Hospitality & Catering Assistant - Casual
| Posting date: | 09 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £12.71 to £13.49 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2026 |
| Location: | Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, SA13 2UA |
| Company: | Field Studies Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 1210601 |
Summary
If you enjoy varied work, a friendly team, and the chance to spend your breaks surrounded by nature, this could be the perfect casual role for you.
Field Studies Council Margam Discovery Centre is seeking Casual Hospitality & Catering Assistants to support our busy outdoor learning centre.
What we offer
- £12.71 per hour
- Casual contract with flexible shifts – we’ll offer work during busy periods, and you can choose to accept or decline shifts based on your availability.
- A beautiful workplace surrounded by countryside.
Love where you work!
At the Field Studies Council we promise to get people outdoors, provide high quality learning and encourage positive wellbeing. We’re all about creating outdoor learning experiences and opportunities that inspire everyone to be curious, knowledgeable, passionate and caring about the environment.
In this role, you’ll help us create a warm, welcoming environment for the schools and groups who stay with us, by ensuring our spaces are clean, comfortable, and welcoming for every visitor.
Your attention to detail will help create safe, relaxing environments where learners of all ages can focus, feel at home, and fully immerse themselves in the natural world.
What you’ll be doing
- Setting up the dining room for breakfast, lunch, and dinner service
- Working in the kitchen, assisting with food preparation
- Serving food to our visitors
- Cleaning bedrooms, bathrooms, and communal areas
- Preparing rooms for guests, including making beds, providing towels, and restocking tea/coffee facilities
- Ensuring public areas, such as corridors and classrooms are neat, tidy, and well-presented
Further info regarding the full responsibilities can be found in the vacancy pack attached to the advert on our careers website.
Where you’ll be based
Margam Discovery Centre isn’t your typical hospitality setting. Set within the 850‑acre Margam Park estate, it offers a peaceful mix of woodland, open grassland and historic scenery, all just minutes from the M4. It’s the kind of place where the day starts with wide views and a real sense of calm.
The centre is an award‑winning, low‑carbon building designed by The Welsh School of Architects. Modern, bright and welcoming, it accommodates up to 140 guests and sits at the heart of a landscape made for exploring.
It’s a scenic and uplifting place to work, surrounded by fresh air, natural beauty and the chance to help visitors enjoy a memorable stay.
We ask that you have:
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A positive, can-do attitude
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Ability to work independently and with others
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Good customer service skills
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Flexibility and willingness to support different areas of the centre
Sound like the role for you? Come and be part of the team! We look forward to your application.
If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please call Siân Lane on 01639 860180
Applications will be considered on arrival.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Interviews are scheduled to take place at Field Studies Council Margam Discovery Centre
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and we expect all team members to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will only be confirmed following the successful completion of rigorous pre-employment checks, including appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
Gellir darparu fersiwn Gymraeg o'n pecyn swyddi gwag hefyd ar gais. Anfonwch e-bost i recruitment@field-studies-council.org gyda'ch cais a byddwn yn anelu gysylltu â chi cyn gynted â phosibl.
A Welsh version of our vacancy pack can also be provided on request. Please email recruitment@field-studies-council.org your request and we will aim to get back to you as soon as possible.
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