Front of House Host

**Front of House Host - Required for Tallington Lodge Care Home in Tallington near Stamford, Part of the Country Court Family**

**Hours: 30 hours per week available, working weekends on rota (Shift times 08:00- 18:30)**

Sympathetically refurbished and extended using traditional local stone Tallington Lodge is an integral part of the community in the pretty village of Tallington in Lincolnshire. Led by Manju our Home Manager, the staff create a safe and warm friendly atmosphere for all our residents and visitors.

**JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT CARE FAMILY**

We’re proud to be a family run business that’s grown over the years to a family of 2,300+ employees and over 35 care homes. We’re passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we’ve created extraordinary care homes so we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our team

**ABOUT THE FRONT OF HOUSE ROLE**:
Within your role as Front of House Host, you can really make a difference to our residents’ lives. Some of your responsibilities will include:

- Serve residents their meals, snacks & beverages
- Replenish all snacks & stations
- Clean up after all meals
- Re-lay tables & cloths
- Cleaning the dining/kitchen areas

**ABOUT YOU**:
We want someone proactive, passionate and ambitious to support us to create the best person-centred environment for our residents and to connect us to our local community. You’ll be genuinely valued and empowered as an integral part of our team. You will have the following experience:

- Excellent Customer service skills
- Good knowledge & experience in the food/restaurant Industry
- Knowledge of COSHH & health & safety standards
- Have a friendly & caring attitude
- Able to engage well with the residents and their families
- Understanding of people with Dementia
- Able to work independently & as a team

**IN RETURN**

You’ll be joining a family business and you will also benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

- A rewarding job with exciting opportunities for career progression
- Enhanced Bank Holiday rates at Christmas and New Year at Double time, all other bank holiday paid at Time and a Half
- Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications*
- Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
- Pension Contributions & a range of excellent discounts for shops, restaurants, days out & more.
- Free Uniform
- Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff
- Subject to Terms and Conditions

Due to the nature of the Front of House role, you will need to pay £22.00 towards the cost of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, prior to starting with us.

**PLEASE NOTE**:
**All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK and if successful will need to provide evidence.**

**You may have experience as**

Waiter, Waitress, Front of House Host, catering assistant, maître d’, server, crew member, fine dining, diner, restaurateur, bar, public house, kitchen assistant, busser, back waiter, Food runner, bartender, sommelier, host stand, dining assistant, Food & Beverage Assistant