Seasonal Catering Assistant
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Seasonal Catering Assistant
YHA Swanage – Swanage, Dorset – Seasonal, flexible contract May to October 2026 – Minimum 25 hours per week – £12.71 per hour – Staff accommodation available
About the Role
Are you looking for a fun and varied job in hospitality? [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Swanage are looking for a Catering Team Member to join their team! As a Catering Team Member, you'll play a key role in making our guests' experiences memorable. Your efforts will be at the core of our mission to provide exceptional hospitality.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring adherence to food hygiene standards in food storage, preparation, and delivery.
- Upholding health and safety regulations, ensuring timely and accurate completion of kitchen checks.
- Taking pride in the preparation, presentation, and service of high-quality food.
- Recording food wastage in accordance with your hostel's procedures, focussing on minimizing waste to maximize profit.
- Assisting in the preparation of food and serving food and drinks with genuine warmth, hospitality, and pride.
Skills & Experience
- Experience of working face to face with customers
- Experience of working in hospitality or customer service (desirable)
- Food Safety Level 2 Certificate (desirable) – otherwise will be required to complete within hostel
- Experience of working in a team
- Excellent timekeeping, with flexibility to cover different shifts
- Ability to manage varying pressures, include peaks in workload demands
- Basic IT skills (ideally Microsoft Office)
- Knowledge and understanding of the core purpose of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
- Demonstration of our HEART values
About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a social enterprise with a mission to enrich the lives of all, especially young people. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] does this by providing brilliant hostel stays and experiences that improve physical health, mental wellbeing and life skills. Founded in 1930, we employ 1200 co-workers. We transform young lives forever through travel and real adventure.
Why Work for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]?
- 10 nights free hostel stays per year for you and up to 3 friends or family
- Access to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s staff discount and cash back portal
- Free [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Membership each year
- Access to support via our Employee Assistance Program
How to Apply
Submit your CV and complete the application form. For more information about our recruitment process, visit the job website. If you need any assistance, please email [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Once the hiring manager has reviewed your application we will contact shortlisted candidates. We aim to get in touch within a reasonable amount of time after the closing date.