Hospitality & Catering Assistant

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 working in the kitchen assisting with food preparation and serving food to our visitors. In addition to assisting our catering team with setting up the dining room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner service. Other duties can include helping our housekeeping operations, with tasks such as cleaning and laundry. Please refer to the vacancy pack on our website for further details on the full responsibilities of the role.


• 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, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Join our hospitality team in this active role and help us work towards the mission of our Environmental Education charity., Our Dale Fort centre is set in a spectacular location high on the cliffs within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, giving superb views over the sea. Originally built in 1856 to defend the Milford Haven waterway against invasion, it has been a field centre since 1948. The centre has 4 well equipped classrooms, including one wet lab, a library, games room, sitting room and bar.


• Actual salary is circa £8,008 per season. (The full-time equivalent salary is circa £22,308 per annum.) This equates to circa £11.44 per hour., 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.