About this role
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 The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment
Main duties of the job As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll be responsible for creating a warm, welcoming, and enjoyable dining experience for residents, families, and visitors. You will serve meals and refreshments and ensure dining areas are clean, comfortable, and inviting. Working closely with hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services. Your duties will include preparing dining areas, serving residents, and assisting with kitchen duties. A friendly approach and attention to detail are imperative for delivering the high standards Barchester Healthcare is known for. Qualifications required include experience in hospitality, catering, or customer service environments. You should have a friendly, caring, and professional approach, good communication and teamwork skills, an understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices, and a passion for delivering excellent customer service.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a healthcare provider that emphasizes creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for residents, families, and visitors in their facilities. The organisation places a high value on the dining experience, acknowledging it as a critical aspect of resident care. Their facilities boast of high standards maintained by teams specializing in hospitality and kitchen services. Team members like the Food & Beverage Assistant play vital roles in providing these services, ensuring that every mealtime is a positive experience. Barchester Healthcare supports employees with competitive salaries, training and development opportunities, well-being and employee assistance programmes, and advanced career progression pathways.
Job description 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 hospitality, catering or customer service; friendly, caring, and professional approach; good communication and teamwork skills; understanding of food hygiene and health and safety; passion for excellent customer service; ability to work in a busy environment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
READING
RG31 5UG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)