Hospitality Assistant

Title: Hospitality Assistant

Location: Woldingham School, Marden Park, Woldingham, Surrey

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Contract: Full-time, 52 weeks

Hours: 40 per week, worked across 5 out of 7 days. Evening and weekend working will be required

Benefits include:

• 28 days holiday including bank holidays

• 3 volunteering days

• 3 days grandparent leave

• 24 weeks’ enhanced maternity leave

• Bespoke training and development opportunities

• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

• Pension and life insurance

• Discounts on our Perkbox app (high street shops, holidays, cinema & more)

• Wellbeing hub and access to our employee assistance programme

• Free meals while on shift

• Career development and progression opportunities

We are looking for someone with a passion for great customer service to join our dedicated team at Woldingham School as a full time member of our hospitality team – a prestigious independent boarding school in a beautiful countryside setting.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is food-led, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and enjoys  delivering fresh, seasonal and nutritious meals across the service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support our Hospitality Supervisor to deliver all manor of events

• Greeting and looking after our guests so they go home delighted

• Serving customers, ensuring they receive an easy and seamless personalised experience

• Being knowledgeable about our product

• Representing Holroyd Howe and Woldingham School and maintaining a positive brand image

• Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards

• Complying with Health & Safety regulations

If this sounds like you and you have a love for food and a hands-on, proactive approach, we’d love to hear from you!

We are seeking a dedicated Hospitality Assistant to join our team in Woldingham, Surrey. You will play a crucial role in supporting the Hospitality Team to deliver school events throughout the year.

• Have a passion for delivering outstanding service, greeting customers with a smile and serving them with pride
• Take initiative and make decisions that are right for our customers
• Be an excellent team player with great communication skills
• Have a desire to succeed in your role
• Possess the ability to work under pressure

• On site and online training will be provided

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

Nutrition

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

Food Innovation

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe involve regulated activity. It is a criminal offence for individuals barred from working with children to apply for such roles. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including a Barred List check will be required for all successful applicants. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide information about relevant criminal offences and will be subject to an online search of publicly available information. This search helps identify any issues that may affect suitability to work with children.

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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