Food and Beverage Assistant - Bank

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

Job summary

A leading provider of luxury elderly care homes is seeking a warm and dedicated Food and Beverage Team Member to support the dining service and assist residents with their meals. The ideal candidate should demonstrate high standards of hygiene and commitment to excellent culinary service. Previous experience in a similar setting is desirable. A DBS check will be required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of culinary services.
• Experience in a similar setting, restaurant, or hotel is desirable.
• A basic Food Hygiene Certificate is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the residents with choosing their meal options.
• Ensure that dining tables are set according to the standard operating procedures.
• Keep front of house clean, tidy, and well-presented.
• Ensure fresh homemade cakes/biscuits are accessible and replenished.
• Be aware of residents' dietary requirements.

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across its growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for both their residents and team members, and are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Food and Beverage Team Member.

Main duties of the job

As a Food and Beverage Team Member, your focus will be to support the dining service and assist residents with their meals. This will involve supporting residents with choosing their meal options, ensuring dining tables are set to standard, keeping the front of house clean and tidy, and replenishing fresh homemade cakes/biscuits, finger food, and fresh fruit options throughout the day. You will also need to be aware of residents' dietary requirements.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They are passionate about creating meaningful lives together and are committed to supporting their teams and providing exceptional care for their residents.

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're 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're 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 will be to support with the dining service and assist residents with their meals.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the residents with choosing their meal options at the time of dining.
• Ensuring that dining tables are set in accordance with the standard operating procedures.
• Keeping front of house clean, tidy and well‑presented, and that dirty crockery is removed and replenished throughout the day.
• Ensuring 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

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of culinary services to residents.
• Have experience of working in a similar setting, restaurant or hotel would be desirable.
• A basic Food Hygiene Certificate would be beneficial.

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 growing 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.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene, compassion and commitment to the delivery of culinary services to residents, and some experience working in a similar setting, restaurant, or hotel. A basic Food Hygiene Certificate would also be beneficial.

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.