Casual Catering Assistant

Closing Date: 26/04/2025
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Castle Espie
What type of role are you interested in
Casual Worker
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£12.25 per hour

About The Role

We are excited to announce an opportunity to join our Trading team. We are looking for a dedicated and motivated individual who thrives in a team environment, embraces change, and is eager to learn within our catering operation at Castle Espie Wetland Centre. This is a hands-on role with the opportunity to help shape the unforgettable visitor experience at our centre. This role involves working within our catering team and may offer the opportunity to work within our retail and admissions team. Our Casual Catering Assistant position offers a great opportunity to work in a setting of exceptional natural beauty and within a predominantly daytime operation. Castle Espie is just a short drive from Comber and easily commutable from Newtownards, Belfast and Bangor.

As a member of our Trading Team, you’ll not only have the chance to make an impact on our visitor experience, you will also support our wildlife conservation efforts, as the profits we generate are reinvested back into our charity.

You will closely with the Trading Manager, Supervisors and wider Trading and Catering team to:
  • Service customer needs, including making hot drinks, clearing tables and keeping our catering area clean, and some preparing of food.  
  • Fully adhere to and comply with all standards, in particular Industry Food Hygiene standards.
  • Deliver exceptional customer service, generating a warm and welcoming environment which is inspirational, vibrant and represents the WWT brand.
  • Ensure that functions and special events are delivered to a high standard.
This is a casual position, therefore, hours are offered and worked on an ad-hoc basis as and when required and will include weekends and bank holidays. Typically shifts will be worked in the daytime although, you may be offered evening shifts occasionally for a special event or function.

About You

To join us as a Casual Catering Assistant, you will be a proactive individual. The role requires a team player with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a passion for great customer service.

Previous catering experience is preferred but not required – successful candidates with no catering background will be given full training to complete their duties to the highest standard.

When visiting our website, you will notice that the position is referred to as Trading Assistant. This is how the role is known internally within WWT.

If this sound like you then click apply to join our friendly and dedicated team.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

  • Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
  • Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
  • Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
  • Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
  • Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from Care first

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410

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