Hospitality & Catering Assistant - Casual
| Posting date: | 13 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £12.96 to £13.76 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Exceeds National Minimum Wage |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 June 2026 |
| Location: | Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6QT |
| Company: | Field Studies Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 1202808 |
Summary
If you enjoy varied work, a friendly team, and the chance to spend your breaks surrounded by nature, this could be the perfect casual role for you.
Field Studies Council Castle Head is seeking Casual Hospitality & Catering Assistants to support our busy outdoor learning centre.
Why join us?
Work flexibly – we’ll offer you shifts as they come up, and you can choose to accept or decline based on your availability. It’s the perfect way to fit work around your life.
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Pay: up to £13.76 per hour
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Contract: Casual, hours offered as required during busy periods
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Location: Grange-over-sands, Cumbria (LA11 6QT)
Love where you work!
At the Field Studies Council we promise to get people outdoors, provide high quality learning and encourage positive wellbeing. We’re all about creating outdoor learning experiences and opportunities that inspire everyone to be curious, knowledgeable, passionate and caring about the environment.
In this role, you’ll help us create a warm, welcoming environment for the schools and groups who stay with us, by ensuring our spaces are clean, comfortable, and welcoming for every visitor.
Your attention to detail will help create safe, relaxing environments where learners of all ages can focus, feel at home, and fully immerse themselves in the natural world.
What you’ll be doing
- Setting up the dining room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner service
- Working in the kitchen, assisting with food preparation
- Serving food to our visitors
- Cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms, and communal areas
- Preparing rooms for guests, including making beds, providing towels, and restocking tea/coffee facilities
- Ensuring public areas, such as corridors and classrooms are neat, tidy, and well-presented
Further info regarding the full responsibilities can be found in the vacancy pack attached to the advert on our careers website.
Where you’ll be working
Nestled in 20 hectares of south Cumbria countryside between Morecambe Bay and the Lake District, Castle Head is the perfect place to enjoy a breath of fresh air on your breaks. Surrounded by woodland, grassland, and riverside habitats, the centre accommodates up to 162 visitors and features lounges, a games room, campfire areas, classrooms, and a science lab—making it an inspiring place to work where nature and adventure are part of every day.
We ask that you have:
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A positive, can-do attitude
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Ability to work independently and with others
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Good customer service skills
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Flexibility and willingness to support different areas of the centre
Sound like the role for you? Come and be part of the team! We look forward to your application.
Applications will be considered on arrival
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Interviews are scheduled to take place at Field Studies Council Castle Head on a rolling basis
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and we expect all team members to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will only be confirmed following the successful completion of rigorous pre-employment checks, including appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme