Breakfast Chef
An exciting new opportunity for a dedicated Breakfast Chef to join our award winning kitchen team.
We are looking for someone to surprise and delight our guests for breakfast! Essentially, you will run the breakfast operation within the kitchen and prepare mise en place for our spa and lounge lunch and afternoon tea service. Ideally you will come with relevant previous experience from a similar hotel setting and relish the opportunity to work with fresh local produce.
A natural early riser, your shifts will generally cover 6am to 4.30pm x 5 days a week.
If this sounds like the opportunity you are looking for, we would love to hear from you.
Chef De Partie
We are looking for a Chef de Partie with two years experience in a similar establishment to join Niall Keating and his team. Our Kitchen Story- In our extensive kitchens we are working hard to produce not only the next generation of some of the country’s most versatile individuals but also ultimate hospitality ambassadors. With an emphasis on one team, our chefs have the opportunity to collaborate across all of our dining options, working very closely with our suppliers, offering an eclectic mix of chef menus, brasserie menus and 5 star afternoon teas.
Niall Keating, the UK’s youngest Michelin chef 2017 achieved his first star after only 8 months at Whatley Manor, bringing with him an array of influences from around the world having worked in one, two and three star Michelin restaurants across the United States, Denmark, UK, Korea and Japan. Niall achieved his second Michelin star in 2019 and won Great British Menu in 2020!
Under Niall’s guiding hand, you will have the opportunity to surround yourself with like minded, forward thinking and passionate chefs.
If you identify with this, we would love to hear from you.
Chef De Partie/Pastry Chef
Seize this opportunity to work with Niall Keating, Great British Menu Winner 2020 and take your career to the next level. We are looking for an outstanding Pastry Chef with fresh and innovative ideas and a friendly approach. Ideally with experience in a similar environment, you will be catering to the needs of our fine dining restaurant, brasserie and also afternoon tea service.
Kitchen Manager/ Trainer
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to come and work with Chef Niall Keating, Great British Menu 2020 Winner in a newly created role as Kitchen Manager – Your brief is to train, develop and nurture fresh talent keen to learn in our state of the art kitchen. As Kitchen Manager, you will support all trainees, apprentices and those on placement to develop their culinary skills as we look to expand our team.
Predominately working 5 days out of 7, Monday to Friday on straight shifts, with the flexibility to work the occasional weekend if required. If you are looking for a fresh challenge, the opportunity to use your coaching skills and share your knowledge with our new recruits, we would love to hear from you!
Kitchen Porter
We are looking for a kitchen porter to join our team supporting our chefs and Food & Beverage team. If you are not afraid to get your hands dirty and are looking for an active, practical, fast pace role, this may suit you – Some experience of working as a kitchen porter in a busy kitchen would be useful, although not essential. Full training will be given.
Full time & part time candidates are welcome to apply.
Experienced Waiter or Waitress – Full and part time opportunities
Do you have a passion and flair for excellent guest service? We are currently recruiting experienced waiting staff as we start to anticipate reopening and welcoming our guests again. Ideally you will bring experience from working in a similar property and have flexible availability.
Hours to suit whether you are an early riser and can deliver an early morning smile at breakfast, or whether you prefer a later shift through dinner.
If you would like to join our fabulous team, we would love to hear from you.
Chef De Rang
As we start to plan for the reopening of our hotel, we are looking for talented, passionate people keen to develop their career with us. One such opportunity is for a full time Chef de Rang with Michelin experience to join our award winning and super friendly team.
Key Responsibilities: As Chef de Rang working in both our 2 Michelin star Dining Room and in The Brasserie, you will undertake flexible Chef de Rang duties, leading a section within the restaurant, coaching and developing our Commis team, taking ownership of our guests’ individual needs and of course providing the highest level of hospitality and service.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
New and exciting opportunity to join us for breakfast!
As Breakfast Waiter/Waitress, you will bring an early morning smile and your cheery/friendly personality to serve our guests during breakfast service, taking ownership of their individual needs, providing the highest level of hospitality and service. Shifts tend to be between 6.30am – 4pm. Full or part time candidates are welcome.
We are looking for:
- Previous food and beverage experience, ideally as waiter/waitress working in a luxury hotel or similar property
- Superb guest service skills with a background of exceeding guest expectations
- Great product knowledge
- Excellent standard of written and spoken English
- An engaging personality, able to communicate at all levels
- Immaculate personal presentation
- Pride and precision in your work
If you fit the bill, we would love to hear from you!
Lounge & Afternoon Tea Host
If you have food and beverage experience, an engaging personality and a passion for afternoon tea service, we would love to hear from you. Full or part-time hours to suit.
As Lounge & Afternoon Tea Host, you will support our food and beverage operation, looking after our guests, delivering exceptional 5 star hospitality during afternoon tea service.
Room Attendant – Full or Part-Time
We are looking for a Room Attendant to join our small friendly Housekeeping Team. With a keen eye for detail and an organised approach, you will take pleasure in preparing and servicing our luxurious guestrooms for guest arrival. The role also involves cleaning of our public areas and laundry duties. Experience not essential as we’ll give you great training and make you feel very welcome. Hours to suit.
Housekeeping Supervisor
We are looking for the ideal candidate to support our dedicated housekeeping team. As Housekeeping Supervisor, you will ideally have a 5 star hospitality background, but certainly a keen eye for detail, immaculate standards and with your excellent communication skills, the ability to lead, train and supervise our housekeeping team to deliver exceptional 5 star standards across the hotel.
Hotel Receptionist (full or part-time)
Don’t miss this exciting new opportunity to join our team as Hotel Receptionist. We are looking for an experienced Receptionist to supplement our team, delighting our guests and providing them with the highest level of hospitality.
We are looking for someone with the personality and passion to deliver top-notch hospitality that will ensure our guests feel relaxed, enjoy themselves and come back for more!
Our part-time Receptionist will work a flexible rota across a range of shifts. This role includes weekend and bank holiday working. Ideally, you will have at least one year’s experience of working as a Hotel Receptionist in a similar property. All applicants should be fluent in spoken and written English.
Full time Gardener (with maintenance skills)
Fantastic opportunity for an experienced gardener with a range of gardening & maintenance skills to join a small friendly team, maintaining the beautiful 12 acre gardens of our 5 star country house hotel and assisting the garden & maintenance team with tasks around the property.
You will be joining a hospitality team delivering a 5 star service to our guests – this applies equally in and around the house and gardens, so a friendly, flexible and adaptable guest facing disposition is essential for this role too.
If you think you can deliver on this, we look forward to hearing from you.
Head Gardener
Don’t miss this exciting new opportunity to manage and maintain the beautiful grounds of Whatley Manor Hotel & Spa as our Head Gardener – Our ideal candidate willbe able to demonstrate a range of skills & experience, from leadership skills to a sound horticultural background, project management skills, a passion for a sustainable way of working, a natural guest facing personality who will wow and inspire our guests with their outstanding knowledge of the gardens and the house during our summer garden tours.
You will lead and manage a small team of gardeners and work closely with our Maintenance Manager, looking after the house and its 26 individual gardens covering 12 acres.
If this sounds like you, we looking forward to hearing from you!
Spa Therapist – Full or part-time
We currently have openings for qualified Spa Therapists either full or part-time to join our team, providing 5 star luxury treatments in Aquarias Spa.
If this sounds like the opportunity you are looking for, we would love to hear from you.
Spa Manager
Fantastic opportunity to join us as Spa Manager within our luxurious Aquarias Spa.
We are looking for an experienced, driven and people focused Spa Manager to lead and develop our dedicated Spa team, delivering an outstanding Spa experience for our guests and driving an effective business plan that will maximise sales and revenue. As Spa Manager, the ideal candidate will demonstrate strong commercial acumen and come with a solid background in Beauty and 5 star luxury service in a similar environment.
Spa Receptionist
Exciting new opportunity to join Aquarius Spa. In this role, you will work as part of a team to deliver exceptional guest service to spa members, hotel guests and spa day guests. Developing a first class knowledge of our promotions, products and services, you will handle enquiries, manage bookings and assist with retail sales. You will maintain excellent standards of presentation within our spa and may also support with hosting or serving in the spa lounge. Your focus will ensure that our guests receive a 5 star service throughout their stay and that they leave feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.
A natural people person, you will have excellent communication skills and a professional approach. Previous experience working in a similar environment would be ideal as would experience of hotel/spa booking systems and other IT systems. Above all, you will be a great team player who is flexible and adaptable with the ability to learn new skills.
This role covers a range of shifts, 5 days out of 7. Full and Part time candidates are invited to apply.
