Food and Bar Service Staff- 26hpw

Food and Bar Service Staff- 26hpw (Ref: POS000375)

Salary £24,795 per annum (pro rata) Salary Band £10,001 to £20,000 Post Type Permanent Hours Per Week Part time

Job and Application details

Categories Catering / Cleaning
Directorate N/A Published Date 03/3/2026 Closing Date 17/3/2026

Based at the Dolphin Centre as part of the Front of House Team, you will thrive in a fast paced environment and understand the importance of excellent customer service. We are looking to attract people who are passionate about providing outstanding customer service with an enthusiasm to deliver business performance and who will be proud to be part of this very successful team.

As well as our 150 seat Bistro, 16 Horsemarket Café, Soft Play and Bowling catering areas we are also looking forward to the opening of a 9 hole crazy Golf Course, Shuffleboard and interactive darts which will have another catering area.

As part of the front of house team your duties will include taking orders via a POS till system, delivering food and beverages to tables, washing up and keeping all catering areas clean and presentable. You will also prepare and serve refreshments for meetings and food and bar service for events. Other tasks include stocking up, filling confectionary vendors and setting rooms.

26 hour contracts usually consist of 4x 6.5 hour shifts, however these are subject to change to meet business needs. Shifts generally fall between the hours of 7.30am and 10.30pm (sometimes later for events).

A large proportion of these shifts will occur at weekends and evenings and the successful applicant will need to be available 7 days a week to fulfil the 26 hours. i.e. regrettably we cannot offer set working days, therefore only applicants who can commit to this can be considered. Rotas are finalised with a week or more notice.

As you will be working in a licensed premises and serving alcoholic drinks to customers, you should be aged 18 and over.

The South Park Café is also managed by Dolphin Centre Catering and there may be opportunity to fulfil hours in this area too.

For detailed information on this role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

For an informal discussion, please contact Michelle Wood or Kelly Thompson, Catering Duty Managers on

Interview date will be 26th March 2026

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
• Staff equality forums
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• Physiotherapy service
• Confidential counselling service
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
• Local and National retailer discounts
• Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings
• Arriva Employee Travel Club

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:

• 32 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, with option to purchase additional Annual Leave (pro-rata for part time working)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Flexi-time scheme
• Flexible working
• Generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemes
• Staff equality forums
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
• Physiotherapy service
• Confidential counselling service
• Great wellbeing offer
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
• Local and National retailer discounts
• Vivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle Savings
• Arriva Employee Travel Club

For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video.

Find out further information about us and what it's like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page.

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