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Food & Beverage Assistant - Bank


Location
Salary
£14.80 an hour
Profession
Estates and facilities
Deadline
18 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Bank
Posted Date
20 Jul 2026
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Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play an important role in creating a warm, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for our residents, families and visitors. From serving meals and refreshments to ensuring dining areas are clean, comfortable and inviting, you'll help make every mealtime a positive experience. Working closely with our hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services throughout the home. Whether you're preparing dining areas, serving residents or assisting with kitchen duties, your friendly approach and attention to detail will help us deliver the high standards we're known for. As a Bank Food & Beverage Assistant, you'll enjoy the flexibility of working hours that fit around your lifestyle while making a meaningful difference to residents' daily lives. ABOUT YOU To join us as a Bank Food & Beverage Assistant, you'll need: Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment A friendly, caring and professional approach Good communication and teamwork skills An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices A passion for delivering excellent customer service The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment You'll enjoy working with people and take pride in providing an outstanding experience for residents and visitors alike. REWARDS PACKAGE As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of opportunities to develop your skills and experience.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you will be essential in creating a welcoming dining experience for residents, families, and visitors. Your responsibilities will include serving meals and refreshments and maintaining clean and comfortable dining areas. You will work closely with both the hospitality and kitchen teams to ensure high standards of food and beverage services within the home. The role offers flexible working hours, allowing you to make a meaningful difference in residents' lives. To succeed in this position, you should have experience in hospitality, catering, or customer service, a friendly and professional approach, strong communication and teamwork skills, knowledge of food hygiene and health and safety practices, and a passion for delivering excellent customer service.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of top-quality care and hospitality services. The company strives to create a warm and welcoming environment for all its residents, their families, and visitors. Barchester Healthcare is committed to maintaining high standards in its service delivery, helping shape pleasant and enjoyable experiences across the homes they operate. The organisation values flexibility and provides its employees various opportunities to develop skills and gain experience within the care sector. Employees are encouraged to bring a friendly, professional, and caring approach to their roles, as the overarching aim of Barchester Healthcare is to ensure all its residents are content, safe, and well looked after.

Details

  • Date posted: 20 July 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: £14.80 an hour
  • Contract: Bank
  • Working pattern: Flexible working
  • Reference number: 1528479464
  • Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Bourne, PE10 9UQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Bank Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play an important role in creating a warm, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience for our residents, families and visitors. From serving meals and refreshments to ensuring dining areas are clean, comfortable and inviting, you'll help make every mealtime a positive experience.

Working closely with our hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services throughout the home. Whether you're preparing dining areas, serving residents or assisting with kitchen duties, your friendly approach and attention to detail will help us deliver the high standards we're known for.

As a Bank Food & Beverage Assistant, you'll enjoy the flexibility of working hours that fit around your lifestyle while making a meaningful difference to residents' daily lives.

ABOUT YOU To join us as a Bank Food & Beverage Assistant, you'll need:

Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment A friendly, caring and professional approach Good communication and teamwork skills An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices A passion for delivering excellent customer service The ability to work efficiently in a busy environment

You'll enjoy working with people and take pride in providing an outstanding experience for residents and visitors alike.

REWARDS PACKAGE As well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of opportunities to develop your skills and experience.

If you'd like a rewarding role where you can make a real difference while enjoying flexible working opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment, a friendly, caring and professional approach, good communication and teamwork skills, an understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices, a passion for delivering excellent customer service, the ability to work efficiently in a busy environment

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This advert is for Food & Beverage Assistant - Bank with Barchester Healthcare in Bristol, South East, England. It is listed as a Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £14.80 an hour. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 18 Sep 2026.

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