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Supportive team
Flexible hours
Competitive pay
Development opportunities
Before completing any application to Fordhall, we strongly recommend you read the values and pledges documents and incorporate these into your application.
It is not just about your skills and experience, shared values and approaches are just as important to us.
For clarity, unless noted otherwise, all jobs on this page will be working for the Fordhall Community Land Initiative.
Hospitality Manager, part time 20hrs+
We are looking for a highly organised, enthusiastic, proactive Hospitality Manager to join our Senior Team at the Fordhall Community Land Initiative, Fordhall Organic Farm. This position will suit someone who lovels hospitality but does not want to work long days or every weekend. So, if you are recently retired or are looking for a role to fit around family life, this could work for you.
Experience is essential. With prior experience within the sector,. you will drive our hospitality strategy for Arthur's Farm Kitchen cafe, weddings and our yurt accommodation. Leading our passionate team to ensure Fordhall’s values are both lived and shared throughout our offer onsite. Key areas of management will include Arthur's Farm Kitchen café, weddings, private parties, meeting room hire, Straw Lodge accommodation, yurt accommodation and a staff team of 6-10 individuals.
This will involve leading and managing all wedding/group bookings, as well as ensuring all the day-to-day operational processes are put in place and implemented. We are a small yet committed team and so this role is a balance between delivery and management, ensuring you have your finger on the pulse at all levels and can apply your hand to what is needed to support the hospitality team and our activities.
As a charitable, community-led organisation, you will be playing an influential and vital role in our offer to the community, ensuring we maintain a balance between profitability and furthering our charitable purpose of nourishing people, planet and soil. These are values that will be emulated throughout your role and the influence you have. In return, we offer a supportive and welcoming work environment, paid breaks, flexibility around working hours (where possible with event commitments), and generally lots of good fun and the chance to work with a great bunch of people!
Hours: 20 hours base contract - regular Tuesday & Thursday (9-3), Fridays (9-5), plus up to 14 Saturdays during the summer months (for weddings/cover), and occasional weekend days during the winter months. During weeks of weddings and large functions, it is expected you will work a 40 hour week.
Further overtime is available to cover sickness/holidays where required. Weekday hours can be negotiated to to suit the right individual. It is likely to require up to 40 hours during wedding periods (12-14 weeks per year). This role will suit someone who loves hospitality, but does not want to do consistent long hours or work every weekend. Base hours will be 20 per week when there are no group bookings or weddings.
Deadline: Sunday April 26th midnight
Job description - CLICK HERE
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Event Catering Assistants
Working for Fordhall Event Catering Limited
Our tenant farmer runs 'Fordhall Event Catering Limited' a company that provides outside catering at venues across the country. They are looking for enthusiastic and hard-working individuals to join our dynamic event catering team at local and national events this year. You would be working on our mobile catering units, serving food and handling customer orders. No experience required, we ask that you have a can-do attitude and a good sense of humour! Ideal if you’re looking for a change of pace or for work around other commitments.
For more information please email theteam@fordhallfarm.com
Wedding Bank Staff for the Fordhall Community Land Initiative.
We have casual positions available to support at onsite weddings and events throughout the year. If occasional support for catering or waiting-on tables is your thing, then please get in touch
Email: celebrate@fordhallfarm.com
What can I expect?
Inclusive environment
We welcome everyone - as you would expect from a community owned organisation! Expect a flexible and supportive approach to your needs
Develop and share skills
We not only want to develop the skills you have for your role, but we also want to know what all your ‘super-powers’ are. We will encourage you to use these across the organisation to help make Fordhall a real ‘Place in the Sun’ for everyone!
Make a difference
Each and every person, no matter what the role or hours worked, contributes to making Fordhall a place for enjoyment, learning, and inspiration for our community. Supporting our staff team is big focus of our approach.
Be rewarded
We offer competitive rates of pay, staff discounts for the shop, café and events, free parking, a recognition reward scheme, as well as offering staff social events throughout the year. When you work at Fordhall you become part of the family.