Relief Food Service Assistant

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

Job summary

A care home provider is hiring a Food Service Assistant to ensure efficient food and beverage service. You'll support meal preparation, get to know residents' preferences, and maintain cleanliness in dining and kitchen areas. Ideal candidates have experience in customer service within care homes and knowledge of food safety standards. This role emphasizes teamwork and effective communication.

Qualifications

• Relevant customer service experience in a care home environment.
• Experience following Food Safety and Health & Safety procedures.
• Working knowledge of Food Safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently serve food and beverages to residents.
• Support preparation of dining room and ensure pantry is stocked.
• Keep kitchens clean and tidy.

Skills

Customer service experience in a care home

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication skills

Job description

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About the role

As a motivated and fully engaged member of the wider Care Services team, the Food Service Assistant is responsible for the efficient and timely service of food and beverages to residents in The Oaks Care Home, supporting the delivery of an excellent food and customer focussed service whilst adhering to the highest food safety standards.

Youll support the preparation of The Oaks dining room and the service of quality and nutritious meals for our residents. Youll get to know the residents preferences and ensure that they are always available and keep the pantries stocked. Youll liaise with both the catering and care management teams to ensure good communication.

Serving in The Oaks and other social spaces, youll take care to always be helpful and friendly, help clean the tables after service and adopt a clean as you go work ethic, and fully stock the small kitchens, take fridge temperatures, clean kitchen fridges and keep kitchens clean and tidy.

About you

Wed like our Food Service Assistant to have relevant customer service experience in a care home environment and have experience of following Food Safety and Health & Safety procedures. Adhering to the highest standards of due diligence, youll have working knowledge of Food Safety regulations.

Youll be able to work positively with residents and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and have demonstratable interpersonal and oral communication skills.

JRHT strives to be a housing association that is sustainable and engaging, providing high quality and continuously improving services and decent affordable homes in well managed communities prioritising those in greatest need.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the online application.

Closing date for applications is 21st August 2025.

Please note that we will be shortlisting and interviewing on an on-going basis and reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received.

Additional Information

We are a values driven organisation and our values drive our behaviours. Were at our best when were continually building on trust, showing we care and making a difference and we hope others will do the same. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace, where all colleagues can be themselves.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At JRHT we believe in giving everyone an equal chance to succeed. Applications are welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or social economic background. We positively encourage applications from people with experience of living in poverty.

As part of our commitment to equity and specifically anti-racism, we operate an anonymised recruitment process so that bias is eliminated from the shortlisting process.

We are a Disability Confident Employer. This means that we are committed to the recruitment, progression and retention of disabled individuals. We offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the job. If you have a disability, please tell us if you would like to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.