Catering and Bar Assistant

Job Title: Catering & Bar Assistant
Location: Prestigious College
Salary: £12.78 per hour 40 hrs(£26,582.40 per annum) / 20 hrs (£13,291.20 per annum)
Contract Type: Full time, permanent 
Hours: 40 or 20 hours per week – working 5 days out of 7 including weekends

The Role

You will be responsible for providing a full catering service to students, staff, fellows and College guests throughout the term and vacation periods working in the Chapel Dining Room, College Crypt Café and Mansfield Bar as required. 

As this role involves handling alcohol, applicants must be aged 18 or over.

We’re looking for someone with excellent communication, time management, and organisational skills, along with a positive and flexible attitude. The ability to work well under pressure and as part of a team is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• To support the Front of House Manager or the deputy in carrying out student food and beverage provision in various College locations wherever dining is provided.
• To support the Front of House Manager or the deputy in operating the cash register for student meal and snack purchases if requested.
• To assist with the provision of all food and beverages supplied to conference delegates.
• To support the Front of House Manager or the deputy with all internal and external events.
• To assist with the provision of fine dining and weddings.
• To set up and provide bar service for student bars when needed.
• To set out place names for Formal dining under the instruction of the Front of House Manager.
• To move/rearrange furniture occasionally, as required. Appropriate manual handling training will be provided
• To liaise with chefs over special dietary requirements.
• To liaise with the kitchen team over service times and crockery needs and maintain linen and glass stocks as required.
• To maintain compliance with current Health and Safety, COSHH and Food Hygiene legislation in areas where food and beverages are provided.
• To comply with College Security and Fire Regulations.
• To report maintenance, hygiene and hazard issues to the Front of House Manager.
• Any other duties of a similar nature.

Requirements

• Good communication and inter-personal skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Positive attitude, honest, trustworthy, reliable, enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• A flexible attitude to work and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to deliver a consistently high customer service, with a desire for continuous improvement.
• High standards of personal presentation.
• Ability to prioritize tasks during time critical periods
• Relevant serving experience within a catering and/or college establishment.
• Minimum Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene for Catering.
• Previous knowledge of cash handling.
• Previous knowledge of Allergen legislation.
• Barista trained or willing to undergo training as required.

If you're ready to take the next step in your culinary career and thrive in a supportive, quality-driven kitchen, we’d love to hear from you.

Pineapple Recruitment is acting as a Recruitment Agency on behalf of our client for this vacancy.