Food and Beverage Assistant

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Food and Beverage Assistant to support the dining service in a care setting. You'll assist residents with meal choices, maintain cleanliness in dining areas, and cater to dietary needs. Previous experience in a restaurant or hotel is desirable, along with a basic Food Hygiene Certificate. This is an essential role to ensure residents have a positive dining experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a compassionate and committed approach to delivering culinary services to the residents.
• Experience in a similar setting such as a restaurant or hotel is desirable.
• Hold a basic Food Hygiene Certificate ideally.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with choosing their meal options.
• Ensure high standards of service and cleanliness.
• Cater to residents' dietary requirements.

Skills

High standards of personal hygiene

Experience in a restaurant or hotel setting

Compassion in delivering culinary services

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Overview

The role of a Food and Beverage Assistant at Avery Healthcare involves supporting the dining service and assisting residents with their meals. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring a high standard of service, maintaining cleanliness and presentation, and catering to the dietary requirements of the residents.

Main duties of the job

• Support residents with choosing their meal options.
• Set dining tables according to standard operating procedures.
• Keep the dining areas clean, tidy, and well-presented.
• Replenish fresh homemade cakes, biscuits, finger food, and fruit throughout the day.
• Be aware of and cater to the dietary requirements of the residents.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. They offer exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes, providing a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Food and Beverage Team Member. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

About the role

• Your focus as a Food and Beverage Team Member is to support the dining service and assist residents with their meals.
• Other responsibilities include: supporting residents with choosing their meal options when dining.
• Ensuring that the standard operating procedures set dining tables.
• Keeping the front of house clean, tidy, and well-presented and ensuring dirty crockery is removed and replenished throughout the day.
• Ensure fresh homemade cakes/biscuits are accessible in the bistro areas and replenished throughout the day, as well as finger food and fresh fruit options.
• Being aware of residents’ dietary requirements.

About You

• Live the values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all you do.
• Demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Experience in a similar setting, such as a restaurant or hotel, would be desirable.
• A basic Food Hygiene Certificate would be beneficial.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering culinary services to residents.

About Avery

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require: A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Have previous experience in a similar setting such as a restaurant or hotel.
• Ideally hold a basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Demonstrate a compassionate and committed approach to delivering culinary services to the residents.

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 (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.