Permanent, part-time (30 hours per week, 4-10pm, worked over 5 days, weekdays and weekends). Applicants looking for full-time work would also work in our other hospitality venues.
£13.00 per hour (basic). Enhanced overtime rate from 40 hours. Annual pay review
In return for your hard work and commitment, you’ll enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:
- Generous holiday - 33 days per annum (pro-rata)
- Generous Pension Scheme – 10% Employer Contribution
- Staff discount – 20% in all our outlets
- Staff gym – free to use and well-equipped
- Staff meals – free meal and a range of hot drinks whilst working, plus subsidised snacks
- Free parking
- Free electric car charging
- Free staff social events
- Employee Assistance Programmes – free of charge support that includes telephone counselling, GP consultation service and bereavement support
Located at the centre of a picturesque valley on the edge of Dartmoor National Park, Buckfast Abbey is home to a community of Roman Catholic Benedictine Monks, who live their lives of prayer, work, and study according to the ancient rule of St Benedict.
The heart of our site is the Abbey Church and Monastery – the place in which the Monastic Community lives and prays at various times throughout the day. Our site is historic – the original Abbey being founded in 1018 AD.
Today, our site is a flourishing complex of buildings which the monks have continually developed to aid them in realising their vision for Buckfast - to be a national centre of witness to God, and the Roman Catholic faith. To that end, the community places a great value upon hospitality and welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
Our site includes beautiful gardens, restaurants, a café, retail outlet, a hotel and other guest accommodation, a large conference centre, an education centre and produce facilities. To aid them in operating and maintaining the site, the community employs around 130 members of staff and offers a variety of interesting career opportunities that are valued with competitive pay and an excellent benefits package.
Our staff are not required to share the religious beliefs of the Monastic Community, but those beliefs shape our ethos and working culture, so we require all staff to have empathy with and uphold our values: Respect, Integrity and Excellence.
Warm and welcoming hospitality is at the heart of what we offer, and we are dedicated to delivering excellence to our visitors.
Based at our onsite hotel, this postholder will support the Chef by maintaining the highest standards of food preparation, food hygiene and kitchen cleanliness.
We are passionate about not just meeting but exceeding our visitors’ experience and are looking for our next ‘Hospitality Hero’!
If you have:
- Basic food preparation and cooking of simple hot food skills
- Experience of working successfully in a small team in a busy catering environment
- A positive, ‘can do’ attitude and commitment to the team, including punctuality and reliability
- Great attention to detail and the highest standards of cleanliness and tidiness
- The ability to work quickly and efficiently and multi-task, without compromise to standards
- The ability to see what needs to be done and to take ownership for completing the task
- The ability to follow instructions, schedules and processes, use appropriate initiative and communicate effectively
- Suitable physical ability and stamina, specifically in relation to deep cleaning duties and being kept busy and active
- Professional and personal values that align to our company values
- Basic Food Hygiene certificate (desirable, but can complete in post)
- A full UK driving licence to aid onsite movement (desirable)
And if you are:
- Comfortable and confident with front of house (public facing) duties to assist Front of House team in service as required, and have high standards of personal presentation and hygiene
- Health and safety (including COSHH and fire), and environmental aware and focused
We want to hear from you!
We’re looking to fill this role as soon as possible so please don’t delay in applying to avoid disappointment!
Buckfast Abbey is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We strive to recruit colleagues who share this commitment to safeguarding and we therefore apply robust procedures to support this, including DBS screening, and all employees receive safeguarding awareness training.
For more information, or to request an informal discussion about the role, please contact us
Pay: £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Do you have basic food preparation and cooking of simple hot food skills?
- Do you have experience of working in a small team in a busy catering environment?
- Are you comfortable and confident with front of house (public facing) duties also?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
