Food and Beverage Assistant

Signature Care Homes; Highgate; On-site; GBP 35,817,600 - 44,083,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time shifts

Annual leave 30 days

Bank holidays

Free meals on shift

Life Assurance

Refer A Friend £50 voucher

Cash bonus up to £1,000

Career development

Employee support programme

Cycle to work

Study support

Long service awards

Job summary

Signature Senior Lifestyle is seeking a Food and Beverage Assistant at Signature at Highgate to join our luxury care and nursing home dining team. You will deliver restaurant quality service to residents, greet and guide them through menu choices, serve meals, and maintain a spotless dining environment throughout shifts.

You’ll collaborate across departments, manage resident concerns calmly, and adapt to the needs of different dining areas while upholding high standards and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• A year’s experience working in a busy restaurant is an advantage.
• Kind, compassionate, proactive and organised.
• Positive, resilient, honest and accountable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver restaurant quality service to residents with a smile.
• Welcome residents, explain menu choices clearly, serve food and keep the dining room clean.
• Support dining operations across the home and assist with events as applicable.

Skills

Kind and compassionate

Positive and resilient

Proactive and organised

Honest and accountable

Friendly personality

Restaurant experience

Job description

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Job Reference signaturec/TP/342970/10764

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Full Time

Pay:

Hours:

40 hours per week

Location:

Highgate - N2 0BE

Closing Date:

30/08/2026

Job Category:

Hospitality

Region:

Region 1

Home Name:

Signature at Highgate

What Signature Offer

• From £13.45 per hour
• Full time shifts available- 40 hours per week
• Up to 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, depending on length of service
• Free meals on shift for staff working 6+ hours
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Refer A Friend Incentive £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus
• Ongoing career training and development
• Employee Assistance Programme, occupational health support and wellbeing services
• Plus cycle to work scheme, study support, long service awards and more

Transport Links

• Walking - 25 minutes walking from East Finchley or Highgate train station
• Driving - 1.3 miles from nearest motorway / bypass

Job Introduction

Become the warm, welcoming face of our bistro and restaurants when you join Signature Senior Lifestyle as a Food and Beverage Assistant, at our luxury care and nursing home in Highgate. We aim to offer a food & beverage service experience that is comfortable, easy, accessible and surprising.

Your Role at Signature

Our Food and Beverage Assistant will deliver restaurant quality service to our residents with a smile. You’ll welcome residents in, explain menu choices in a clear, concise way, serve food from the kitchen and take pride in keeping the dining room spotlessly clean. Your role will also support dining operations or food & beverage service in other areas such as the Private dining room, Café, Sky Lounge Bistro or special events as applicable to the home where you are applying.

You’ll take dealing with complaints in your stride, ensuring the resident feels listened to and understood, and making sure the supervisor is informed of any issues quickly, in a calm and polite manner.

Internally, this role is called Hospitality Assistant, if you are successful this will be your job title. You will be required to work across a range of departments including Housekeeping, Food & Beverage and Wellbeing & Lifestyle. Responsibilities will vary on each shift depending on which department you are supporting.

What we’re looking for

We are kind and compassionate. Positive and resilient. Proactive and organised. Honest and accountable. Passionate and keen to develop. If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

As well as your charming, friendly personality and exceptional organisational skills, a year’s experience working in a busy restaurant is an advantage.

About Signature

Signature Senior Lifestyle offer unrivalled residential and dementia care in luxury homes. We strive for excellence in everything we do, and make a real difference to our residents’ lives. Our team is one of our biggest assets. We cultivate a supportive environment for our people, with tailored training and career development at all levels.

Wake up to the passion inside you.