Allround service staff – including paid BBL apprenticeship!

You will work with us as a service staff member and follow the BBL apprenticeship Horeca Professional. The training lasts one year and we pay the costs for your training according to our study cost scheme.

Always wanted to work in a hotel but don't have experience yet? Then we are looking for you!

At Van der Valk Hotel Den Haag - Wassenaar, we believe not only in experience, but especially in enthusiasm, hospitality, and the will to learn. That is why we offer you not only a job, but also the opportunity to simultaneously obtain a recognized MBO diploma Horeca Professional.

You will start working with us as an Allround service staff member and will also follow the BBL apprenticeship Horeca Professional at SVO. The training lasts one year and we pay the costs for your training according to our study cost scheme.

So, working, learning, and developing yourself. And all of this within one of the most beautiful hotels in the region.

As an all-round service employee, you'll learn everything you need with us to become a true hospitality professional. You don't need to know how everything works yet - we'll teach you!

So you are not just working in hospitality, but you will truly be trained by us to become a hospitality professional.

And you even get an apprenticeship on top of it!

We offer you the opportunity to follow the MBO apprenticeship Horeca Professional (level 2) from SVO alongside your job.

The training is entirely practice-oriented. You will go to school one day per week and work at our hotel on the other days. During the training, you will learn, among other things, everything about serving and advising, hospitality, simple preparation techniques, stock management, and working with the various processes within the hospitality industry.

We will cover the training costs according to our study cost scheme.

After one year, you will not only have gained valuable work experience, but also have a recognized MBO diploma Hospitality Employee in your pocket.

So you don't need to have any hospitality experience yet. We are primarily looking for someone who wants to learn.

Functie-eisen

You will, among other things:

• Receiving guests and ensuring they feel welcome immediately;

• Taking orders and learning to advise on our dishes and drinks;

• Serving drinks and dishes;

• Keeping your own section neat and tidy;

• Helping with lunch, dinner, and our bar (and during busy times, possibly with breakfast as well);

• Learning how to help different types of guests in a professional manner;

• Collaborating with colleagues to provide every guest with a pleasant experience;

• Taking increasing responsibility as you learn more and gain experience.

Maybe you have never carried a tray before. Maybe you don't know exactly what a section is yet. And maybe you have never helped a guest choose a dish.

That is completely okay.

• You are enthusiastic and eager to work and also follow a BBL apprenticeship;

• You enjoy interacting with people;

• You are hospitable and want to provide others with a pleasant experience;

• You are curious and open to learning new things;

• You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves;

• You are reliable and keep your appointments;

• You speak Dutch and English;

• You are available full-time;

• You are willing to go to school 1 day per week in one of the following locations: Alkmaar, Amstelveen, Eindhoven, Groningen, Houten, Rotterdam, Zwolle.

Sounds good, but what do you get as part of the Toekan family?
At our family hotel, we work in an open, informal setting. Quick thinking is in our DNA. Additionally, we find it important that you get the chance to develop yourself and that you are given the space to discover where your talents lie. With this vacancy, we want to put that into practice immediately: you get the chance with us to work and learn a trade.

Additionally, you receive from us:

• A good salary in accordance with the Horeca CAO, depending on your age and experience;

• We pay for your SVO Horeca Professional training according to our study cost scheme;

• Guidance from our hotel during your training;

• A permanent position;

• A travel allowance of €0.23 per kilometer if you live further than 10 kilometers by bicycle (with a max. of 30 km). If you live within a radius of 10 kilometers, you are eligible for the E-bike lease, where you only pay a 7% addition. Parking for both the car and E-bike (including charging) is free at our hotel!;

• An extensive vitality plan with various activities, where the health of our colleagues is central;

• 25 vacation days per year based on full-time employment to enjoy a wonderful holiday;

• We offer delicious meals to our staff for a small fee. We find a good break very important!;

• You may stay overnight at a large selection of Van der Valk hotels for €75.00, and you will receive a trial overnight stay at the start of your employment;

• Additionally, enjoy a 15% staff discount in our restaurant Eiber, bar Hop, and our bakery Koekoek;

• 10% discount for you as a Toekan member on various top-quality products from our hotels, in the Valkstore;

• And of course: a friendly team and fun outings!

With us, you are not alone. You will receive guidance from colleagues who know the trade and will take you step by step into the world of hospitality.

The combination of working and learning means that you can immediately apply what you learn at school in practice. And vice versa: what you experience on the work floor with us, you take back to school.

This way, you develop yourself a little further every week.

Get to know our warm family!

In Wassenaar, a beautiful wooded area and within cycling distance of the center of The Hague, it feels wonderful to come home to Van der Valk. Both for guests and for our family. As an employee, you are 'part of the family'. We would love to get to know you personally, ensure that you feel at home in the team, and are ready to help when you need us.

At the Toekan family, guest satisfaction and a high service level are central. We always go that extra mile to ensure our guests receive more than they expect. In our family business, we combine the best of different generations. We honor golden traditions, but innovation is also important. Our building is a beautiful sustainable hotel with 225 rooms, a restaurant, bar, fourteen meeting rooms, and a fitness room. We are completely off gas, compost food waste into biogas, and strive to become fully circular. How great is it to be able to say that you work in this beautiful sustainable hotel?

We are curious about you, not just your CV.

Are you completely enthusiastic and do you want to come and strengthen team Toekan? Then quickly press the application button. Do you have any questions before you apply? No problem, feel free to send a WhatsApp (06-48108865) or an email (hragent@wassenaar.valk.com) to Lisa, HR Agent.

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