🎄✨ Join Our Christmas Team at Blooms Café & Restaurant, Tong Garden Centre! ✨🎄

Do you love working with people? Thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment? Enjoy being part of a team that helps create memorable experiences for customers?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

We’re looking for friendly, enthusiastic and hardworking Catering Assistants to join our festive team at Blooms Café & Restaurant, Tong Garden Centre this Christmas season. 🎅☕

Our restaurant is one of the busiest places in the Garden Centre during the festive period, welcoming guests who are taking a break from Christmas shopping, visiting our festive attractions, or simply catching up with family and friends. As a Catering Assistant, you’ll play a key role in delivering a warm welcome and outstanding customer service throughout the season.

🎁 What You’ll Be Doing

✨ Welcoming and seating customers with a friendly smile

✨ Taking food and drink orders accurately

✨ Preparing and serving hot and cold beverages and food items

✨ Operating tills and handling customer payments

✨ Setting and clearing tables to maintain a welcoming environment

✨ Keeping the restaurant clean, tidy and ready for guests

✨ Communicating effectively with kitchen and front-of-house teams

✨ Assisting customers with queries and helping resolve any issues

✨ Supporting colleagues wherever needed to ensure smooth service

⭐ What We’re Looking For

🎄 Friendly, approachable and customer-focused individuals

🎄 Team players who enjoy working with others

🎄 People who can remain positive and organised during busy periods

🎄 Great communication skills and attention to detail

🎄 A willingness to learn new skills

🎄 Flexibility to work additional shifts when required

🎄 Previous catering or hospitality experience is beneficial but not essential

🎄 Barista experience is an advantage but full training can be provided

🕒 Availability

As Christmas is one of our busiest times of year, all applicants must be available to work weekends.

When applying, please tell us what availability you have during the week so we can understand which shifts may work best for you.

📍 The Details

📍 Location: Blooms Café & Restaurant, Tong Garden Centre

📆 Start Date: As soon as you’re available (notice periods accommodated)

📑 Contract: Seasonal Temporary Contract

🕒 Hours: Varied based on business requirements and your availability

☕ Ready to Join the Festive Fun?

If you’re looking for a seasonal role where no two days are the same, enjoy meeting new people, and want to be part of a fantastic team this Christmas, click APPLY NOW to register your interest.

🎄✨ Join us at Tong Garden Centre and help make this festive season a memorable one for our guests! ✨🎄

Why Join Our GREAT Garden Centre Team?

🌿 A GREAT Place to Work – Friendly, supportive, and full of team spirit.

⏰ Work-Life Balance – All roles operate within daytime hours – so your evenings stay yours.

🛍️ Up to 33% Staff Discount – On garden and home favourites (*varies by store).

🚗 Free On-Site Parking – Hassle-free parking every day.

🏆 GREAT Values & Recognition – We celebrate our team with monthly awards and shout-outs.

🎉 Monthly Engagement Events – From team updates to free food – we love getting together.

🌴 Enhanced Holiday Allowance – More time off that grows with your service.

🌱 Grow With Us – Company-funded development opportunities.

💚 Well-being Support to Help You Thrive – EAP including 24/7 GP access, funeral concierge, and mental health support – we’re here when you need us.

💷 Pension Contributions – Helping you grow 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.