Job overview
Join Our Catering Team – Full-Time & Part-Time Roles Available
We’re looking for friendly, reliable Catering Assistants to work across our restaurants and coffee shops at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust hospital sites.
What you’ll do:
1. Help provide great food and drink service in our retail catering areas.
2. Keep all areas clean, safe and hygienic at all times.
3. Work as part of a supportive team and use your initiative to organise daily tasks.
4. Ensure food is prepared, served and delivered to the highest standards.
What we’re looking for:
5. A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to work as a team.
6. Previous catering or barista experience is helpful but not essential.
7. Essential: Knowledge of relevant catering policies and procedures.
8. Desirable: Food Hygiene Level 2 or above.
If you enjoy working with people and want to make a difference in a busy, rewarding environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and join a team that cares!
Main duties of the job
9. Help deliver a full catering service for patients, staff and visitors.
10. Follow hygiene laws, environmental health standards and departmental procedures at all times.
11. Make sure food and drink are prepared and served safely.
12. Provide a friendly, customer-focused service in all catering areas.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Desirable criteria
13. Food hygiene level 2 or above
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Knowledge of relevant catering policies and procedures
Desirable criteria
15. Previous catering experience
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
16. Good communication skills
17. Good Numeracy and literacy skills
Right to work
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