Catering Assistant

Birketts is a full service, UK Top 50 law firm. With a heritage spanning 160 years, we have more than 700 lawyers and legal professionals and over 600 staff based in Bristol, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich, London, Norwich and Sevenoaks. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across four principal practice groups: Real Estate, Corporate Services, Dispute Resolution and Private Client.

The team you will join:

Our Operations team provide strategic and operational management across all sites to ensure the delivery of an industry leading, client-focused facilities management service (hard and soft services) including building and estates management, front of house, reception, cleaning services, catering, records and archive management, reprographics, health and safety and ESG.

The work you will be doing:

• Work with the Catering Manager to provide high quality catering for client entertaining and marketing events.
• Ensure health and safety regulations are strictly observed.
• Set rooms for events as required, including appropriately removing or rearranging furniture in the meeting rooms.
• Ensure that the kitchen and preparation areas and catering equipment are maintained in excellent condition and comply with national food hygiene standards.
• Purchase catering supplies and consumables, e.g. tea, coffee, as appropriate.
• Ensure that rooms are cleared promptly with General Office after events and are ready for immediate use.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

What we are looking for:

• Certificate in Food Safety or equivalent.
• A NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in catering is desirable but not essential.
• 3 years minimum experience in catering.
• Proven organisational skills.
• Able to undertake occasional out of hours work to cover functions.
• A candidate who can offer flexibility to their working pattern would be appreciated.

Hybrid Working:

Due to the nature of work required, this role is fully office based. We welcome applications from people looking for flexible, agile, and part-time roles and we are happy to explore your preferred working patterns as part of your application.

Benefits:

• Long Service holiday award - 1 extra week every 10 years continuous service.
• Private Healthcare with BUPA (offered after probation is passed).
• Staff Profit Share and Individual Performance Bonus Scheme.
• Salary sacrifice (Pensions, Staff Profit Share).
• Life Assurance - 4 x salary / Permanent Health Insurance.
• Paid CSR Day.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Electric car scheme.
• Dress for your Day Policy.

Inclusivity and Culture:

At Birketts, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Birketts is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal: we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.