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Casual Catering Assistant
WWT Slimbridge (Centre)
South-West England Closing date for applications is: 29th Jun 2026
Contact: Recruitment Team (recruitment@wwt.org.uk) Sector: Hospitality/Catering Type: Paid Contract type: Part-time Salary: £12.81 per hour
About The Role
WWT Slimbridge is looking for Casual Trading Assistants to join the team.
You will be working in a fast-paced environment ensuring customers are served efficiently and to a consistent standard using great customer service.
Your duties will include operating the till epos system to take orders, serving hot drinks, table service, and cleaning to food safety legislation standards. Once you’re fully trained, you’ll also be required to work alone serving in our kiosks in the grounds. You’ll be a member of a very friendly, supportive and committed team. If you like hard work, like using your initiative and the feeling of achievement, this could be the job for you.
This is a casual position where hours are offered on an ad hoc basis. Candidates will need to be willing to work some weekends, bank holidays and during the school holidays.
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When visiting our website, you will notice the position is referred to as Casual Trading Assistant. This is how the role is known internally at WWT.
About You
We’re looking for enthusiastic, friendly people with great customer care skills to join our catering team
Ideally you will already have some experience in catering. You will need to be self-motivated, hard-working and able to use your initiative to provide a great service to our customers. You’ll need to be an excellent team member and willing to do whatever’s needed to serve the customers and to support your colleagues.
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.
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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 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
WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.
Registered Charity Number England & Wales, no 1030884 and Scotland, no SC039410
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For more information, and to apply for the role, please follow the link: https://vacancies.wwt.org.uk/vacancies/867/casual-catering-assistant.html
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