Catering Assistant

# Catering Assistant## Job Introduction**Contract Type:** Permanent**Location:**Springwood, Shifnal**Hours of Work:**18 hours per week, covering a 7day rota**Shift Pattern:**09:30am to 14:30pm**Interviews:** Wednesday 1st October **The role:** This is a great opportunity for you to contribute towards providing a first-class catering service to residents, visitors and staff which delivers on high standards of food safety. Our ShireLiving facilities provide people over 55 years old a safe, secure, and caring environment. This is a fantastic opportunity where you will become a key part of the team to deliver a catering service to our residents.**Benefits:** In return, we offer you a rewarding opportunity within a supportive team of experienced mentors and peers, ensuring you thrive throughout your career.* Continuous professional development with training, coaching, and mentoring* Enhanced maternity, shared parental, and adoption leave* Free onsite parking* Paid Carer’s leave* You will have access to our comprehensive training platform* Access to a number of fantastic rewards including free and discounted tickets to popular destinations* Employer pension contributions up to 7%* Access to our discounts and cashback app Rainly from day one* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme* Access to our Long Service Award Scheme* Access to our Cycle to Work Scheme**What you will be doing:*** Preparing and serving quality food* Cleaning and organising the food preparation area* Have a friendly approach towards visitors and residents* Provide exceptional customer service to all visitors, residents and guests in a pleasing and polite manner* Monitoring the kitchen area to ensure sanitation standards are maintained.* Ensure the Café service areas are to a high standard* Washing dishes, cutlery, serving utensils, containers and tables**About you:*** You will have experience of delivering excellent customer service* You will be someone who would embrace processes and procedures along with adding in a good measure of your creativity* You will be open to new ideas and thinking out of the box**Our Inclusive Culture:**The Wrekin Housing Group is an inclusive employer committed to supporting all employees. We know that people perform better when they can be themselves, creating a culture which is inclusive is crucial to the success of our organisation.All employees have the opportunity to become part of one of our networking groups, that enables them to make a positive contribution to our culture including networks such as our LGBTQ+ employee group, disability positive, domestic abuse ambassadors, heritage and culture and our allies’ network. We’re one of the West Midlands’ largest housing and care providers, with over 33,000 homes and a bold vision for the future. We create places people are proud to call home. The way we work is shaped by three simple behaviours:* Own it – make it happen* Improve it – move things forward.* Live it – show understanding and compassionWe’re building something special and need talented people to help lead the way. There’s never been a better time to join us and make a real difference.ShireLiving offers the perfect lifestyle choice for over 55s looking to embrace retirement and plan for a hassle-free, comfortable and secure future, we support our residents to live their best life possible by promoting their personal development and independence. **Next Steps:****To apply for this role, please submit an application.****Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Check.****This position does not offer sponsorship, and successful candidates will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK.**The following content displays a map of the job\’s location.| OpenStreetMap contributors### Catering Assistant* **Salary** £12.21* **Frequency** Hourly* **Job Reference** wrekinhousinggroup/TP/751/305* **Contract Type** Part Time / Permanent* **Closing Date** 25 September, 2025* **Job Category** Catering* **Business Unit** Shireliving* **Location** Springwood , United Kingdom* **Posted on** 11 September, 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr