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ABOUT THE ROLE As a 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. Shifts are 7am to 1:30pm and 7am to 3pm ABOUT YOU To join us as a 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 ski
Main duties of the job
As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll be involved in creating a welcoming dining environment for residents, families, and visitors. You'll be serving meals, managing the cleanliness and comfort of dining areas, and assisting the hospitality and kitchen teams. Your role will include preparing dining areas, serving residents, and assisting with kitchen duties. You'll need experience in hospitality, catering, or customer service, and exhibit a friendly and professional demeanor alongside strong communication and teamwork abilities. You'll also require an understanding of food hygiene and safety practices, coupled with a passion for delivering excellent customer service. The job involves shifts from 7am to 1:30pm and 7am to 3pm. A competitive pay rate with benefits such as training and development opportunities, wellbeing programmes, retail discounts, and career progression options are offered in return for your dedication.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality healthcare services. They focus on offering top-tier care and hospitality within their facilities, ensuring residents, families, and visitors experience a warm, welcoming environment. Barchester Healthcare is known for its dedication to high standards in healthcare and hospitality services. They offer a range of benefits to their employees, including training, development opportunities, and access to wellbeing programmes. Employees are given opportunities for career progression, and the organization encourages a professional yet caring approach. Their commitment to delivering an outstanding experience to everyone who steps into their facilities is testament to their sector-leading reputation. They are looking for staff who are passionate about hospitality and can make a meaningful difference in residents' lives.
Details
- Date posted: 03 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £13.49 an hour
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 1522796232
- Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Ferndown, BH22 9EU, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE As a 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.
Shifts are 7am to 1:30pm and 7am to 3pm
ABOUT YOU To join us as a 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 In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package, including:
Free training and development opportunities Access to wellbeing and employee assistance programmes Retail and lifestyle discounts Refer a Friend bonus scheme Opportunities for career progression across Barchester Healthcare
If you're passionate about hospitality and want to make a positive difference to residents' daily lives, we'd love to hear from you.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment. Understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices. Good communication and teamwork skills.
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This advert is for Food & Beverage Assistant with Barchester Healthcare in Bristol, South East, England. It is listed as a Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £13.49 an hour. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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