Catering Assistant

Host and Catering Assistant | Kitchen Support | Customer Service | Bank 0 hours | Spire Washington | Hourly Rate Excellent Benefits |
Spire Washington Hospital are looking for a Host and Catering Assistant to join their team on bank 0-hour contract. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to progress their customer service and catering skills within a private hospital environment.
Duties and responsibilities
* In this fast-paced role, you will be required to assist our Catering team in providing exemplary Care to patients who are on our wards, you will be responsible for assisting them with menu options, general tidying and ensuring refreshments are regular
* Assisting our Chefs with some food preparation and stock rotation in our restaurant areas
* As a catering assistant, you will be expected to have exceptional customer service and the ability to serve our guests in a friendly, approachable manner
* Quality assurance and Patient Confidentiality must always be maintained
* You will be pivotal in ensuring full compliance with all Health and Safety requirements
Who we're looking for
* Experience within a Care or Catering environment is essential for this role
* An understanding of or basic qualification in Food Hygiene is essential for this role, we will arrange for you to receive your Level 2 training in house
* You must have proven experience working unsupervised and on your own initiative
* A positive and flexible approach to Customer service and strong communication skills
Benefits
* Bank colleagues are paid weekly
* We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
* Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
* Access to Spire Healthcare pension
* Access to Blue Light Card discounts
* Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via 'Spire for You'
* Wellbeing Centre access via 'Spire for You'
* Free uniform
* Free DBS
* Full induction, including mandatory training updates
* Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
* Driving clinical excellence
* Doing the right thing
* Caring is our passion
* Keeping it simple
* Delivering on our promises
* Succeeding and celebrating together
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications