Catering Assistant

Familyandkids; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

The Law Society of NSW is seeking a casual Catering Assistant to join our Catering team for up to 20 hours per week. This 65% back of house and 35% front of house role operates Monday to Friday, with hands-on production in sandwiches, pastries and cold items, and support for daily catering tasks.

You will assist with boardroom catering, events, and tuckshop duties while maintaining food safety and presentation standards. RSA certification and strong teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality, catering or food service operations.
• RSA certification is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team and deliver quality customer service.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for boardroom catering, functions, events and tuckshop activities.
• Prepare sandwiches, wraps, salads, grazing items and other catering products from recipes and production guides.
• Assist with pastry, baked and other menu item preparation in accordance with recipes and quality standards.
• Follow recipes, production sheets and kitchen procedures accurately and consistently.
• Undertake function setup, room preparation, service support and pack-down activities.
• Support kitchenette replenishment and stocking activities as required.
• Maintain cleaning, food safety and presentation standards in kitchen and service areas.
• Assist with stock handling, stocktakes, delivery receipt checking and storage activities.
• Work collaboratively with catering team members to support efficient service delivery across all catering operations.
• Work independently when required and effectively manage workloads during quieter production periods.
• Comply with workplace health and safety, food safety and organisational policy requirements.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Customer service

Teamwork

Food safety

Education

RSA certification

Job description

Job Description

We are currently looking for a casual Catering Assistant (up to 20 hours per week) to join our Catering team. This is a 65% back of house, 35% front of house role, Monday-Friday.

About the role

This role involves more than simple food service and requires hands‑on involvement in catering production. You will prepare sandwiches, wraps, salads and other cold menu items from scratch, assist with the preparation of pastry and baked items using recipes, and support the daily production requirements of a busy corporate catering operation.

You will assist with room setup, food and beverage service, basic food preparation, cold food assembly and catering production support, event support, kitchenette replenishment and maintaining service standards across all catering activities. The role also requires the ability to work independently during quieter periods and maintain productivity without direct supervision.

What you'll be doing

• Provide operational support for boardroom catering, functions, events and tuckshop activities.
• Prepare sandwiches, wraps, salads, grazing items and other catering products from recipes and production guides.
• Assist with pastry, baked and other menu item preparation in accordance with recipes and quality standards.
• Follow recipes, production sheets and kitchen procedures accurately and consistently.
• Undertake function setup, room preparation, service support and pack-down activities.
• Support kitchenette replenishment and stocking activities as required.
• Maintain cleaning, food safety and presentation standards in kitchen and service areas.
• Assist with stock handling, stocktakes, delivery receipt checking and storage activities.
• Work collaboratively with catering team members to support efficient service delivery across all catering operations.
• Work independently when required and effectively manage workloads during quieter production periods.
• Comply with workplace health and safety, food safety and organisational policy requirements.

The Catering team is responsible for providing catering services to the Law Society of NSW, which includes:

• Functions that include formal lunches for 10-50 clients, dinners for 12-100 clients and cocktail parties for 30-200 clients.
• Internal Meetings, Seminars & General Staff Catering; including breakfast meetings, morning & afternoon teas, sandwich lunches, working lunches, drinks meetings, espresso coffee and beverage service.
• Functions hosted by external Members or individual Clients at the Law Society, providing a fully licensed catering venue available for functions ranging from small meetings to 100 seat theatrettes.
• Daily Tuckshop orders.

About the Candidate

• Experience in hospitality, catering, customer service or food service operations.
• Current Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certification.
• Demonstrated experience preparing food from recipes in a commercial kitchen, café, bakery, catering operation or similar food production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Current national police check.
• Food Safety Handler Certificate (desirable).
• Experience in catering, events or function operations (desirable).
• Ability to undertake basic food preparation and cold food assembly activities.
• Ability to assist with catering production, event preparation and service activities.
• Strong attention to detail and presentation standards.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices.
• Ability to work flexibly across kitchen and front-of-house environments.
• Ability to manage routine tasks efficiently and accurately.
• Basic computer and email skills.

Work Environment

National

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Hospitality & Catering Jobs

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New South Wales

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