Relief Catering Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Inverness; Presencial; GBP 12.000 - 15.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

High Life Highland is seeking a Relief Catering Assistant for Inverness Botanic Gardens & Café, with shifts as required. You will serve drinks and meals, run the till, and help maintain clean, welcoming visitor areas across Café Botanics and Café Aqua. This role requires flexibility to cover rotaed shifts and events.

The position emphasises customer service, food hygiene, and teamwork as you support supervisory staff and other local facilities when needed.

Formación

• No PVG check required
• Right to work in the UK (where applicable)
• Two references, one from the most recent employer

Responsabilidades

• Prepare and serve hot and cold drinks, snacks, meals and café products to standard
• Welcome customers in a friendly, professional manner
• Operate the till and handle card and cash payments
• Support food preparation, baking and service as directed by the Catering Supervisor or Manager
• Keep café, seating, food prep and visitor areas clean and well presented
• Follow hygiene, HACCP, health and safety, and GDPR procedures

Descripción del empleo

Relief Catering Assistant post at Inverness Botanic Gardens & Café, run by High Life Highland, covering shifts as and when required. The work centres on serving hot and cold drinks, snacks and meals, operating the till, and keeping food and visitor areas clean and presentable. The role spans both Café Botanics and Café Aqua on the contracted rota, with cover for other High Life Highland facilities and events. No PVG check is needed and the post cannot be done from home.

What the job involves

• Prepare and serve hot and cold drinks, snacks, meals, baking and other café products to the required standard
• Welcome customers and visitors in a friendly, helpful and professional manner
• Operate the till, take card and cash payments and follow cash-handling procedures
• Support food preparation, baking, cooking and service as directed by the Catering Supervisor or Manager
• Keep café, seating, food preparation, toilet and visitor areas clean, tidy and well presented
• Follow food hygiene, HACCP, health and safety, fire, COSHH, security, allergen and GDPR procedures
• Report complaints, accidents, near misses, faults, losses and other issues promptly to the Catering Supervisor or Manager
• Work across Café Botanics and Café Aqua as part of the contracted rota
• Support events, group visits and private functions
• Help reduce waste and recycle appropriately
• Attend online and in-person training and apply learning in the workplace
• Assist other High Life Highland areas with projects, training, holiday or sickness cover

Checks & eligibility

• Identity check (address and date of birth)
• Employment and experience history check
• Two references, one from the most recent employer where appropriate
• Qualifications check
• Right to work in the UK where applicable