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
Main duties of the job As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you will play an important role in ensuring a positive dining experience for residents, families, and visitors by serving meals, refreshments, and maintaining a clean, comfortable dining area. Your role involves collaborating with hospitality and kitchen teams to deliver day-to-day food and beverage services. Key duties encompass preparing dining areas, serving residents, and assisting with kitchen tasks. Barchester offers a competitive pay rate and attractive benefits for dedicated staff, which include free training, development opportunities, employee assistance programs, and lifestyle discounts. The role is ideally suited for individuals with experience in hospitality, catering, or customer service environments, who possess good communication and teamwork skills, a friendly and caring approach, an understanding of food hygiene protocols, and a passion for delivering excellent customer service.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a prominent provider of care and accommodation for elderly individuals and operates across the United Kingdom. The organisation is known for its high standards in care, utilising a person-centered approach that ensures residents receive attention tailored to their individual needs. They operate a wide range of services including care homes and independent living facilities. At Barchester Healthcare, staff members are integral in fostering a warm and inviting environment. They invest in their employees by offering a range of training programs and career progression opportunities to ensure the delivery of the highest standard of care. The company prides itself on its commitment to creating a supportive working environment that empowers its staff and provides them with the tools needed to deliver exceptional service.
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.
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Qualifications Essential
Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment, Friendly, caring and professional approach, Good communication and teamwork skills, Understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices, Passion for delivering excellent customer service, Ability to work efficiently 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
Woking
GU23 7DJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)