Food & Beverage Assistant (Full Time) (KD14027) - Bath, BA2 7AY

University of Bath; South Shields; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus

Full training and uniforms provided

Staff discount at Bath facilities

Job summary

The University of Bath is seeking a Food & Beverage Assistant to support daily catering operations and maintain high service standards for students, staff and visitors.

You will take orders, serve food and drinks, operate tills, replenish stations and keep catering areas clean and presentable. Full-time role, 36.5 hours per week on a 5-out-of-7 shift pattern, including mornings, evenings and weekends. Training and uniforms provided with opportunities for progression.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Previous experience in a similar role or customer-facing environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take customer orders accurately.
• Serve food and beverages to customers.
• Operate tills and handle cash transactions.
• Replenish food stations and maintain stock levels.
• Keep catering areas clean and presentable and ensure high standards of hygiene.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

As a Food & Beverage Assistant, you will play an important role in supporting the smooth day-to-day running of our catering operations, ensuring that high standards of customer service are consistently maintained. Working collaboratively with colleagues, you will help deliver a friendly, efficient and welcoming service to students, staff and visitors. Your responsibilities will include taking customer orders, serving food and beverages, operating tills, replenishing food stations and maintaining clean and presentable catering areas. This is a full-time, permanent position, working 36.5 hours per week on a 5-out-of-7-day rotating shift pattern, including early mornings, evenings and weekends. All shifts are straight shifts, with no split shifts. Full training and uniforms are provided, alongside opportunities for development and career progression within the department.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and motivated individual to join our West Hospitality team at the University of Bath., Strong communication and interpersonal skills. A positive, professional and flexible approach to work. Good organisational skills and attention to detail. The ability to work independently and as part of a team. A commitment to maintaining high standards of service. Previous experience in a similar role or customer-facing environment is desirable.

This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus

• . In addition to the great benefits Campus Services' offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months' probation. Please note this bonus is pro rata for part time positions.
• . If a university staff member has 'referred' you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying, that you select 'Referred by current member of staff' or note their name when answering the question 'Where did you learn of this job?'. The referrer must be noted at time of application to be considered.
• Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant . an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; autism friendly university , committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer: Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance Generous employer contributory pension schemes Cycle to work scheme Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme Staff discount at Team Bath gym Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath A family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce Relocation allowance Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn .

Be Well at Bath

We're committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath .