Senior Catering Assistant

LLOYD'S REGISTER INTERNATIONAL; Slaugham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend enhancements

Annual leave 25–30 days

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Counselling & discounts

Maternity pay

Job summary

St Catherine’s Hospice is seeking a part-time Catering Assistant to support the Kitchen team with meal preparation and service for patients, staff and visitors. The role offers either 22.5 hours over three shifts or 15 hours over two shifts per week, with weekend enhancements and a structured rota for work-life balance.

Shifts run 7.30am-3.30pm or 11am-7pm, with an emphasis on hygiene, safety and high-quality service. Benefits include generous annual leave, pension, life assurance and more.

Qualifications

• This role requires DBS check.
• Must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Preparing patients' meal trays following meal order forms and serving beverages to patients, relatives and visitors.
• Assisting and organising the preparation of patient meals, snacks and refreshments.
• Working collaboratively with Catering colleagues, IPU and the wider hospice team.
• Food preparation, including assisting in catering for Hospice events.
• Cleaning the kitchen and equipment, maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety.

Job description

£14,871.41 - £15,480.40 per annum for 22.5 hours per week (depending on experience)

OR

£9,914.28 - £10,320.26 per annum for 15 hours per week (depending on experience)

Plus pay enhancements for weekend working

Interviews will be arranged on an ad-hoc basis, we encourage early applications as this role may close at any time

About Us:

St Catherine’s Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.

We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, we’d love to hear from you.

Our catering team play a vital role in our service delivery, providing high quality, personalised, nutritious meals to patients, families, staff and for a variety of events.

About You:

Are you a reliable, dedicated individual who enjoys a varied workload? Would you find it rewarding to provide support to our Kitchen Team helping to make a difference when it matters most?

We are seeking an organised individual who enjoys working in part of a varied team, to deliver a high standard of service to our patients and their visitors.

This supportive role requires an efficient, compassionate individual assisting our Chefs to run a safe, hygienic and professional Kitchen.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing patients' meal trays following meal order forms and menus and serving beverages to patients, relatives and visitors.
• Assisting and organising the preparation of patient meals, snacks and refreshments
• Working collaboratively with your Catering colleagues, IPU and the wider hospice team
• Food preparation, including assisting in catering for Hospice events
• Cleaning the kitchen and equipment, maintaining high standards of hygiene and safety

The Role:

This post is offered on a part time, permanent basis, working either 22.5 hours or 15 hours per week.

For 22.5 hours per week, this is worked over three shifts per week, with alternative weekends.

For 15 hours per week, this is worked over two shifts per week, with alternative weekends.

Our shifts are 7.30am - 3.30pm and 11am - 7pm. Our structured rota offers excellent work-life balance, providing consistent day shifts and every other weekend off, with enhancements paid for weekend working.

Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.
• Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.
• Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.
• Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.

Terms & Conditions:

• This role is subject to an StandardDBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policies and understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.
• Please ensure you have read our employee and recruitment privacy statement prior to applying for this role.
• Must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom, please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorships.
• Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherine’s is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.
• We understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to support some applications, whilst we do not discourage this, please ensure any documentation and applications submitted accurately and truthfully reflect your own experience and suitability for this role.
• Please note we operate an internal recruitment function and are not engaging agencies at this time.

We are located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL. You can access the Hospice by car, bus, bike or walking, with full transport details on our website.

If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please email [e-mail] or give us a call on 01293 447353.