Table culture & cordiality Your stage in the restaurant
Do you enjoy setting the table at home or being the contact person at parties and family celebrations? Have you always wanted to learn more about the world of gastronomy, restaurants and hotels? Do you love talking to guests and fulfilling their wishes or are you a real sales talent?
Then you were born to be a restaurant specialist and are welcome to join our team at the Parkhotel Pörtschach from 2026.
Our traditional Parkhotel Pörtschach 4*S with its 1960s design impresses above all with its unique location directly on Lake Wörthersee. We welcome young couples, families, seminar and business guests as well as long-standing regular guests. Our guests not only enjoy the view of the landscape, but also the culinary delights in our own hotel restaurant with lakeside terrace. Our hotel also offers a wellness area and its own beach with a beach bar.
Join us in making the glasses clink and apply now!
Details
Recruitment
Full-time from 2026
Salary
from € 1,050 in the 1st year of apprenticeship
Your tasks
- Your apprenticeship with us at the Parkhotel Pörtschach will last 3 years with a detailed training plan where you can read exactly what you will learn with us.
- During your apprenticeship, you will have a contact person at your side who will support you and answer any questions you may have.
- The most important tasks that await you are selling food and drinks, including advising our guests, setting tables and tables for special events such as weddings or birthdays, putting together menus and billing.
- Your workplace will be the hotel’s own restaurant, the lakeside terrace and the beach restaurant.
- You can contribute creatively, for example by helping to design the food and drink menus or with table decorations.
- You can demonstrate your sales talent and charm to guests.
- You will immerse yourself in the world of numbers and accounting at the table.
- Of course, you’ll also have to work weekends with us – but you’ll have every other weekend off, so you can plan your free time well in advance.
You've come to the right place if...
- you enjoy interacting with our guests and want to learn more about gastronomy.
- you are skillful, polite and have a well-groomed appearance.
- you have a positive compulsory school leaving certificate or are an ambitious secondary school dropout.
- you keep a cool head even in stressful situations and don’t forget an order easily.
What you can look forward to with us
First step towards independence
You can get a room in the staff house and have a roommate to keep you company.
Good connections
The train station is a 5-minute walk away – so you can easily use the train.
Culinary full board
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are free 7 days a week, leaving you with your entire salary for leisure activities.
Learn from masters
You work with our creative head chef, our pastry chef or our service master and can gain a lot of experience.
Free cleaning of your work clothes
To give you more free time, we take care of cleaning your work clothes. There is a washing machine and dryer available in the staff building for the rest of your laundry.
Free training courses
We offer you ongoing training and further education, such as filleting, safety in the kitchen but also the correct use of social media.
Insights into other hotels
We are 4 hotels in the List Group in Vienna, Tyrol and Carinthia: Once a year, you have the opportunity to gain an insight into a different hotel restaurant.
Apprentice dinner
Be service manager for a day and organize a dinner with the other apprentices in the hotel, from menu preparation to shopping and cooking. You can invite your loved ones.
Joint activities
such as a welcome event, end-of-season party, joint excursions or the final trip for apprentices.
Wörthersee Team Card:
The Wörthersee Team Card is available to you, which gives you a variety of discounts in the region (lido, boat trips, Pyramidenkogel and much more).
Matura exam
You have the opportunity to complete your Matura during your apprenticeship.
Fair and punctual pay
Salary depending on collective agreement/apprenticeship year from € 1,050 in the 1st year of apprenticeship
How we get to know each other We look forward to meeting you!
We look forward to getting to know you personally
Before the apprenticeship starts, you are also welcome to come by for a taster day so that you can get to know our hotel and the team and see what awaits you.
Ms. Marina Hinteregger, employee manager, will be happy to answer your questions about your apprenticeship at the Parkhotel Pörtschach. She looks forward to receiving an email from you!