Grass Hoppers Parties & Kitchen Assistant

📍 Location: Tong Garden Centre – Grass Hoppers Play Centre

🕒 Hours: 7.75 hours off-peak, 15.4 hours peak (school holidays)

📅 Shift Pattern:

• Working 8.45am – 5pm as a Grass Hoppers Parties Assistant every Saturday.
• During peak weeks (School holidays) you’d also be working alternate Tuesdays (11am – 4:15pm) and every Friday (9am – 2pm) as a Kitchen Assistant.

Are you fun, friendly and full of energy? Do you enjoy working with children and being part of a busy, creative team? If so, this could be the perfect role for you!

Grass Hoppers is a popular children’s play centre offering interactive play sessions and unforgettable parties for families, especially during peak seasons.

This is a varied role supporting both children’s play sessions and parties, as well as assisting in the kitchen and food service areas. You’ll help create a safe, fun and welcoming environment for children and their families.

Key Responsibilities…

• Welcoming families and checking in visitors
• Supporting play sessions, parties and organised activities
• Supervising play areas and completing cleaning and safety checks
• Preparing and serving food, drinks and snacks
• Taking orders and payments using tills
• Preparing, cooking and plating food to menu standards (pizza’s, toasties, sandwiches etc.)
• Maintaining high food hygiene, health & safety and cleanliness standards
• Helping with kitchen stock checks, ingredient deliveries and waste management
• Working as part of a team to support daily operations

The ideal candidate…

• Friendly, approachable and confident
• Enjoys working with families including young children
• Able to work well in a fast‑paced environment
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Previous customer service or catering experience desirable (training provided)

Why Join Our GREAT Team?

🌿 A GREAT Place to Work Friendly, fun, and down-to-earth – we cultivate a positive team spirit every day. ⏰ Work-Life Balance All roles operate within daytime hours – so your evenings stay yours. 🛍️ Up to 33% Staff Discount Treat yourself to garden and home favourites (*varies by department/concession). 🚗 Free On-Site Parking Arrive stress-free with plenty of parking. 🏆 GREAT Values & Recognition We live our values and celebrate yours with monthly awards and shout-outs. 🎉 Monthly Team Engagement Events From information sharing to free food – we love bringing the team together. 🌴 Enhanced Holiday Allowance More time off that grows with your length of service. 🌱 Grow Your Career We support your development with company-sponsored training. 💚 Well-being Support to Help You Thrive Employee Assistance Programme including 24/7 GP access, funeral concierge, and mental health support – we’re here when you need us. 💷 Pension Contributions Helping you plant the seeds for a secure future. 🪴 Supporting Causes That Matter to Our Team Through our Kindness Pot, we donate to charities and local causes close to our team’s hearts – planting seeds of kindness in the community.

If you’re looking for an exciting opportunity in a fun, dynamic environment, then apply today! We’d love to hear from you!