Food and Beverage Assistant - Bank

Job summary

Package Description: At The Hawthorns, we believe in supporting those who support our residents. We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, champion your career development, offer a range of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Food and Beverage Team Member at Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! ABOUT THE ROLE Your focus as a Food and Beverage Team Member will be to support with the dining service and assisting residents with their meals. Other responsibilities will include: Supporting the residents with choosing their meal options at the time of dining. Ensuring that dining tables are set in accordance with the standard operating procedures. Keeping front of house clean, tidy and well-presented, and that dirty crockery is removed and replenished throughout the day. Ensuring fresh homemade cakes/biscuits are accessible in the bistro areas are replenished throughout the day as well as finger food and fresh fruit options.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Food and Beverage Team Member at Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree. Your main focus will be to support with the dining service and assist residents with their meals. Responsibilities include supporting residents with choosing their meal options, ensuring dining tables are set in accordance with standard operating procedures, keeping front of house clean, tidy, and well-presented, and ensuring fresh homemade cakes, biscuits, finger food, and fresh fruit options are available throughout the day. Applicants must demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene, compassion, and commitment to delivering culinary services. Experience in a similar setting, such as a restaurant or hotel, is desirable. A basic Food Hygiene Certificate would also be beneficial.

About us

The Hawthorns is a unique retirement model offering properties to rent for couples or individuals who seek a rich, independent lifestyle at beautiful locations across the country. The retirement villages are vibrant and companionable places where residents eat, have fun, and live together. The Hawthorns' vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' is achieved through exceptional service and experience offered at four luxurious retirement homes that establish them as the preferred choice for both residents and employees. Avery Healthcare supports staff who support residents, recognizing and celebrating hard-working colleagues while offering career development opportunities, apprenticeships, and access to various leisure and retail discounts.

Details

• Date posted: 19 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £10.88 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 1565708703
• Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Tortoiseshell Way, CM7 1TD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At The Hawthorns, we believe in supporting those who support our residents. We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, champion your career development, offer a range of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Food and Beverage Team Member at Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Food and Beverage Team Member will be to support with the dining service and assisting residents with their meals.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the residents with choosing their meal options at the time of dining.
• Ensuring that dining tables are set in accordance with the standard operating procedures.
• Keeping front of house clean, tidy and well-presented, and that dirty crockery is removed and replenished throughout the day.
• Ensuring fresh homemade cakes/biscuits are accessible in the bistro areas are replenished throughout the day as well as finger food and fresh fruit options.
• Being aware of residents dietary requirements.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
• Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of culinary services to residents.
• Have experience of working in a similar setting, restaurant or hotel would be desirable.
• A basic Food Hygiene Certificate would be beneficial.

ABOUT THE HAWTHORNS

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.