Catering Assistant
Catering Assistant
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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location:1620s House & Garden
Worker Category: Fixed Location Worker
Salary: per annum (pro rata for parttime)
Working Hours: TBC
Contract Type: Casual
Closing Date: 24/04/2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference
Are you passionate about preparing and displaying food Do you enjoy providing great customer service If so our Catering Assistant role might be just the one for you!
About the Role
As a Casual Catering Assistant you will work as part of a successful team. You will be responsible for preparing cooking and serving food and drinks to members of the public. You will also be responsible for helping to set up the tearoom area moving tables and chairs as necessary as well as preparing service areas and washing dishes and other used items and cleaning equipment.
About You
We are looking for friendly and enthusiastic individuals to join our successful & busy catering team at the 1620s House & Garden near Coalville which was recently awarded the hidden gem accolade by Visit England.
The successful candidates will support the catering officer and fully assist with the delivery of highquality service to customers including preparing ingredients cooking and serving food and beverages to internal and external customers.
Responsibilities also include preparing the tearoom for daily public service and setup for private hires and events which will include moving furniture and equipment preparing the kitchen and service area clearing during and after service and ensuring all areas of work crockery and utensils are cleaned and stored following food safety management system and health & safety requirements.
The successful candidate would also be required to work confidently within a team environment and deliver excellent customer service skills.
The 1620s House & Garden is open Thursday Sunday plus Bank holidays April October. The tearoom is available to hire during the year and we also run a comprehensive event programme so there will be a requirement to cover days/evenings events and bank holidays
To apply for this post you must:
- Have a basic knowledge of Food Safety/Health and Safety
- Be able to lift and handle kitchen equipment and move dining furniture
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Be able to communicate with staff customers and colleagues
- Have a flexible approach to working be able to work outside of normal working hours including weekends and bank holidays
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Willingness to undertake training as and when required
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You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for termtime working parttime hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:
Enter name andjob title Liz Esnouf Visitor Services Officer Heritage Services
Telephone: 0
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.
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.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2 or raising a ticket via our online portal:https://emss/support.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
