Catering Assistant

Law Society; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

The Law Society of New South Wales is seeking a Casual Catering Assistant to join our Catering team. This 20-hour-per-week role is split 65% back-of-house and 35% front-of-house, Monday to Friday, supporting a range of functions from boardroom lunches to events.

You will assist with room setups, food preparation, service, and stock replenishment, while maintaining food safety and presentation standards across all catering activities. RSA certification and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality, catering, or food service operations.
• Current RSA certification.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Current national police check.
• Food Safety Handler Certificate is desirable.
• Experience in catering, events or function operations is 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 across kitchen and front-of-house environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for boardroom catering, functions, events and tuckshop activities.
• Assist with food preparation activities including sandwich production, basic food assembly and catering support tasks.
• 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.
• Comply with workplace health and safety, food safety and organisational policy requirements.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Teamwork

Communication

Basic computer skills

Attention to detail

Education

RSA certification

National police check

Food Safety Handler Certificate

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

The Catering Assistant 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.

What you'll be doing

• Provide operational support for boardroom catering, functions, events and tuckshop activities.
• Assist with food preparation activities including sandwich production, basic food assembly and catering support tasks.
• 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.
• Comply with workplace health and safety, food safety and organisational policy requirements.

About you

• Experience in hospitality, catering, customer service or food service operations.
• Current Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certification.
• 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.

About the team

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.

To apply

The Law Society of New South Wales is committed to building and maintaining a respectful and inclusive workplace, appointing the best person for the role and supporting diversity.