Trading Assistant - Kitchen

Trading Assistant - Kitchen
Location: London SW13 9WT
Salary: £20,514.40 per annum (FTE £25,643)
Hours: Part-time working 30 hours a week, 5 days out of 7 including weekends and bank holidays
Contract: Permanent

About The Role

We have a perfect opportunity for Trading Assistant - Kitchen Porter ready to help our kitchen team at WWT London Wetland Centre, a small visitor attraction, which welcomes 130,000 visitors each year. With great rates of pay, no split shifts, occasional evening working, our team are ready to welcome you to the pond.

Working as our Kitchen Porter, you will help us to create and develop an inspirational kitchen environment that consistently delivers a high standard of food for the onsite café and secondary outlet. You will be responsible for making sure our kitchen is sparkling clean and support chefs with small food preparation. You will also be required to support the Front of House team as necessary.

About You

To join as our Trading Assistant within our kitchen team you will be a focussed team player, with a good eye for details. You will love to keep everything squeaky clean and look forward to learning more about the running of the kitchen from our chefs.

Previous experience of working in a similar role is not essential as we'll provide you with all the necessary training to set you up for success in your role with opportunities for development.

If you are reliable and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment as part of a friendly team then we would love to hear from you.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) - this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from Care first

Closing Date: 31st May 2024

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

We will be actively reviewing applications and interviews will be held on a rolling basis. The advert may close early if a successful candidate is found.

WWT is an equal opportunities employer, and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

No agencies please.