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Food & Beverage Assistant


Location
Salary
£13.21 an hour
Profession
Estates and facilities
Deadline
20 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
22 Jul 2026
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Job summary

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. 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 excelle

Main duties of the job

As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you'll play an important role in creating a warm, welcoming and enjoyable dining experience. You'll serve meals and refreshments while ensuring that dining areas are clean, comfortable, and inviting. Working with our hospitality and kitchen teams, you'll support the delivery of food and beverage services. Your tasks will range from preparing dining areas to serving residents and assisting with kitchen duties. A friendly approach and attention to detail are essential to deliver the high standards we're known for. You'll need experience in hospitality, catering, or customer service environments, a professional and caring approach, communication and teamwork skills, an understanding of food hygiene and safety practices, and a passion for excellent customer service. We offer training opportunities, wellbeing programs, and career progression options within Barchester Healthcare.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is dedicated to providing quality care and hospitality services to residents, families, and guests. It aims to create a welcoming and comfortable environment for all its patrons. The organisation values customer service and offers training and development opportunities for its employees, ensuring the delivery of high standards of care and service. Barchester Healthcare supports career progression within the company, providing a platform for personal and professional growth. Employees have access to wellbeing programs and assistance schemes, reflecting the organisation's commitment to its staff's welfare.

Details

  • Date posted: 22 July 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: £13.21 an hour
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
  • Reference number: 1529137304
  • Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Camberley, GU15 3NQ, 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.

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 hospitality, catering, or customer service environments; 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 £13.21 an hour. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.

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