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Food & Beverage Assistant


Location
Salary
£13.77 an hour
Profession
Estates and facilities
Deadline
08 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
10 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 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.

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 for residents, families, and visitors. You will be serving meals and refreshments and ensuring dining areas are clean, comfortable, and inviting. You'll work closely with hospitality and kitchen teams to support the day-to-day delivery of food and beverage services throughout the home. Whether you are preparing dining areas, serving residents, or assisting with kitchen duties, your friendly approach and attention to detail will help deliver the high standards known for. A friendly, caring, and professional approach is needed, along with good communication and teamwork skills. A passion for delivering excellent customer service and an understanding of food hygiene, and health and safety practices is essential. You will enjoy working with people and take pride in providing an outstanding experience for residents and visitors alike.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is committed to providing high-quality care and services to residents across various locations. With an emphasis on hospitality and customer service, Barchester Healthcare aims to create a warm and inviting environment for residents, families, and visitors. Employees at Barchester Healthcare are encouraged to build relationships with residents, offering a friendly and professional approach in all aspects of their work. The company values dedication and offers competitive benefits including free training, career progression opportunities, and access to wellbeing programs. Barchester Healthcare strives to maintain high standards in all areas of operation.

Details

  • Date posted: 10 July 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: £13.77 an hour
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
  • Reference number: 1525416762
  • Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, READING, RG31 5UG, 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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience in a hospitality, catering or customer service environment. Good communication and teamwork skills. An understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices.

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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 £13.77 an hour. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.

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