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
Main duties of the job 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 hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services. Whether preparing dining areas, serving residents, or assisting with kitchen duties, your friendly approach and attention to detail will help deliver high standards. Qualities needed include experience in hospitality, catering or customer service, a friendly and professional approach, good communication and teamwork skills, understanding of food hygiene and safety practices, and the ability to work efficiently in a busy environment. Benefits include free training, wellbeing programmes, retail discounts, referral bonuses, and career progression opportunities.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a provider of care services that focuses on delivering high-quality care to its residents. As part of its services, it aims to provide a warm, welcoming, and enjoyable dining experience. This is achieved through the efforts of a dedicated hospitality and kitchen team, which the Food & Beverage Assistant will be a part of. The company is committed to supporting its employees with comprehensive training, development opportunities, and access to a range of benefits and rewards. This commitment to employee wellbeing and development is designed to ensure that staff feel valued and supported in their roles. Barchester Healthcare fosters a positive work environment that encourages career progression and professional growth within the organisation. Employees are expected to have a friendly, caring, and professional approach in their roles, meeting the high standards that Barchester Healthcare is known for. The organisation values teamwork, communication, and the ability to maintain high standards of food hygiene and safety.
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 a hospitality, catering, or customer service 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 https://jobs.barchester.com/
PO8 8RX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)