Kitchen Assistant

Location: Sandy Balls Holiday Village, Fording bridge SP6 2JZ

Salary: £11.44 per hour- Paid weekly

Hours of work: Seasonal, variable hours

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 we are?

Sandy Balls Holiday Village is a world away from your day to day, with more trees than you can… well, shake a stick at. We have resident alpacas, a bush-craft school and forest laser tag, along with the usual holiday heroes of cycling and swimming. But New Forest holidays are also about tranquillity, which is why our Retreat spa and cosy, cottage-style lodges and caravans are here to help our guests unwind.

Part of the Away Resorts family, with 27 self-catered parks which all have their unique appeal! Check them out on our website for more information: http://www.awayresorts.co.uk/.

 We have a can-do, people-centred ethos at Away Resorts, and we look for certain qualities in our team members. Have a read about it and see if you fit the bill. 

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.

It’s about your values too. We have a can-do, fun-loving, people-centred ethos here at Away Resorts, which is captured by our holiday heroes’ mantra of Attentive Amazing Lovers - have a read about it on our website and decide if it describes you here.

What we can offer you:

• Regular incentives, rewards and recognition
• Holiday Hero discounted menu
• Discounted holidays across all our parks
• On Park Discounts

Our promise to you 

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different super-powers, and we welcome them all! After all, wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same? We embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. 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. In short, we want you to bring your whole self to work!  

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

Just click HERE 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!