Catering Assistant (P/T 16 hrs p/w)

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated Catering Assistant for a part-time role of 16 hours per week in Reading. Responsibilities include supporting meal preparation and service while maintaining hygiene and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have customer service experience and a Basic Hygiene Certificate. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment alongside a committed team to ensure excellent service for hospital staff and visitors.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate adequate level of literacy and numeracy skills.
• Experience working in a catering function.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance in meal preparation and serving.
• Maintain hygiene standards and food safety policies.
• Ensure efficient operation of catering services.

Skills

Customer service focus

Ability to work as part of a team

Basic hygiene standards

Education

Basic Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Band 2 Catering Assistant / Catering Facilities Assistant

This is a part-time post for 16 hours per week (Monday to Friday between the hours of 11am -3pm)

The post holder is expected to:

• Provide and assist with the provision of the services described to a high standard, ensuring effective operation of the hospital organisation.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with service users, patients, visitors, staff and managers as well as external agencies providing services to the Trust.
• Communicate and act in a positive manner, which will promote the organisation, by maintaining standards being professional compassionate and caring at all times.
• Maintain a high standard of personal dress/uniform, conduct and deportment in keeping with the nature of your duties, ensuring that the duties carried out will reflect to the credit of the department and Trust.
• Attend training courses and development sessions when required, communication and briefing meetings, communicating positively contributing to the teams and Departments objectives.

Main duties of the job

• To work as part of the catering team in producing approximately 1600 patient meals and the serving of 700 customers in the restaurant per day.
• To provide catering assistant support in the Staff Services area of Catering, to ensure the smooth, efficient and safe running of the catering offerings, and all its services to the standards outlined. Including the receiving, checking and appropriate storage of all food, serving customers with good customer service.
• All food safety policies and procedures, accurate record-keeping and adherence to health, safety and quality control measures.
• To assist in maintaining a clean, tidy and safe department, whilst providing the customer with pleasant and efficient service. Carrying out duties in line with the department's working procedures.
• To assist with the smooth running and appearance of the Trust, the post holder is expected to be flexible and work across the Facilities Directorate and the Trust, as required and appropriate to the grade.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

Working as part the staff services team of approx 16 staff. You will be serving Hospital staff and visitors in our Eating HUB and Deli Bar

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Person Specification

Education

• Demonstrate adequate level of literacy and numeracy skills
• Basic Hygiene Certificate

Experience

• Dealing with a range of people with a customer/service focus
• Experience of working in a catering function

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.