Job summary
The role of a Food & Beverage Team Member at Avery Healthcare focuses on supporting the dining service and assisting residents with their meals. The successful candidate will demonstrate compassion, commitment, and high standards of personal hygiene to deliver exceptional culinary services to the residents.
Main duties of the job
As a Food & Beverage Team Member, your responsibilities will include supporting residents with meal choices, ensuring dining tables are set properly, maintaining a clean and well-presented front of house, and replenishing fresh homemade cakes, biscuits, finger food, and fruit throughout the day. You will also need to be aware of residents' dietary requirements.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They believe in creating meaningful lives together for their residents by offering exceptional care and experience across their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; we recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, supporting your career development with a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.
We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Food and Beverage Team Member.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Your focus as a Food and Beverage Team Member will be to support with the dining service and assisting residents with their meals.
Other responsibilities will include:
1. Supporting the residents with choosing their meal options at the time of dining.
2. Ensuring that dining tables are set in accordance with the standard operating procedures.
3. Keeping front of house clean, tidy and well-presented, and that dirty crockery is removed and replenished throughout the day.
4. Ensuring fresh homemade cakes/biscuits are accessible in the bistro areas are replenished throughout the day as well as finger food and fresh fruit options.
5. Being aware of residents' dietary requirements.
ABOUT YOU
To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all that you do.
Our ideal candidate must:
6. Demonstrate high standards of personal hygiene.
7. Demonstrate compassion and commitment to the delivery of culinary services to residents.
8. Have experience of working in a similar setting, restaurant or hotel would be desirable.
9. A basic Food Hygiene Certificate would be beneficial.
ABOUT AVERY
As one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other. Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.
Please note this role will require:
10. A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
11. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs. Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
12. While previous experience in a similar setting, restaurant, or hotel would be desirable, a basic Food Hygiene Certificate would also be beneficial.