The Extracare Charitable Trust are recruiting for a Catering Assistant to join our kitchen team, based at our Pannel Croft Retirement Village, based in Newtown, Birmingham.

Do you have experience in either catering/bars or a role where you have delivered excellent customer service, who is compassionate, patient, and personable and would like to develop your career with us? If so, we would like to hear from you.

• Role: Catering Assistant
• Hours: 10 hours per week -  ( 2-3 shifts per week, including daytime, evening  ). This can include bank holidays and weekends
• Salary: £13.45 per hour 

Due to lone working responsibilities and licensing laws regarding the sale of alcohol, applicants must be aged 18 or over.

Benefits:

• 33 Days Annual Leave (FTE) Pro Rata for Part Time
• Buy And Sell Holiday
• Free Life Insurance
• Cycle2work Scheme
• Attendance Reward
• Free Use of Onsite Gym,
• Up to 9% employer pension contribution (5% employee)
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity allowance

As a Catering Assistant, you will be expected to carry out the following tasks:

• To maintain kitchen and food stores in a clean and tidy condition. To maintain the bar/bistro in a clean & tidy condition
• To receive and check deliveries of stores, chilled and frozen meals, etc. To receive & check deliveries into stores.
• To record the temperature of chilled and frozen meals on arrival and transfer immediately to the cold store. Prepare and serve a range of hot & cold light food and beverages in a licensed bar/bistro
• Ensure the company Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) is followed for all food management.
• Work unsupervised after training & alongside other members of a small team of volunteers and catering staff.

Person Specification:

• Ability to support the catering function and deliver a customer-focused service.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to keep the bar/bistro area well organised and clean.
• Personable, an effective communicator and a team player
• Passionate about delivering a quality service
• Flexible with hours 

Extracare does not participate in the current “UK Visa Sponsorship” scheme, and we would not be able to facilitate sponsorship.

ExtraCare strives to create a workplace that fully reflects society. We want our staff to feel empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work and be part of a safe and supportive community.

Don’t miss out! Click ‘apply’ now to make an invaluable impact to the lives of our residents as one of our Catering Assistant.       

ExtraCare is committed to making our recruitment practices as fair and inclusive as possible for all. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support candidates throughout the recruitment process

ExtraCare reserve the right to close this advertisement early should the maximum number of applications be received. Be one of the first to apply!