Catering Assistant NEW RA Venues Posted today £12.71 per hour York Catering

Job Description Catering Assistant

Salary:£12.71 per hour + paidovertime (minimum 25 hours per week guaranteed)

Location: National Railway Museum,York

Contract: Part-Time, Permanent

Hours: 25 hours per week over 3 days,with weekend working required

Shifts: Friday, Saturday, Sunday

About the role:

As aCatering Assistant, you'llbe part of a dynamic, fast paced team, contributing to a positive and friendlywork environment. You'll play an important role in supporting day to day caféoperations, delivering excellent customer service, and maintaining a clean,welcoming space for all visitors.

This role offers great opportunities for personalgrowth and development within a company that values individuality and investsin its people. Your hard work will be recognised and rewarded, making this anexcellent opportunity to develop your career at a world renowned culturalinstitution.

What can we offer you?

• A collaborative and inclusive culture where your ideas are valued and creativity is encouraged
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)
• Free staff meals while working on site
• Access to Compass Group perks & benefits
• Perks for Works discounts and promotions
• Access to training, mentoring and development through Restaurant Associates and Compass Group UK
• On site F&B discounts

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Provide warm, friendly and efficient customer service
• Serve food and beverages to brand and quality standards
• Follow all health & safety, food safety and hygiene practices
• Operate tills accurately and handle transactions responsibly
• Maintain clean, tidy and well presented front of house and seating areas
• Support simple food preparation, restocking and product display
• Assist with cleaning and general upkeep of service areas
• Help with opening and closing duties as required
• Contribute to sales promotions and deliver positive visitor experiences
• Support service during special events as part of an all round catering team

Our ideal Catering Assistant will:

• Experience in a café, restaurant or catering environment
• Friendly, approachable and committed to great customer service
• Confident working in a fast paced, visitor focused environment
• Able to follow instructions and work well as part of a team
• Good communication skills and a positive can-do attitude
• Understanding of food safety and hygiene practices (training provided)
• Flexible and reliable, with the ability to work weekends and busy peak periods

About us:

Restaurant Associates is a leading premium hospitalityprovider with an ethos drawn from our history of fine and high-quality diningin London and New York.

Within our venues team, we provide catering andhospitality services to some of the most iconic visitor attractions anddestinations in the UK including the Imperial War Museum London, GlyndebourneOpera House, Knebworth House, Design Museum, Whipsnade Zoo and many more.Within these amazing venues we operate a host of bespoke cafés and restaurants,as well as delivering private events ranging from small meetings to large-scaleground events of up to 1000 people. You can find a full list of our venues onour website.

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering anenvironment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and hasequal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culturethat respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, andabilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued,empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity isour strength!