Seasonal Kitchen Porter & Front of House Assistant

Location: Otley Garden Centre

Contract: to start ASAP, until the end of December

Hours: 9am - 4:30pm on Thursdays & Fridays, 14 hours per week

Do you love to clean? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment? Then we are looking for you!

We're looking for an enthusiastic person to work flexibly as a Kitchen Porter and a Front of House Catering Assistant. As you can imagine, it gets busy, so you’ll need to be comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced environment!

Key Responsibilities:

As a Kitchen Porter, your responsibilities are:

• To ensure the kitchen environment is kept up to the highest cleaning standards.
• Collecting and washing up pots and pans.
• Cleaning crockery, cutlery and ensuring food preparation sites are clean and tidy.
• Unloading equipment and food from deliveries.
• Ensuring the kitchen area is organised and tidy.
• Making sure work surfaces and floors are always clean and free from food and debris.
• To assist the kitchen staff with various duties.

This role will also have the opportunity to flex into Front of House. This would involve:

• Taking customers orders & using the tills
• Delivering food & drinks to customers
• Making hot & cold drinks
• Clearing & cleaning tables & the Restaurant

Skills Knowledge and Expertise:

The ideal Kitchen Porter & Front of House Assistant is someone who:

• Essential: Has previous Catering or Customer Service experience
• Is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Is hardworking and a team player.
• Desirable: Is flexible to work additional shifts and weekends if and when required.

Why Join Our GREAT Team?

A GREAT Place to Work - Friendly, fun, and down-to-earth – we cultivate a positive team spirit every day.

• Work-Life Balance - All roles operate within daytime hours - so your evenings stay yours.

? Up to 33% Staff Discount - Treat yourself to garden and home favourites (*varies by department/concession).

Free On-Site Parking - Arrive stress-free with plenty of parking.

GREAT Values & Recognition - We live our values and celebrate yours with monthly awards and shout-outs.

Monthly Team Engagement Events - From information sharing to free food – we love bringing the team together.

Enhanced Holiday Allowance - More time off that grows with your length of service.

Grow Your Career - We support your development with company-sponsored training.

Well-being Support to Help You Thrive - Employee Assistance Programme including 24/7 GP access, funeral concierge, and mental health support – we’re here when you need us.

Pension Contributions - Helping you plant the seeds for a secure future.

Supporting Causes That Matter to Our Team - Through our Kindness Pot, we donate to charities and local causes close to our team’s hearts – planting seeds of kindness in the community.