Casual Waiting Staff

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Beaumanor Hall, Beaumanor Dr, Woodhouse, Loughborough LE12 8TX

Worker Category: Fixed location worker

Salary: £11.59 plus a rolled up holiday pay

Working Hours: Flexible hours weekdays and weekends

Contract Type: Casual

Closing Date: 30/10/2025

Interview Date(s): Various

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our thriving hospitality and catering team at Beaumanor Hall, a Victorian country house which is located in an idyllic countryside setting in Woodhouse, Leicestershire. A stunning backdrop for conferences, events and weddings.

The successful candidate would work as part of the Beaumanor hospitality team undertaking a variety of duties including setting up function rooms and conferencing facilities for events, liaising with guests and resolving queries, serving food and beverages according to the event schedules, and supporting the Beaumanor management team to provide a consistent high quality service. An ability to work well as part of a team is essential, as well as having the ability to prioritise tasks. Previous experience working in the hospitality industry would be advantageous but not essential as full training will be offered. We offer variable shift patterns including mid-week, weekends and evenings.

• Greet customers and escort to tables
• Present menu and provide detailed information when asked (e.g ingredients or potential food allergies)
• To offer menu recommendations on request & upsell additional products when appropriate
• Communicate order details to the kitchen staff
• Serve food and drink orders.
• Prepare tables by setting up linen, silverware and glassware
• To perform other related duties as required ensuring the dining area and the kitchen is clean and in hygienic condition and that the food service is effective and efficient.
• To load & empty dishwasher putting crockery away correctly.
• To polish cutlery/glassware to the required standards
• To undergo on and off the job training sessions as required
• Cash handling
• Ensuring all areas are left in a clean & hygienic manner at the end of shift.

To apply for this post, you must have:

• Good numeracy skills.
• Literacy.
• Excellent customer service skills and pleasant manner.
• Flexibility particularly regarding working hours.
• Attentiveness & patience with customers
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills, with the ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
• Active listening and effective communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work as part of a team

We'd also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

James Waddington

Telephone:01509 890119

Email: James.Waddington@Leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

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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