At a Glance
- Tasks: Serve food and beverages to residents while maintaining high food safety standards.
- Company: JRHT is a housing association focused on providing quality services and affordable homes.
- Benefits: Part-time role with 20 hours per week, promoting equality and diversity in hiring.
- Other info: Anonymised recruitment process to eliminate bias in hiring.
- Why this job: Join a committed team enhancing the dining experience for residents at Bedford Court.
- Qualifications: Customer service experience in catering and knowledge of Food Safety regulations required.
The predicted salary is between 10 - 12 £ per hour.
Permanent, Part Time (20 hours per week)
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 Bedford Court, supporting the delivery of an excellent food and customer focussed service whilst adhering to the highest food safety standards. You’ll support the preparation of the dining room and the service of quality and nutritious meals for our residents. You’ll get to know the residents’ preferences and ensure that they are always available and keep the pantries stocked. While serving and in other social spaces, you’ll take care to always be helpful and friendly, help clean the tables after service and adopt a ‘clean as you go’ work ethic.
About you
We’d like our Food Service Assistant to have relevant customer service experience in a commercial catering operation and have experience of following Food Safety and Health & Safety procedures. Adhering to the highest standards of due diligence, you’ll have working knowledge of Food Safety regulations. You’ll be able to work positively with residents and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and have demonstrable interpersonal and oral communication skills.
Our core priority
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.
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.
Food Service Assistant - Bedford Court employer: Job Search Place Limited
JRHT is located in Bedford and prioritises sustainable housing solutions. They are committed to diversity and inclusion, actively encouraging applications from individuals with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds. The team focuses on delivering high-quality services to communities in need.
