Catering Team Leader – Fixed Term

Fuelling adventure, one meal at a time!

Ready for a new adventure? We are searching for an incredible CATERING TEAM LEADER to contribute to our guest dining experience at our stunning activity centre, Liddington, near Swindon.

• Fixed Term Contract until 01/11/2024, working 42 hours per week over 5 days

• You’ll get at least one Friday or Saturday evening off per week

• An accommodation & meal package available (optional) at a generous rate. With all bills and utilities covered and three nutritional meals every day

THE ROLE

Since 1957, we’ve enriched the lives of millions of young people by delivering inspirational learning through outdoor adventure. Our Catering Team is responsible for the essential job of keeping our guests and colleagues fuelled and hydrated, ready for the adventure that awaits them!

Reporting to the Front of House Manager, you’ll be leading a team of Catering Assistants to ensure the dining room is clean and inviting, the food tasty and appealing, and our guests happy and well looked after.

IS THIS YOU?

You’ll need great interpersonal skills to assist and engage with our guests, leadership ability to inspire and lead your team, and confidence to handle complex dietary & allergen requirements and maintain excellent food safety standards and procedures.

We’re looking for individuals with three or more months experience within a catering role and a level 3 or above qualification in Food Safety. Experience of working with young people and supervising a team is a bonus, but not essential for this position.

THE PACKAGE

We are renowned for our personal development & investment in people, we are ready to support you in your career development, each step of the way! You’ll have all the training you need to be confident and successful in your role, be equipped with a personal development plan, and access to nationally recognised qualifications funded by PGL to give your career the very best start.

• Happy holidays - time to recharge and enjoy time away from the workplace. You’ll also enjoy an extra day off on your birthday!
  
• Investing in your future – with sector leading family friendly policies and a contributory pension
  
• Good living, for less - access to big savings and exclusive perks that span a huge range of retailers and service providers. Plus PGL discounted holidays and 20% discount in all our on-site shops
  
• Take care of mind, body and soul - your wellbeing is top priority, so we’ve created a WELLBEING HUB for all our colleagues alongside access to Employee Assistance Program and cycle to work scheme
  
• Smart saving, affordable borrowing – access to our financial wellbeing platform for financial support when you need it. This includes easy and affordable saving and borrowing directly from your salary, plus useful guides on how to effectively manage your money.
  
• Doing good does you good - paid time-off to volunteer your time to worthwhile causes.

For any enquiries specific to this role please email thomas.parry@pgl.co.uk.

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, and recognise the importance and benefits of a diverse and inclusive team. However, the protection and safeguarding of the children visiting our centres is our primary concern. So all colleagues are required to undergo an Enhanced criminal records check (known as a DBS), which we will pay for. You will be required to provide a 5 year address history and ID documentation (ie British or Irish passport or birth certificate). If you have a conviction related to violence, drugs or safeguarding this could affect your application. Not all criminal convictions will be a bar to working for us and we will consider the results on an individual basis. You can find more information on DSB checks on the gov.uk website.