Casual Catering Assistant

Nottingham Forest Football Club; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Nottingham Forest Football Club is seeking a Kitchen Assistant in its catering team at The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham. This casual role offers flexible hours and the chance to assist with food service and maintaining high cleanliness standards.

You will help set up service counters, handle simple food and beverage service, and contribute to a safe, tidy environment while delivering friendly customer service to visitors and staff.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Organised, reliable and able to work under pressure.
• Team player who presents a professional appearance.

Responsibilities

• Assist with setting up service counters and serving food.
• Clean crockery, cutlery and service utensils.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and presentation.
• Handle customer queries politely and efficiently.
• Adhere to safety and hygiene requirements and attend training.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organised

Under pressure

Team player

Smart appearance

Reliable

Problem solving

Enthusiastic

Attention to detail

Self-motivated

Flexible working patterns

Job description

Engagement:Casual position offering variable hours on a flexible basis

Location: The Nigel Doughty Academy, Nottingham, NG2 7SR

Department:Catering

Reporting to:Front of House Supervisor

Closing Date For Applications: 18th September

About the Role:

The Kitchen Assistant will be responsible for ensuring that all catering areas are cleaned and maintained to a high standard. They are also required to assist with the service of food and beverages.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the setting up service counters, serving food and clear down of area afterwards.

• Assist with the cleaning of all crockery, cutlery and service utensils.

• Ensure the highest possible standards of presentation by ensuring that displays, fixtures, fittings and premises are maintained in accordance with the cleaning schedule.

• Deal with customer queries or requests in a polite and efficient manner.

• Present a smart, professional appearance and good personal hygiene.

• Maintain standards of safety and hygiene as per current legislation and other statutory requirements.

• Attend meetings and training sessions as required.

• Report any incidents of accident, fire, theft, loss or damage and act as appropriately.

• Carry out any reasonable request from any member of the Management team within the general scope and purpose of the job.

What are we looking for:

• Excellent communication skills

• Organised and self-motivated

• Able to perform well and remain professional whilst under pressure

• Dedicated team player, who strives for excellence

• Displays a smart and professional appearance

• Reliable and stable

• Well-developed problem-solving skills

• Enthusiastic, with an eagerness to learn

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

• Self-motivated and able to work alone without direction

• Adaptable and flexible with working patterns when required

Forest For Everyone

We aim to create a culture which embraces and celebrates our differences, enables individuals to feel comfortable, maximise their potential and eliminate discrimination.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we Invite all applicants to provide diversity data during the application process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer. We encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a "disabled person" according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below. The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment selections.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check or an enhanced DBS check. The results of a DBS check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act in a proportionate manner when deciding whether or not to proceed with the appointment.

An FA Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all relevant new appointments to the Club. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions or reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that may have been incurred. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed on a DBS disclosure if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements. Failure to satisfy the Club and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment.

Health and Safety

Nottingham Forest is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for all employees, contractors, visitors, and guests. All employees are expected to comply with company health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments, use equipment and PPE correctly and report any hazards, accidents and near misses. Appropriate training will be provided to ensure everyone understands their health and safety responsibilities.