Catering Assistant

St Michaels Hospice; Hereford; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

a superb working environment and facil

generous study leave allowance

discounts with local suppliers

individualised training needs analysis

advanced communication skills training

employee counselling service

free tea & coffee

a friendly & welcoming work enviroment

30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus  

Job summary

St Michaels Hospice in Herefordshire is seeking an enthusiastic Catering Assistant to support the Kitchen and Café teams. You will participate in food preparation, cooking, serving, washing up and ensuring all duties meet food hygiene standards for staff, patients and visitors.

The role is 22.5 hours per week, spread over three shifts, with weekend and bank holiday work that is enhanced. It offers a competitive salary and benefits, including pensions and staff discounts, and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Experience in catering or food service desirable.

Responsibilities

• Food preparation, cooking, serving, washing up.
• Support in Café, plating up food for paying customers and operating the till.
• Work across Kitchen and Café teams meeting food hygiene standards for staff, patients and visitors.

Skills

Food hygiene awareness

Customer service

Job description

Interviews for successful candidates will be held on Monday the 30th of November 2026. Are you looking for a Career in Catering? We are looking for an enthusiastic and confident Catering assistant who can support the Kitchen and Café teams! The Catering Team are involved in every area of the charity. Not only providing the very best meals to our patients and their families, but also the staff and volunteers who give the care and support. It doesn't end there, our fundraising team put on events that need a broad spectrum of catering. So new 2 days are the same, especially at peak events season! As a Catering Assistant your main responsibilities will be to undertake a range of catering activities e.g. food preparation, cooking, serving, washing up, etc. that complies with all food hygiene requirements for staff, patients and visitors to St Michaels Hospice. In addition you will also have the opportunity to support in our Cafe, plating up food for paying customers and operating the till. We are looking to recruit someone to work 22.5 hours per week, which is 3 shifts a week with the opportunity for extra hours when needed. Shift times are 0700-1500 & 1115-1915 which will be rotational (shift times may vary when needs of the service are extended for events), to include weekend and bank holiday working which is subsidized with enhancements.

St Michael's Hospice is nestled in the stunning Herefordshire countryside, in a state-of-the-art facility. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a transferrable NHS pension or you can enroll onto our own Hospice pension.

• Life Assurance
• a superb working environment and facility
• generous study leave allowance
• discounts with local suppliers
• individualised training needs analysis
• advanced communication skills training
• employee counselling service
• free tea & coffee
• a friendly & welcoming work environment and 30 days annual leave (pro rata if applicable)
• plus bank holidays

We are one of the top 100 best not for profit organisations to work for and have been caring to make a difference, to patients living with a terminal illness and their families, across Herefordshire and beyond for over 40 years.