Closing date: 1 May 2026
Salary: Up to £13.00 Per Hour DOE, Plus Service Charge & Desirable Benefits
Seasonal & Permanent, Part-Time & Flexible Hour Positions Available
At Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, we are looking to expand our team of Breakfast Chefs to ensure we are ready and raring to go for peak season. Our Breakfast Chefs will work across our unique restaurants across the reserve, including our beautiful, historic hotel & Garden Room Restaurant & Bear Lodge Restaurant.
Who are we looking for:
A motivated and experienced Breakfast Chef with a real passion for cooking, to prepare and serve an a la carte breakfast menu for our accommodation guests. As you will be running the breakfast service, you need to be confident working on your own and able to give clear instructions to supporting staff. Previous experience of breakfast service within a fast-paced kitchen will be essential.
You will be responsible for:
1. Ensuring your section is set and that you are following set recipes and specifications on dishes and functions.
2. Ensuring all ordering for your section is completed at end of service and mise en place is written for following day.
3. Ensure the kitchen is cleaned and closed down at end of service, ensuring your section fridge is tidy and organised and also ensuring fridges are labelled correctly.
4. Managing of breakfast stock and rotation.
5. Once the breakfast service is complete you may be required to assist the kitchen with prep, cooking and cleaning tasks, along with the upkeep of the kitchen.
Contract details:
Service charge is in addition to salary and pro-rated to working hours. Permanent and seasonal positions available. The role is variable hours worked on a flexible rota basis, throughout the week as well as weekends, bank holidays and school holidays. Seasonal positions are through to the 2 November 2026, with a possibility of extension dependant on the business needs.
A applicants must have the right to work in the UK. A reliable mode of transport is recommended due to our remote location.
The location:
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve is a world-renowned wild animal park set within 600 acres of Kentish savannah. The Reserve is home to some of the world’s most rare and endangered animals and offers luxury short breaks accommodation, free roaming animal safaris, once-in-a-lifetime animal encounters and exquisite dining experiences. Most importantly, every one of our employees is part of real conservation in action and their efforts have contributed to animals such as black rhino and western lowland gorillas being returned to their natural habitats in collaboration with our partners at The Aspinall Foundation.
Why you should join us:
We’re on a mission to create memorable experiences that matter, and our Core Values ‘One Team’, Customer’ and ‘Pride’ are what drive us each day to become part of something extraordinary. As well as walking to work surrounded by the calls of Howler monkeys and the roars from our pride of Lions, you will join a supportive team who are passionate about their place of work.
Be part of the Port Lympne and Howletts family and join our pride.
You can also expect a host of other roarsome benefits including:
6. Service Charge (TRONC) in additional to salary.
7. 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, pro-rata to start date and working hours, rising with length of service.
8. Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including workshops and e-learning.
9. Enhanced Sickness, Maternity and Paternity Policies.
10. Unlimited free entry for you and a person of your choice into both of our parks as well as friends and family tickets.
11. Exceptional discounts on food, retail and accommodation at our parks.
12. Numerous retail discounts and access to a 24-hour counselling line through our Healthy Extras Scheme.
13. Company Pension
14. And many more length or service-related rewards and Benefits.
To apply: Please email a CV along with a covering email to- martinaa@portlympne.com