SUPPORT ROLES
Support Roles
Our busiest days run like clockwork. How? With our invaluable support staff.
Working alongside our Group Leaders, are our brilliant support staff. These staff members offer more specialist support in areas such as catering, housekeeping and maintenance. Our company benefits and wellbeing commitments apply to every member of our team including the profit related bonus and house purchase scheme.
Below are the current available support positions.
Lead Cook - Barhaugh Hall
Would you like to work with an award-winning organisation? How about in an award-winning organisation that guarantees weekends off and a minimum 12 weeks holiday a year?
Barhaugh Hall Children’s Activity Centre near Alston is looking for a Lead Cook. 20 hpw contract.
Pay starting at £15.40 per hour
The Role
As a Lead Cook you will be at the heart of the kitchen, reporting to the Catering Manager and supporting them to deliver high quality meals and a smooth-running kitchen. You’ll lead by example and motivate a small, friendly catering team and ensure our visiting children and teachers enjoy nutritious, tasty meals throughout their stay.
Key responsibilities:
- Supporting the Catering Manager in all aspects of kitchen operations
- Leading and motivating the kitchen team during shifts
- Positively interacting with customers and providing them an excellent service
- Preparing a variety of meals suitable for children and adults
- Maintaining excellent standards of food hygiene, safety, and cleanliness
- Ensuring special dietary requirements are catered for appropriately
Working Week
This is a part-time position with a contract of 20 hours per week. Lead Cooks receive 6 weeks of paid holiday and accrue a further 6 weeks of holiday during their working weeks. This allows for 12 weeks holiday a year, closely following the school holiday dates. These accrued holiday hours means the average working week to be around 30 hours per week.
- Monday – Friday, no late nights or weekend work
- Breakfast shifts start no earlier than 6am
- Evening shifts finish no later than 8pm
- Friday finish no later than 5pm, but usually 3pm
The Centre
Barhaugh Hall is set in over 9 acres of land and lies on the Cumbria / Northumbria border. For those wishing to have a wonderful experience in a really beautiful part of the countryside, Barhaugh Hall will certainly not disappoint. The views over the valley are breathtaking whatever the weather and it is often possible to spot some of the varied wildlife living in the area such as deer, red squirrels and hares.
The Benefits
Why work for Robinwood?
- We are award-winning – having held Investor in People Gold Accreditation since 2013
- Real Living Wage employer and proudly employee owned
- Permanent, year-round contracts
- All meals and snacks provided free of charge
- Free uniform and staff discounts
- Profit-related bonuses and pension scheme
Housekeeper - Barhaugh Hall
Would you like to work with an award-winning organisation? How about in an award-winning organisation that guarantees weekends off and a minimum of 12 weeks holiday a year?
Barhaugh Hall Children’s Activity Centre near Alston is looking for an Housekeeper. 7 hpw contract.
Pay £13.00 per hour
The Role
This role involves cleaning and preparing our teachers’ rooms before their arrival, and cleaning communal areas of the activity centre. Some cleaning experience is useful but not essential as long as the candidate can demonstrate high standards, self-motivation and a good work ethic.
Some previous work with children is useful, as well as excellent customer care skills and the ability to be positive, professional and supportive of others at all times. We take safeguarding very seriously and the successful applicants will need to complete an enhanced DBS check.
Working Week
Typical shifts would be working 7.30 am to 15.00 pm on Wednesdays.
The Centre
Barhaugh Hall is set in over 9 acres of land and lies on the Cumbria / Northumbria border. For those wishing to have a wonderful experience in a really beautiful part of the countryside, Barhaugh Hall will certainly not disappoint. The views over the valley are breathtaking whatever the weather and it is often possible to spot some of the varied wildlife living in the area such as deer, red squirrels and hares.
The Benefits
Why work for Robinwood?
- We are award-winning – having held Investor in People Gold Accreditation since 2013
- Real Living Wage employer and proudly employee owned
- Permanent, year-round contracts
- All meals and snacks provided free of charge
- Free uniform and staff discounts
- Profit-related bonuses and pension scheme
Activities & Kitchen Support Assistant - Barhaugh Hall
Would you like to work with an award-winning organisation? How about in an award-winning organisation that guarantees weekends off and a minimum of 12 weeks holiday a year?
Barhaugh Hall Children’s Activity Centre near Alston is looking for an Activities & Kitchen Support Assistant. 10 hpw contract.
Pay £13.00 per hour
The Role
This role involves assisting with morning supervision of children. Reminding children of routines and liaising with other staff, recording information where appropriate.
Providing support for groups of children between sessions. This may include helping with harnesses and helmet fitting, provision of waterproofs and other equipment, or other supervisory tasks. And providing support on sessions by fulfilling roles such as bottom of Zip Wire or lake cover.
And in the evenings, involves helping with serving, pot washing, and basic food preparation for the children and teachers who visit our activity centre.
Full training is provided.
Some previous work with children is useful, as well as excellent customer care skills and the ability to be positive, professional and supportive of others at all times. We take safeguarding very seriously and the successful applicants will need to complete an enhanced DBS check.
Some previous work with children is useful, as well as excellent customer care skills and the ability to be positive, professional and supportive of others at all times. We take safeguarding very seriously and the successful applicants will need to complete an enhanced DBS check.
Working Week
Typical shifts would be working 7.00 am to 8.00 pm on Wednesdays.
The Centre
Barhaugh Hall is set in over 9 acres of land and lies on the Cumbria / Northumbria border. For those wishing to have a wonderful experience in a really beautiful part of the countryside, Barhaugh Hall will certainly not disappoint. The views over the valley are breathtaking whatever the weather and it is often possible to spot some of the varied wildlife living in the area such as deer, red squirrels and hares.
The Benefits
Why work for Robinwood?
- We are award-winning – having held Investor in People Gold Accreditation since 2013
- Real Living Wage employer and proudly employee owned
- Permanent, year-round contracts
- All meals and snacks provided free of charge
- Free uniform and staff discounts
- Profit-related bonuses and pension scheme