Catering Assistant

BASE71 Barnsley Youth Zone; Barnsley; Sur place; GBP 12 000 - 18 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Base71 Barnsley Youth Zone is seeking a friendly Catering Assistant to help prepare and serve nourishing meals in a busy café setting for young people aged 8–19.

You will work as part of a small team, keep the cafe clean and inviting, support events and stock management, and chat with young people to make them feel at home. A Food Hygiene Certificate and good communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a catering environment, ideally as a cook in a commercial kitchen.
• A Food Hygiene Certificate and a repertoire of affordable, nutritious meals are essential.
• Great communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience supporting or mentoring volunteers is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Prepare and serve tasty, nutritious meals for just £1.
• Keep the café clean, safe and inviting.
• Support events, tuck shop, stock and running smoothly.
• Chat with young people to make them feel at home.

Connaissances

Catering experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Mentoring volunteers

Formation

Food Hygiene Certificate

Description du poste

Base71 Youth Zone is dedicated to young people and makes a bold statement about theimportance of giving young people high quality places to go in their leisure time. Open 7 days a week including school holidays, the Youth Zone’s purpose is to help young people grow to be happy, healthy and successful adults.

The state of the art £10 million building provides young people with facilities that are second to none delivering over twenty sporting, artistic, cultural and general recreational activities each session. Offering young people the opportunity to try new things, meet new friends and gain support from friendly, warm and positive staff and volunteers

Do you have a passion for food, great service, and creating welcoming spaces for young people? We’re looking for Catering Assistant to join the café team at Base71 Youth Zone – the beating heart of our brand-new £10 million facility. Our café isn’t just about meals – it’s about connection, providing affordable, healthy food, and creating a second home for young people aged 8–19 (or up to 25 with additional needs).

As a Catering Assistant, you’ll help prepare and serve tasty, nutritious meals for just £1, while ensuring the café is always clean, safe, and inviting. You’ll support events, serve at the tuck shop, keep everything stocked and running smoothly, and chat with young people to make them feel at home. Every shift is about creating a positive, inclusive atmosphere where young people want to return again and again.

You’ll need experience working in a catering environment, ideally as a cook in a commercial kitchen, along with great communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team. A Food Hygiene Certificate and a repertoire of affordable, nutritious meals are essential, as is a friendly, reliable, and positive approach. Experience supporting or mentoring volunteers is also desirable. Training will be provided around safeguarding, health & safety, and best practice in catering.