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Kitchen Assistant

Hours of Work: Variable

Location: Retallack Resort & Spa, Cornwall

Role: Kitchen

Salary: 12.71

Transport Provided: No

Accommodation: No

Closing Date: 12 September 2026

Kitchen Assistant

Location: Retallack Resort & Spa, St Columb, Cornwall

Hours of work: Seasonal contract - Variable hours

Salary: £12.71 per hour - Paid Weekly! 

What we need in a nutshell 

We’re looking for a kitchen assistant who can deliver delight to our guests. You will be helping the kitchen team to run a safe, efficient and profitable food and beverage operation. 

Who are we?

We’re a dynamic and growing company, shaking up the Great British holiday at our award-winning UK resorts. Retallack Resort and Spa is a luxury spa resort and a lively water sports hub, wrapped up in a stunning countryside location close to the North Cornish coast.

What you’ll be doing

You will be working in the engine room of the kitchen ensuring guests receive a memorable experience through excellent service and food quality.

  • Ensuring the food preparation areas, equipment and floors are clean and hygienic.
  • Washing utensils and dishes and making sure they are stored appropriately.
  • Accepting deliveries, ensuring ingredients are stored correctly and date rotated.
  • Washing, peeling, chopping, cutting and cooking foodstuffs and helping to prepare other items on the menu.
  • Work alongside front of house and kitchen team to maximise food margins and minimise wastage
  • Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety, Food Hygiene and COSHH regulations

Skills, experience and qualities you’ll need:

If you can demonstrate the following, we’d love to hear from you:

  • Previous experience working in F&B environment
  • Excellence in customer service 
  • Good written and verbal communication, organisational and leadership skills
  • A passion for food and hospitality
  • Resilience, energy, enthusiasm and a positive attitude

It’s the icing on the cake if you have a Level 2 Hygiene certificate and experience in the holiday sector, but don’t worry if you haven’t, we provide plenty of training.

What we can offer you

  • Pension scheme – Plan for your future.
  • Up to 50% Discounts on Away Resorts holidays – because you deserve amazing getaways too.
  • 20% On-park discounts – Enjoy the best of what we offer.
  • Team Incentives – Your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
  • Holiday Hero Menu – Enjoy delicious meals with discounted food options on-park
  • Help @ Hand Scheme – Wellbeing support when you need it.
  • Career Development – We believe in nurturing talent and promoting from within.

Our Promise to You

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different super-powers, and we welcome them all!

We embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. From our investors to our teams we love that everyone comes from different backgrounds, allowing us to grow and inspire each other. We’ll never accept any form of discrimination, and we’ll forever strive not just for our product to be unique but our people too. Afterall, wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same? In short, we want to bring your whole self to work!

Want to join our team? Here’s how to apply:

Just click on the Apply Now button and follow the instructions. To find out more about what it’s like to work for Away Resorts, check us out at www.awayresorts.co.uk/careers.

Good Luck!

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