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Job Title: Catering Assistant
Salary: £27,.77 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Type of Employment: Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: King George Hospital, Barley Lane, Ilford, Greater London, England, IG38YB
We are currently seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Barista to join our catering team. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a strong knowledge of coffee preparation, and is committed to excellent customer service.
As a Barista, your main duties will include:
1. Preparing and serving high-quality coffee, hot beverages, and light snacks to a consistently high standard.
2. Maintaining food safety and allergen awareness at all times, ensuring compliance with Mite and NHS.
3. Managing stock levels for coffee, milk, and related supplies, and keeping service areas replenished.
4. Operating tills and handling cash accurately, where required.
5. Ensuring all equipment, workstations, and service areas are clean, tidy, and safe.
What we're looking for:
6. Previous Barista experience with the ability to work under pressure and unsupervised, where required.
7. Strong knowledge of food safety and allergen procedures.
8. Excellent communication skills with a professional and approachable manner.
9. A strong team player who also works confidently on their own initiative.
10. Adaptability, reliability, and attention to detail.
11. Passion for delivering outstanding customer service.
Desirable (but not essential):
12. Basic Food Safety certificate (training will be provided).
13. Experience in a catering or hospitality environment.
This role requires someone who is hardworking, organised, and able to manage time effectively while delivering a great customer experience.
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .