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 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.
Main duties of the job As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you will play an important role in creating a warm, welcoming, and enjoyable dining experience for residents, families, and visitors. This includes serving meals and refreshments, ensuring dining areas are clean, comfortable, and inviting, and assisting with kitchen duties. The role requires collaboration with hospitality and kitchen teams to support day-to-day food and beverage service delivery. The position demands a friendly and professional approach, experience in hospitality, catering, or customer service, and good communication and teamwork skills. An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices is essential, as well as a passion for delivering excellent customer service. The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment is crucial. In return, employees receive competitive pay and benefits, including training and development opportunities, wellbeing support, retail discounts, a refer-a-friend bonus scheme, and career progression opportunities within Barchester Healthcare.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of healthcare services, offering high-quality care to a diverse range of individuals across various facilities and specializations. Renowned for its commitment to delivering excellent standards in care and hospitality, Barchester Healthcare strives to create a warm, nurturing environment for residents, families, and employees alike. The organization places a strong emphasis on providing a welcoming and enjoyable experience for everyone, whether through healthcare services or food and beverage offerings. Employees at Barchester Healthcare are valued for their dedication and are offered competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including training and development opportunities, access to wellbeing programmes, and career progression routes. Barchester Healthcare is committed to uplifting the daily lives of its residents by maintaining high standards in all aspects of service, ensuring that each individual feels respected, supported, and comfortable in their respective living environments.
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; 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.
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
High Wycombe
HP11 2LJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)