Food & Beverage Assistant

Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play an important role in creating a warm, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for our residents, families and visitors. From serving meals and refreshments to ensuring dining areas are clean, comfortable and inviting, you'll help make every mealtime a positive experience. Working closely with our hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services throughout the home. Whether you're preparing dining areas, serving residents or assisting with kitchen duties, your friendly approach and attention to detail will help us deliver the high standards we're known for. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Food & Beverage Assistant, you'll need: Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment A friendly, caring and professional approach Good communication and teamwork skills An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices A passion for delivering excellent customer service

Main duties of the job

As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you will play a crucial role in creating a warm, welcoming, and enjoyable dining experience for residents, families, and visitors. Tasks include serving meals and refreshments, ensuring dining areas are clean and inviting, and supporting the hospitality and kitchen teams in day-to-day food and beverage services. The position calls for a friendly approach and attention to detail to maintain the high standards expected of Barchester Healthcare. Successful candidates will have experience in hospitality, catering, or customer service and demonstrate a professional approach, good communication, teamwork skills, and an understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices. A passion for excellent customer service is essential, as is the ability to work efficiently in a busy environment.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a recognized leader in the healthcare sector, known for its high standards and commitment to providing exceptional care and service. The organization offers a welcoming environment for its residents, families, and visitors, ensuring that each person has a positive experience. Barchester Healthcare values its staff and provides a comprehensive rewards package, including competitive pay, training and development opportunities, wellbeing programs, lifestyle discounts, and a bonus scheme. With a focus on career progression, Barchester Healthcare supports its employees in growing professionally while making a tangible difference in the lives of its residents.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play an important role in creating a warm, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for our residents, families and visitors. From serving meals and refreshments to ensuring dining areas are clean, comfortable and inviting, you'll help make every mealtime a positive experience.

Working closely with our hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services throughout the home. Whether you're preparing dining areas, serving residents or assisting with kitchen duties, your friendly approach and attention to detail will help us deliver the high standards we're known for.

ABOUT YOU To join us as a Food & Beverage Assistant, you'll need:

Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment A friendly, caring and professional approach Good communication and teamwork skills An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices A passion for delivering excellent customer service The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment

You'll enjoy working with people and take pride in providing an outstanding experience for residents and visitors alike.

REWARDS PACKAGE In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package, including:

Free training and development opportunities Access to wellbeing and employee assistance programmes Retail and lifestyle discounts Refer a Friend bonus scheme Opportunities for career progression across Barchester Healthcare

If you're passionate about hospitality and want to make a positive difference to residents' daily lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Experience in a hospitality, catering, or customer service environment; A friendly, caring, and professional approach; Good communication and teamwork skills; An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices; A passion for delivering excellent customer service; The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment.