Hospitality general assistant

We're looking for someone to join our friendly hospitality team at Outward Bound Aberdovey. Could this be the job for you?

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Permanent contract

Contract: Permanent. 24 hours a week.
Salary: £14,967, plus benefits. £12 per hour.
Hours of work: 24 hours a week. The shift pattern will predominantly be Monday – Thursday, starting at 1600 and finishing at 2230.
Location: Aberdovey. The centre is located a short distance from the village.
Closing date: 09.00 Monday, 6 January 2025
Interviews: date to be mutually agreed
Start date: January/February 2025.

You will make a difference

Join our team and you'll be part of something really worthwhile. Outward Bound is a charity and thousands of young people come to our centres every year for an amazing outdoor learning and adventure experience. Most of them have never left the city they live in, never mind felt sand between their toes, climbed a mountain and seen a sheep! Without great food, they simply won't have the physical energy to power through their week.

Join our small and friendly team and know you'll also have your chance to influence things such as our menu choices, environmental impact and much more.

About the role

At Outward Bound you will have more than just a regular hospitality job. Your role will bring you into contact with our course participants, contributing to the magic moments in their learning and adventure experience. What is important to us is your fit with our values and vision to deliver inspirational outdoor learning to young people.

You’ll need to be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team, have good personal presentation, be professional and friendly, with a ‘can do’ attitude.

You'll work in a large, spacious kitchen and dining room, helping our catering team to prep and serve wholesome, home cooked meals to up to 180 young people.

To find out more details take a look at the job description.

Job description.

It's good working here...

No split shifts
Every Christmas and New Year off and only occasional weekend working
You get to chat to your customers
Outward Bound are a real living wage employer
Training, development and progression. This can include an NVQ completed in house.
Uniform items provided
Meals on shift.

Benefits

Annual Leave of 24 days increasing by one day each year to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays
Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance helpline
Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date
Personal Accident Insurance while at work or commuting
Employee assistance programme – Unum. In the form of an app, with easy access to medical and mental health support. Ranging from instant GPs appointments to physio or counselling services
Healthcare plan: cash plan currently with Medicash: on application after completion of probation; taxable benefit
Sick pay: 8 weeks at full salary in any 12 month period
Pension Scheme (currently Standard Life): Auto-enrolment of all staff after 3 months service
Berghaus uniform items provided. Also, opportunity to purchase Berghaus products at discount
Discounted course fees for family members to attend Outward Bound Trust courses (after 12 months service)
Cycle to work scheme.

Apply now...

To apply for this job please send a covering letter, explaining your fit to the job description to David Jenkins, Head of Hospitality. Email David.jenkins@outwardbound.org.uk

If you have any queries regarding the role or the recruitment process, please contact David Jenkins by email to book a time for an informal chat or call Or call David on 01654 768 926.

We know that confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect candidate'. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.

Please note: Outward Bound is in a beautiful location just outside of Aberdovey. Getting here by public transport isn't easy for our kitchen hours, so ideally you'll have your own transport (we have free parking places for you on site). And if we offer you the job, you'll be asked to do a DBS check which will be administered by Outward Bound.