Food and Beverage Assistant

Signature; Redhill; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on shift

Workplace pension

Life Assurance Scheme

Blue Light discount

Refer A Friend £50 voucher

Cash bonus up to £1,000

Staff recognition – Purple Heart Award

Career training and development

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Signature Senior Lifestyle is seeking a Food and Beverage Assistant for their Reigate home. You will deliver restaurant quality service, welcome residents, explain menu choices clearly, and maintain a spotless dining room. The role also supports dining operations during events and in other areas as required.

A positive, compassionate, and organised approach is essential, with a year of restaurant experience considered an advantage. Sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• One year's experience in a busy restaurant is an advantage.
• Right to work in the UK is required; sponsorship is not offered.

Responsibilities

• Deliver restaurant quality service to residents with a smile.
• Welcome residents and explain menu choices clearly.
• Serve food from the kitchen and keep the dining room clean and tidy.
• Support dining operations across the home and special events as needed.
• Handle complaints calmly and inform supervisors promptly.

Skills

Compassionate

Resilient

Proactive

Organised

Honest

Accountable

Passionate

Job description

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 Reigate. We aim to offer a food & beverage service experience that is comfortable, easy, accessible and surprising.

What Signature Offer

• From £13.45 per hour
• Shift times: 07:00-15:00 and 12:00 - 20:00
• Flexibility for alternate weekends is required
• Full time hours
• Up to 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, depending on length of service
• Workplace pension
• Free meals on shift for staff working 6+ hours
• Life Assurance Scheme
• ‘Blue Light’ discount scheme eligible
• Refer A Friend Incentive £50 voucher and up to £1,000 cash bonus
• Staff recognition scheme – Purple Heart Award
• 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

• Train - Reigatenearest train station
• Walking - 0.9 milesfrom nearest train station
• Driving - M25 from nearest motorway / bypass

Your Role at Signature

Signature at Reigate Grange are holding weekly drop in sessions on Thursdays from 11am - 6pm. You can pop in at any time and meet our friendly team, there will be opportunities to have a look around our beautifulhome and speak to our teams about opportunities we have available. If you bring your updated CV you may be able to have an interview on the day!

Please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship so can only offer interviews to candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

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.