Food and Beverage Assistant

Royal Hospital Chelsea Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Hospital Chelsea is seeking a friendly Food & Beverage Assistant to support dining services for Chelsea Pensioners. You will assist with preparation, service and clearing of food and beverages in a busy hospitality setting.

Your role includes helping set up for events, maintaining clean, welcoming dining areas and delivering outstanding customer care. A positive attitude and good communication are essential, whether you have prior experience or are starting your career in hospitality.

Qualifications

• Positive attitude and strong communication skills.
• Commitment to delivering outstanding customer service.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation, service and clearing of food and beverages.
• Help set up for events and functions.
• Ensure dining areas are welcoming, clean and well presented.
• Provide friendly, effective customer care in a busy setting.

Skills

Hospitality

Customer service

Communication

Job description

Join our team at the Royal Hospital Chelsea and play a key role in providing an exceptional dining experience for our Chelsea Pensioners. We're looking for a friendly and enthusiastic Food & Beverage Assistant who enjoys working with people and thrives in a busy hospitality environment

This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You'll support the preparation, service and clearing of food and beverages, help set up for events and functions, and ensure dining areas are always welcoming, clean and well presented. Most importantly, you'll play a key role in creating a positive experience for those we serve.

Whether you already have hospitality experience or are looking to build a career in the industry, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for someone with a positive attitude, strong communication skills, and a genuine commitment to providing outstanding customer service.

This is a full-time position working any five days out of seven, including weekends. Shift patterns are:

In return, you'll have the opportunity to work in a unique and historic setting, as part of a supportive team dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of our Chelsea Pensioners.

The ethos of the Royal Hospital is one that puts a premium on selflessness and companionship. Our values of nurturing belonging, respect individuals, encourage pride and enjoy life underpin that ethos. We are united in a shared purpose, living and working together and ensuring everyone has a place in our diverse social and military community.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea is dedicated to equality, diversity, and inclusion, where all backgrounds and abilities can reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on attracting a wide range of talent, removing potential barriers, and promoting equal opportunities. We know, the more varied and inclusive our teams are, the better our organisation will be for our community.

We are a Disability Confident employer dedicated to hiring diverse talent and ensuring you are treated with respect throughout the recruitment process and upon joining our community.

The RHC Way shapes how we care and work together: with a compassionate approach, strong community spirit and courageous engagement. We listen with kindness, look out for one another, act when it matters and continually seek better ways to serve Chelsea Pensioners, colleagues and the Hospital.

Our selection process

Should your application be successful you will be invited to a formal interview, where you will be asked questions relating to your experiences and key requirements of the role. If you are successful after the interviews we will:

• Ask for references from those you have listed on your application form
• Check your right to live and work in the UK
• Check any declarations you have made on your application form
• Ask you to complete a medical form
• Carry out an Enhanced DBS application.

This is more than a clinical leadership role. It is a chance to be part of a remarkable community, uphold a proud heritage and help shape care that is personal, dignified and deeply valued.

If you are ready to lead with compassion, stay hands-on and make a meaningful difference every day, we would love to hear from you.