Job title Kitchen Assistant/Café Assistant
Hours 37.5 hours per week
Salary £24,570 per annum
Contract Permanent
Location Wildwood Drive, Worcester, WR5 2QT
The role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the catering team at St Richard's Hospice as a Kitchen/Cafe Assistant. You will be part of a team responsible for providing food and beverages for patients, staff, volunteers and visitors. Alongside catering for functions and events to raise funds to support the work of the hospice.
This is an interesting and varied role, with working patterns split between general kitchen assistant duties and café assistant duties in our superb restaurant and social space.
The successful applicant will assist the chefs with preparing and serving high quality and nutritious meals and will take responsibility for washing up and cleaning in the kitchen. On other days it will involve working in the café, making barista style coffees, making sandwiches and serving a variety of customers.
Our focus is on customer satisfaction, presentation, great service and fresh food. You will need to have high standards of customer service and food safety knowledge.
This is a full-time role, weekend and public holiday work will be required.
This post requires an Standard Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About you
The successful applicant will be adaptable and able to work on their own initiative as well as being part of a team. A flexible attitude to working in all areas of the catering department is essential.
If you have a passion for catering, have excellent customer service skills and would like to make a difference to patients living with a terminal illness and their families we would love to hear from you.
You will be rewarded with excellent job satisfaction, knowing that you are working for a worthwhile cause and making a difference to the lives of others every day.
Previous experience in a catering environment and in a customer service role are essential.
What we offer
We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including;
* Fantastic team where everyone is welcomed and empowered to give their best
* Supportive management – keen to develop you
* Generous annual leave (seven weeks including bank holidays)
* Benenden Healthcare offering diagnosis, treatment, 24/7 GP and mental health advice lines, discounts etc. or Cash plan giving cash back for day to day healthcare such as optical or dental costs
* Opportunities for flexible working
* Family friendly policies
* Fabulous subsidised on-site café
* Company enhanced sick pay (increased entitlement with length of service)
* Pension scheme and opportunity to continue NHS pension for clinical staff
* Free Will writing service
Find out more
If you would like to find out more information, please contact:
Matt Tudor, Recruitment Co-ordinator on or email
Interview date Flexible
Job Reference 4038
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, therefore if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.