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Catering Team Leader

Job details
Posting date: 24 June 2025
Salary: £26,463 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 20 July 2025
Location: Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Ratho, South Platt Hill, Newbridge EH28 8AA
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Edinburgh Leisure
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: Catering Team Leader

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Summary

Catering Team Leader

Full Time 35.75 hours per week (includes weekend working)

Temporary, 6-month contract

Salary: £26,463 per annum

Location: Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Ratho



We are looking for a friendly, positive, and enthusiastic multitasker to lead our Café team. This hands-on, front-of-the-house role is perfect for a vibrant, outgoing person with a proactive attitude who can create a welcoming and fun environment for all customers and employees.



You will be responsible for:

- Monitoring the quality preparation and service of food and beverages.

- Supervising, mentoring and motivating team members to ensure consistent customer satisfaction.

- Cash handling, stock management and merchandising.

- Leading by example in consistently delivering a culture of high performance to meet income targets.



Our ideal candidate will have:

- Proven ability to lead by example and motivate team members.

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to engage and connect with a varied customer base.

- UK Driving licence along with access to a vehicle.

- Previous hospitality experience demonstrating exceptional customer service.

- Experience in basic food preparation and food assembly to comply with Food Safety & HACPP.

- REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene certificate and barista training.



In return, we offer one of the best rewards packages in the industry:

- FREE membership across all our centres with access to fitness centres, gyms, and swimming pools

- Opportunities for training, career growth and development

- Generous holiday allowance (32 days, rising with service up to 40 days)

- Cycle-to-work scheme

- Paid sick leave

- Company pension

- Access to discounts with a huge number of retailers (saving money in cinemas, restaurants, clothing, and electronics shops, on insurance and healthcare and much more)



We encourage applicants to apply at their earliest opportunity, as we will be running a fluid recruitment process. We will review applications as we receive them and arrange interviews with suitable candidates at the earliest opportunity.



We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and will offer support with reasonable adjustments where required. We are committed to offering an interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Registered Scottish Charity No: SC027450

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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