Kitchen Assistant / Cook

Kitchen Assistant

Full and Part Time hours also available

From £13.45 ph /£25,877 pa (FTE) depending on experience

Every memorable day out involves great food and drink.

At The Bishop’s Palace, a medieval visitor attraction located in the centre of the City of Wells in Somerset, we believe great hospitality is essential. Our Café, The Bishop’s Table, nestles next to the rampart walls with a fantastic view of the Palace. It is enjoyed by day visitors and locals and we are always looking to improve our offering. At the heart of our re-envisioned offer is the delivery of freshly made, great tasting and locally sourced food and drink. We believe this should be accompanied with exceptional customer service with options to cater for all visitors’ expectations - from a quick ‘coffee to go’ to enjoy while exploring the gardens to a celebratory breakfast for the whole family.

As an independent charity (The Palace Trust) we aim to be part of the local community while sharing this wonderful heritage gem with all. It is a positive working environment with a great team across the whole site.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Kitchen Assistant to join the team and support the Kitchen and front of house. Full time or Part time hours are available.

The Bishop’s Table offers breakfast and lunch in the busy café plus there are several seasonal outlets in the grounds. As the Kitchen Assistant you will be working with the chef to prepare all the food to order. This will include preparation for the day, assisting with breakfast service, preparing sandwiches and then assisting with lunch service followed by kitchen clean down.

The team work day shifts, generally between 8.30am until 6.30pm on a rota basis. The café is open daily from 9.30am until 5.30pm. Occasional evening if a special event is taking place.

Who are we looking for

We’re looking for someone with experience of working in a busy kitchen environment who can assist with food preparation, washing up, cleaning and being a vital member of a catering team.

This could be a great environment to develop your career. Or perhaps you are looking to change your work /life balance and come to an exciting catering environment which has daytime shifts. You must be a team player, be enthusiastic about customer care, be willing to learn and share learning. As a small team there may be times when you may be asked to assist in other areas.

Experience & Qualifications

Ideally our

Kitchen Assistant would have

At least 2 years’ experience working in a busy café/restaurant

Excellent communication and customer service skills along with ability to well work under pressure.

Level 2 Food Hygiene & Safety (or be willing to complete)

Allergen Awareness (or willing to complete)

What you will get for the role (including benefits)

You will be working for an independent charity whose main aim is to share, preserve and protect the 800-year Bishop’s Palace, with it’s medieval buildings, moat and spectacular gardens. We reinvest in the team and the site and work with local community groups and organisations as part of our community engagement.

We are a real living wage employer.

We provide an induction and training plan for each employee from day one.

Day shifts with regular working hours.

25-day annual leave (increasing with long service)

Wellbeing support and access to the organisational Employee Assistance Programme

Positive working environment

Staff Social events

Free admission for yourself and a guest ticket

Opportunity to join the Palace Trust Pension scheme (min of 12% basic pay contribution)

Opportunity to support the local community through volunteer days

Parking may be available

Opportunity to further learning and develop your career

You are welcome to have an informal chat about this role by contacting HR at The Bishop's Palace on 01749 988111

Applications will be considered as received and shortlisted applicants invited to interview.

For further information and to apply please visit our website

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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