General Catering Assistant - London, United Kingdom - House of Lords

Description

Positions - 1

Band / Grade - HL3

Salary 1
- £24,400

Post Type - Concurrent (External + Internal)

Contract Type - Permanent

Working Pattern - Full Time

Leave entitlement - Starting at 30 days per annum

Pension - Civil Service Pension Scheme

Closing Date

3rd March 2024 at 23:55

Job Description - General Catering Assistant JD - Feb

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We are looking for a General Catering Assistant to join our Catering and Retail Services Office at House of Lords.

This is a position where you provide the highest standard of food service and maintain the highest standard of cleanliness and tidiness, according to current health and food hygiene legislation, at all times.

This is an opportunity to work onsite at Parliament


You'll be accountable for/to:

• Serving customers and waiting staff with the correct food and beverage items as requested, exercising portion control and work closely with Line manager to achieve mínimal wastage.
• Reacting quickly, efficiently and courteously to customer needs, and to the request of managers, displaying a high standard of customer care.
• To keep their areas of responsibility clean and tidy at all times & ensure that food production and storage areas, service counters, public & kitchen areas are kept hygienically clean.
• Cashier duties in the restaurant as required.
• Follow cleaning rotas as directed, clean tables, chairs, display counters and fridges as required and descale coffee machines, soup kettles as directed.
• Ensure adequate stock of service utensils, disposable packaging, crockery, and replenish food supplies by requisitions from stores as required.
• Clear dirty crockery, cutlery etc from public areas.
• Sweep & mop floors, clear spillages, disposal of rubbish and general waste into designated areas.

What we're looking for:

• Strong and confident communicator.
• Knowledge of a café style restaurant.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Good knowledge of food hygiene, Health, and Safety regulations.
• The job description provides full details about the role and what we are looking for._

What you'll get in return:

• 30 days annual leave (increasing to 35 after one years' service).
• Generous pension scheme.
• Discounts from wellknown brands and retailers.
• Parliamentary health and wellbeing programme.
• The opportunity to witness history in the making

The work we do is vital to House of Lords, and you will be a pivotal member in the team strengthening the work of the House.

The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK parliament.

It is independent from and complements the work of the House of Commons to:

• Make laws.
• Check and challenge the actions of the government through questions and debates.
• Investigate public policy and provide a forum of independent expertise.

Job offers are standardly offered at the minimum of the salary range.

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