Vacancies - Waiting Assistants

Are you looking for a lovely, friendly place to work with a great team of people? We are recruiting for seasonal full-time and part-time Waiting Assistants to help us during the Garden Tours season, working in our fast-paced, mainly daytime, restaurant on the beautiful Highgrove Estate.

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Location: Orchard Tea Room, Highgrove Estate
Department: Catering
Reports to: Hospitality Manager
Salary: £12.00 hour
Contract: Fixed-term until end of October 2024

What you'll be doing

Reporting to the Restaurant Supervisor, you will provide waiting and kitchen support for the provision of refreshments to visitors to the Orchard Room. You will maintain the highest levels of hygiene and presentation standards, as well as deliver the highest standard of customer service at all times.

Main areas of responsibility

  • Working as a team in a fast-paced restaurant, serving food and drink to visitors
  • Following instructions while also being able to work independently
  • Required to help with dishwashing duties and other miscellaneous kitchen assistance
  • Keeping the restaurant clean, tidy and presentable throughout service
  • Making sure areas are left ready and stocked for the next day of service
  • Providing customer service that exceeds expectations
  • Carry out any other appropriate duties as requested by the Restaurant Supervisor and Restaurant Manager

Hours of work

  • Hours are flexible and can average from 6 to 40 hours per week working up to five days a week over a seven-day period, including weekends, bank holidays and some evenings.
  • Additional hours will be available to work during busier times and at private functions as and when required

If you would like to apply, select 'Apply Now' above and send your CV (stating 'Waiting Assistant' as the subject line) together with information on the skills and experience you will bring as soon as possible.

Highgrove Gardens

Highgrove Gardens is a highly renowned garden, described as one of the most inspiring and innovative gardens in the UK. Since 1980, the gardens have been managed organically and include a variety of garden features and areas, including a walled kitchen garden, a thyme walk, topiary and hedging, a terrace garden, a cottage garden, wildflower meadows, island beds, an arboretum, a woodland garden, and various water features.

The King's Foundation

The King’s Foundation is a charity founded by King Charles III and was first formed in 1990. Inspired by the vision and values of His Majesty, the Foundation focuses on creating better communities where people, places and the planet can coexist in harmony.

The charity offers education courses for over 15,000 students annually, health and wellbeing programmes for nearly 2,000 people every year, and spearheads placemaking and regeneration projects in the UK and overseas to revitalise communities and historic buildings.

The King’s Foundation is headquartered at its flagship regeneration project, Dumfries House in Ayrshire, Scotland, and acts as custodian of other historic Royal sites including the Castle of Mey in Caithness, Scotland, and Highgrove Gardens in Gloucestershire, which are open to visitors. The Foundation also carries out its work at educational and cultural hubs in London, based at The King’s Foundation School for Traditional Arts in Shoreditch, Trinity Buoy Wharf on the River Thames and the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea.

The work of The King’s Foundation is underpinned by our Founder His Majesty The King’s philosophy of harmony: that by understanding the balance, the order and the relationships between ourselves and the natural world we can create a more sustainable future. We have a diverse and inclusive workplace, creating a welcoming, safe space for everyone. This means that every member of our team can bring their whole self to work. We encourage qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to and join The King’s Foundation and bring their valuable skills and experiences.

The Foundation is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees, including the provision of workplace adjustments. We do not tolerate discrimination based on protected characteristics (age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership) or other differences such as socio-economic background or social origin.