General Assistant – Retreat House (Part-Time, 18 Hours per Week)

Our Mission

Our retreat house is a place of peace, reflection, and renewal — a sanctuary where guests can step away from the noise of everyday life and reconnect with what matters most. We believe in creating a warm, welcoming environment where every detail, from a freshly prepared meal to a spotless guest room, contributes to a sense of calm and care.

The Impact You'll Make

As our General Assistant, you’ll be at the heart of our guests’ experience. Your work will help create the atmosphere of comfort and serenity that makes our retreat house so special. Whether you’re preparing a wholesome breakfast, greeting guests with a smile, or ensuring rooms are immaculate, you’ll be part of a small, dedicated team that makes people feel truly at home.

What You'll Do

Assist in the kitchen — from preparing and serving meals to keeping the space clean and organised. Provide a warm, friendly welcome to guests and support them during their stay. Carry out housekeeping duties, ensuring bedrooms, bathrooms, and communal areas are spotless and inviting. Help set up and clear away for events, workshops, and group activities. Work collaboratively with the retreat house team to maintain a calm, respectful, and supportive environment.

What You'll Bring

A friendly, approachable manner and a genuine desire to help others feel comfortable. Flexibility to work across different tasks — from kitchen work to front-of-house duties. Good organisational skills and attention to detail. Reliability and the ability to work both independently and as part of a small team. Previous experience in hospitality, housekeeping, or catering is helpful but not essential — a positive attitude and willingness to learn are most important.

Why You'll Love It Here

Work in a beautiful, tranquil setting that inspires calm and wellbeing. Be part of a small, supportive team where your contribution is valued. Paid at the Real Living Wage (£13.45 per hour). Opportunities to learn new skills across hospitality, catering, and guest services. The satisfaction of knowing your work directly enhances someone’s retreat experience. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and walks of life.

Join Us

If you’re someone who takes pride in creating a warm, welcoming environment and enjoys variety in your work, we’d love to hear from you.

For an informal conversation, please contact Parcevall Hall on 01756 720213 or admin@parcevallhall.org.uk

Closing date: 27 April 2026

Interviews to be held on: 30 April 2026

We’re committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. That’s why all our vacancies are shortlisted anonymously, removing personal details from applications to ensure every candidate is assessed purely on their skills and experience.

The package includes a competitive salary, flexi-time scheme, an 8% non-contributory pension with an additional 5% matched contributions, hybrid working (50%), Cycle to work scheme, EV salary sacrifice scheme and 25 days’ (pro rata) annual leave plus bank holidays and four customary days a year (between Christmas and New Year).

Our Values

The Diocesan values, Loving, Living, Learning, are vital to the way we encourage equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We aim to:

Love God, the world and one another. Live in the world as it is, but, drawn by a vision of something better, we want to help individuals and communities flourish, Learn when we get things wrong, by listening and growing together. The Diocese of Leeds is proud to be a Living Wage Employer.

Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance (The Board) is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and the workplace and in avoiding unlawful discrimination. Accordingly, the Board will ensure that recruitment and selection, training and development, and promotion procedures result in no job applicant or employee receiving less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, class or caste, religious belief or lack of religious belief (unless this is an occupational requirement), disability, trade union membership or non-membership, gender or sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, responsibility for dependents or being a part-time or fixed-term worker. The Board’s objective is to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated solely on the basis of their relevant aptitudes, skills and abilities.

For clergy applying to this role, your Area/Suffragan Bishop must be informed of your applications at the earliest opportunity. Furthermore, you must seek a Diocesan Bishop’s Licence in order to be eligible for a new role, and please be aware that granting a licence is subject to a CCSL from your Area/Suffragan Bishop.

The Diocese of Leeds is currently unable to sponsor candidates without Right to Work in the UK. Candidates must have Right to Work in the UK to take up this role.

To download a copy of our policy for the recruitment of ex-offenders from the diocesan website, please click on the below link: https://www.leeds.anglican.org/vacancies