Dining Room Assistant - Windsor, United Kingdom - Cumberland Lodge

Cumberland Lodge

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Windsor, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Dining Room Assistant

Cumberland Lodge, the educational charity and residential conference centre in Windsor Great Park, seeks to appoint a Dining Room Assistant to join our friendly team of about 50 employees, who are available to work on a part-time basis.

At Cumberland Lodge we hold a variety of events and conferences, and the hospitality staff are integral to creating an excellent customer experience.

Person specification requirements

Previous experience is advantageous, however, full training will be provided
Excellent verbal communication skills
Enthusiastic, proactive, and hardworking individual with a can

- do attitude

Available to work flexibly as we operate 5 days in 7 contract
Applicants must be at least 18 years old to meet a minimum age requirement to serve alcohol in an eating establishment
Applicants will be expected to lead a shift so must be competent and communicate well.

Salary:
£8, £21,840.00FTE)

Hours:15 per week

Rota:
Friday 7pm to 9.30pm

Saturday 7am to 2.30pm

Sunday 8am to 2pm

Pension:

Standard Life contributory pension (currently 7% contributions to support 5% personal contributions, with the option to increase personal contributions over and above 5%).

Additional benefits: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, annualised hours working pattern, meals on duty, uniform and training provided. Death in service benefit 4 x salary after a probation period. This policy includes employee support benefits, likely to include access to a virtual GP service and mental health support.

Job description

Objective:

Dining Staff are responsible for the preparation of the dining room, the service of meals, bar service and the washing up and cleaning in the pantry.

Reporting to:
Dining Room Supervisor and Hospitality Director

Functional Relationship with:
All kitchen and dining room staff, Front of House team

Dining Duties:

To report on duty in good time, clean and tidy and wearing the correct uniform.
To help wait on tables and to pour wine when required.
To help lay up for the following meal when required
To prepare the dining room for the following meal, vacuum carpets, polish furniture, wash the wooden flooring, and clean paintwork and pictures.
To help wash up the crockery and glasses, making sure that everything is polished.
To help prepare trolleys for following meals, e.g. breakfast.
To make sure that the Pantry is clean and tidy and floor is washed after each service.
To be polite and helpful to guests and fellow work colleagues.
To report any problems to Dining Room Supervisor or to Hospitality Director.
To portray a professional image at all times, dealing with visitors requirements in a warm and welcoming and efficient manner.
To open wine that is required for reception/dinner
To ensure correct charges are made and payment received and that groups are billed correctly
To operate in accordance with Cumberland Lodge's health and safety procedures and policies at all times.
To carry out any other reasonable requests as directed by the Dining Room Supervisor or Senior Management.

This job description is designed to help you understand the role and is not intended to be a definitive list of duties, as we require all our employees to demonstrate flexibility in meeting our organisational and delegate needs.

About us

Founded in 1947, Cumberland Lodge is an educational charity that brings diverse people together in dialogue and debate to address pressing issues around social cohesion.

The charity is supported by income from hiring out the facilities at Cumberland Lodge, a Grade II listed former Royal residence in Windsor Great Park, as a conference and events venue for visiting groups.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Salary:
£8,736.00 per year

Benefits: