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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. 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 abili
Main duties of the job
As a Food & Beverage Assistant at Barchester Healthcare, you will play a crucial role in ensuring a positive dining experience for residents, families, and visitors. Your responsibilities will include serving meals and refreshments, keeping dining areas tidy, and supporting the hospitality and kitchen teams in delivering high-quality food and beverage service. You will need experience in hospitality, catering, or customer service environments, alongside a friendly, caring, and professional approach. Good communication, teamwork skills, understanding of food hygiene and health safety practices, and a passion for excellent customer service are essential in this role.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care services, committed to delivering exceptional standards in the care homes and services it operates. Offering a variety of dedicated and specialized care options, Barchester Healthcare places a strong emphasis on providing a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment for its residents and their families. The organisation is known for its staff training and development initiatives, continually enhancing its methods and practices to better serve its community. Barchester Healthcare values compassion, integrity, and a dedication to improving resident wellbeing across its facilities.
Details
- Date posted: 08 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £13.21 an hour
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
- Reference number: 1524781042
- Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Woking, GU23 7DJ, 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
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- Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment
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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 06 Sep 2026.
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