Catering Assistant - Costa - Maternity Cover

Newcastle Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG); Stafford; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading educational institution as a Catering Assistant in the Costa Coffee Shop. This part-time role involves preparing and serving food and drinks, ensuring excellent customer service, and maintaining a clean environment. Ideal candidates will have a background in customer service or catering, with a passion for food and service excellence. Enjoy benefits like training opportunities and term-time working.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Excellent Training and Development Opportunities

Bank Holidays and Christmas closure

Subsidised health scheme

Free early morning coffee/tea and toast

Qualifications

• Previous experience in customer service or catering environment preferred.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and motivated towards providing excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food and drinks and serve customers.
• Assist in taking customer orders and payments.
• Maintain cleanliness of work areas and equipment.

Skills

Customer Service

Food Safety

Enthusiasm

Education

GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade A-C

Level 2 In Food Safety & Catering

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Catering Assistant - Costa - Maternity Cover

Reference: MAY20258343

Expiry date: 22:45, Thu, 22nd May 2025

Location: Stafford College Site

Benefits: Local Government Pension Scheme, Excellent Training and Development Opportunities, Bank Holidays and Christmas closure

Part time 30 hours a week (Monday to Friday) (term-time - 38 weeks)
Salary: £23,492 pro rata (actual £16,227 per annum)
Location: Stafford College
12 Months Maternity Cover

Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG) is one of the very best colleges in the country. In October 2024 we became the first and only further education provider in England to achieve a full set of outstanding grades in consecutive Ofsted Inspections. This includes recognition of our strong contribution towards meeting Local Skills Needs under the latest version of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF).

The inspection report praised all areas of the College’s provision and acknowledged NSCG’s ‘staff are professional, friendly, incredibly supportive and work tirelessly to meet the needs of learners’ ‘teachers improve their practice based upon the support they receive’ and ‘teachers create highly supportive, calm and highly aspirational environments in which learners and apprentices thrive’. ‘ In summary, NSCG is a great place to work and study.

To read the full Ofsted report for Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group, please visit the Ofsted Government website, select Find an Inspection Report and search for Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group.

The group is currently home to a population of over 6,500 full-time students with around 2000 adult learners and students on higher education programmes. We have over 1,500 apprentices where we work with over 850 individual employers. Our Sixth Form provision has a reputation for high academic achievement and excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our expanding catering department at Stafford College working in the Costa Coffee Shop. This role will include preparing food and drinks and serving customers at the Starbucks provision, taking payments and using a till and keeping areas clean.

To be successful, you will ideally have previous experience of working in a customer service role or catering environment. You will be enthusiastic with a desire to provide excellent customer service

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assisting the Costa supervisor in preparing the coffee provision for opening
• Taking customer orders and payments
• Preparing and serving drinks orders, sandwiches and cakes
• Assisting with the daily and periodic clearing of the work areas and equipment

Required Skills and Experience:

• Possesses as a minimum GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade A-C
• Possesses a Level 2 In Food Safety & Catering.
• Experience of working in a customer service, Costa Coffee shop or catering environment would be an advantage.
• Is energetic, enthusiastic and well-motivated towards providing excellent food and customer service

What’s in it for you?

The college offers and excellent benefits package which includes:

• Term-time only working
• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities (supported with a dedicated budget).
• Staff parking available
• Health-related benefits including subsidised health scheme
• On site restaurant facilities and FREE early morning coffee/tea and toast

How to Apply

To apply for the role of Catering Assistant - Costa please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete an online application form.

(If you are applying via a jobs board, you will receive an e-mail and link that will take you directly to our application form on the Newcastle & Stafford Colleges Group website).

The closing date for completed applications is Thursday 22 nd May 2025

This college is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All college based positions are subject to enhanced DBS check and are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.