Catering Assistant / Barista - Patch cover

BaxterStorey; Swindon; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days holiday pro rata

24 weeks enhanced maternity leave

Bespoke training and development

Pension and life insurance

Perkbox discounts

Employee assistance programme

Free meals while at work

HIT Apprenticeships for all experience

Job summary

Baxterstorey is hiring a Catering Assistant/Barista to cover Swindon sites with travel to Reading, Newbury and Basingstoke as needed. The role focuses on serving meals, barista duties and delivering high standards of customer service in education settings.

The ideal candidate has catering or hospitality experience, an eye for safety, and a flexible, team-focused mindset. This permanent role offers training, benefits, and potential travel across sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in catering operations is required.
• Barista experience is preferred.
• Good Health & Safety knowledge.
• Flexible, can-do attitude and customer-focused.
• Energetic, organized and detail-oriented.
• Team player with collaborative approach.
• Barista skills are advantageous.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Willing to travel to Reading, Newbury, and Basingstoke as needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation and serving of breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner per menus.
• Barista work.
• Overtime offered when events on site.
• Maintain front-of-house cleanliness and organize dishes.
• Follow food handling and storage procedures to ensure safety.
• Monitor inventory and notify management of shortages.
• Provide friendly service to students and staff during meals.
• Participate in training sessions on food service procedures and safety.
• Travel to Reading, Newbury and Basingstoke as needed.

Skills

Catering experience

Barista experience

Flexible attitude

Team player

Customer service

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Catering Assistant / Barista - Patch cover

Company: Baxterstorey Salary: £14 to £14 an hour Hours: Full-time Location: Swindon Job type: Permanent Posting date: 9 Nov 2026 Closing date: 9 Dec 2026

Location: Multiple site around swindon & patch

32 hours per week - Monday - Thursday

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays pro rota
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Catering Assistant/ Barista with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

This role is mainly swindon but may need to go to Reading, Newbury and basingstoke (travel paid)

If you are passionate about creating delicious dining experiences that fuel young minds and ignite taste buds, then this is the perfect opportunity to bring your expertise to our table.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled General Assistant to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for education catering.

Job Description

As a General Assistant you will…

• Assist in the preparation and serving of breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner according to established menus and recipes.
• Barista work
• Overtime offered when events on site
• Maintain cleanliness of the front of house areas including organising dishes and utensils.
• Following proper food handling and storage procedures to ensure food safety and prevent contamination.
• Monitor inventory levels of food and supplies and notify management of any shortages or discrepancies.
• Provide friendly and efficient service to students and staff during mealtimes, addressing any concerns or special dietary needs.
• Participate in training sessions and meeting related to food service procedures, safety protocols, and customer service standards.
• This role is mainly swindon but may need to go to Reading, Newbury and basingstoke (travel paid)

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within catering
• This role is mainly swindon but may need to go to Reading, Newbury and basingstoke (travel paid)
• Have good Health & Safety knowledge.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused.
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Have excellent organization skills.
• Demonstrate great attention to detail.
• Be a team player and enjoy succeeding as a team.
• Barista experience ideal
• Possess great customer service skills.
• Have a flexible approach to work

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