs and deliver a wide range of programmes in field studies and adventurous activities.

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 Wendy Foster on 07921 330 536

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 Castle Head on a rolling basis

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.

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