Lodges and Campsite Assistant

About the role

At a glance:

Hours of Work: 15 hours per week - 17:00-22:00, 3 days per week to include alternate weekends.

Contract type: This role is Fixed Term Temporary (Seasonal)

Pay rate: £11.55 per hour.

About the role:

As a Lodges & Campsite Assistant you will be supporting both the food serving and housekeeping operation at Leckford Lodges and Camping. You will be working evenings, where your time will be split each day, with half your time working in the restaurant serving on the bar, checking in guests, serving and clearing food & washing up.

The other half of your shift will involve maintaining high levels of cleanliness in all communal areas to include toilet and shower blocks, games room, wash up rooms and the restaurant.

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Essential skills you’ll need

- IT skills.

- Good communication skills.

- Attention to detail.

- Good organisational skills and ability to multi task

- Experience with basic food preparation

Desirable skills you could bring
- Experience working in a Restaurant or Bar or willingness to learn
- Experience working in a Housekeeping/cleaning role or willingness to learn
- Experience working in a commercial kitchen or willingness to learn

About Leckford Estate

Within the beautiful Hampshire countryside sits the picturesque Leckford Estate. 4000 acres containing our Farm, Farmshop, Plant Nursery, award-winning Water Gardens and our holiday escapes; Leckford Abbas and Leckford Lodges & Camping. 
 

At the Lodges & Camping, our guests can relax in one of our fully furnished Lodges, get the ‘glamping’ experience in our Safari Tents or take advantage of one of our Ready Pitched Tents. 

The Lodges & camping give our guests freedom, they can come and go as they please. They can take in the peaceful countryside, go out and visit local attractions or take full advantage of the facilities onsite which include; Children's Play Area's, Games Room, Bicycles, Tennis Court, Bowling Green, Putting Green.

Our guests can also take a visit to the onsite Apple Press Lodge restaurant for tasty food cooked fresh by our expert kitchen brigade.

Benefits of the Partnership and the role:

• Full-time working holiday entitlement 22 days holiday, plus public and bank holidays (this is prorated for part time hours).

• Free meals whilst on duty, for Live Out roles.

• Free meals for Live In roles

• You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete your Earning Membership period. That’s 25% off in John Lewis (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose (some exclusions apply) You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount.

• Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us here

Next Steps:

• The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process")

• You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you. 

• Please note that should we receive a high volume of applicants we reserve the right to close the role early

Please consider the following when making your application:

- This role is subject to the following pre-employment screening: 2 year reference check.

- We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.

- Print off the job description now if you require it. - Ensure you have an up-to-date CV.

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About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect.

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective.

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note:

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting. If required, you’ll find out more about vetting throughout the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.