Catering Assistant

If you enjoy interacting with people and has a genuine interest in serving great coffee and great food, then we want to hear from you.

We are on the lookout for a fun, friendly individual to join our team as a Catering Assistant, this will be on a fixed-term contract of seven months.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working within a company that really understands and has a focus on the importance of people & planet, please read on.

What you could be doing

• Providing a warm welcome and friendly efficient service to all our visitors.
• Taking visitors orders, operating the tills. and taking payments,
• Serving hot and cold food and drinks to our visitors.
• Taking and making up ice-cream orders.
• Supporting the Senior Management to respond to customer demand and flows across the site.
• Making a multitude of hot drinks in the food barn, catering kiosks and farm shop. (training provided)
• Running food, doing pot-wash.
• Tidy and clean tables in customer areas in the food barn and all other catering out-lets and kiosks.
• Food Hygiene and Allergen compliance at all times.
• Happy to work within the zoo's gift shop and farm shop as required (both form part of the Catering & Retail team).

The successful candidate will be

• Friendly, enthusiastic and reliable.
• Positive, with a can-do attitude with a desire to greet and engage with our visitors.
• Confident in working under pressure.
• Interested in good, healthy and delicious food and drink.
• Must be able to get to this rural location.

Working pattern

• Working every Saturday, plus additional days within our busier periods, i.e., school holidays, especially the Summer from August - September.
• Working hours will be 10.30am - 5pm.

Salary

£10.00 per hour (18-20-year-olds) £12.21 per hour (21 years +)

To apply

Please send your CV and a cover letter to . Please make the subject heading of your email 'Maternity Cover, Catering Assistant'. Your cover letter should address why you are the ideal candidate for the role. Your application will not be considered without a covering letter. Closing date for applications: 15th March 2026. Please note that successful candidates may be contacted before the end of the closing date.