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Leicestershire County Council

Casual Waiting Staff

Full-Time No home office possible

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

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

Worker Category: Fixed location worker

Salary: £12.65 per hour plus a rolled up holiday pay

Working Hours: Flexible hours weekdays and weekends

Contract Type: Casual

Closing Date: 31/03/2026

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 ( 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:

Email:

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