Salary: £11.78 per hour
Hours: 24 hours per week (overtime hours will also be available but will vary)
Purpose of position: Delivery of our event catering service and to assist in the day to day running of our busy Café.
Working schedule: Hours will usually be worked between Monday to Sunday daytimes, and will include evening shifts during peak season. The schedule is set monthly around the needs of the business.

Closing date: Tuesday 30th April 2024

We are recruiting for a part-time events caterer/cook to become part of our hard working and friendly team. This is a new role within the department, to help meet the demand of our growing event catering service.

Main Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and serve food as part of our catering and café service. Ensuring it is consistently of a high standard and to agreed menus.

• Ensure compliance with food hygiene regulations and working in accordance with HACCP guidelines. Maintaining a high standard of personal presentation.

• Managing own workload. This will include; ordering stock required for an event which differs from the main Café menu. Communicating effectively the time needed to prepare and deliver catering for a specific event.

• Working with the Catering Manager and catering staff to periodically review and refresh menus to meet or customers’ expectations and to generate a sufficient surplus.

• To demonstrate a positive, enthusiastic, committed, and flexible attitude towards customers, other team members, volunteers, tenants and other building users. Recognising the importance and benefits of effective team working.

• Assist with stock control, financial administration, general house-keeping and serving customers.

• Assist in supporting the Catering Supervisors in leading the team on shift.

Essential experience and skills

• Must be 18 years of age or older

• Experience working in a kitchen/catering setting

• Experience in a customer-facing role

• Excellent organisational skills and time-management

• Friendly, professional, and welcoming personality

• Flexibility and willingness to work with other departments as and when required

• Front of house experience is desirable but not essential, we are interested in hearing from those who have strong skills in catering and cooking.