Manpower Recruitment have teamed up with an established College in Oxford City Centre and are recruiting for an experienced Hall Supervisor. These hours will be worked in accordance with the rota supplied by the Hall Manager, working 5 days out of 7 including mornings, evenings, and weekends. The role is Full Time, Permanent position and paying £27747pa In addition to public holidays, this appointment carries with it a leave entitlement of 25 days pro rata. The environment has large Dining Hall and caters for a wide range of dining needs - from 'canteen-style' service for students through formal dinners to large banquets for conference delegates. Reporting to the Hall Manager, the post holder will be working as part of the Hall team to provide outstanding levels of service to all those who use the Hall (including students, staff, Fellows and conference delegates), and to promote a professional and positive image of the College to everyone who dines in the Hall. Their primary focus will be to provide food service within the Hall and Servery, ensuring that the required levels of food hygiene are always maintained. In addition to food service, the post holder will assist the Chefs in preparing food, will oversee the lunchtime salad bar (on a rota basis), and will be responsible for helping to maintain the Hall and Servery area to appropriate levels of cleanliness. Food and beverage service To provide table service in the Hall during breakfast, lunch and dinner as required. To provide service from the Servery counter during breakfast, lunch, dinner and/or Buttery. To notify the Duty Chef of food shortages prior to running out. On a rota basis, to oversee the running of the salad bar, and to maintain adequate food levels (as appropriate). To operate the tills in the Servery, in the Buttery and on the salad bar, as required. To clear away unused food after lunch, liaising with the Duty Chef to determine which foods should be kept (storing them correctly) and which should be disposed of. To clean tables in the Hall. To liaise with other departments to ensure that any special requirements are catered for. To email students with mealtimes and Hall closure information. To notify the Kitchen of changes to catering numbers provided by Kinetic and the Conference Office. Food preparation and hygiene To assist with the preparation of the Servery prior to meals and to clean the Servery after meals, ensuring that the required standards of hygiene and cleanliness are always maintained. To check and record food temperatures. To clean Hall tables and lamps. To clean and refill the juice dispenser. To lay out food for the self-service lunchtime salad bar, and to ensure that adequate crockery and cutlery are available. To assist the Duty Chef with the preparation of buffet food for staff lunches. To prepare the SCR sandwiches daily. To assist the Duty Chef with food preparation in the afternoon (as required) and to pass prepared food to the casual waiting staff for service. To plate up meals as required for the Night Porters. To place these meals in the 'SCAF' fridge(s) for collection at night. Cleaning and Presentation To ensure that all the required serving utensils are clean and ready prior to breakfast, lunch and dinner. To remove all clean crockery and cutlery from the wash-up trolleys or green crockery trolleys, and store it in the appropriate place. To move the 'full' main plate hot trolleys from the wash-up area to their Servery positions, and to replace them with the empty or nearly empty hot trolleys. To assist in clearing away the plate trolleys during and after meal service. To assist with the cleaning of tables in Hall after meal service, and to assist with the moving of tables and chairs in Hall, as required. To regularly wash and sanitise the wash-up tables on either side of the glass wash machine. To regularly clean fridges, shelves, sinks and the ice machine in the Servery. To maintain accurate records of cleaning schedules within the Hall and Servery. When required, to assist in the general cleaning of the Hall and foyer/ entrance areas, including sweeping, wet mopping, checking for and removing cobwebs from the walls, pillars, porches and tapestries, and ensuring that (as far as possible) the door mats at the entrances to the Hall remain clean and free of leaves. Staffing To assist the Hall Manager with the training and recruitment of casual service staff, ensuring that the relevant paperwork is given to the Personnel Advisor in a timely manner. To record the hours worked by casual staff on the casual timesheets. To work with the Hall Manager to ensure that all staff are aware of College procedures and that they comply with rules set out by the College. To ensure that all permanent and casual staff receive training relating to health and safety and food hygiene issues. General To take the dirty laundry from the Hall and Kitchen to the Linen Room. To make coffee and clean, rinse and/ or de-scale the coffee machine, as appropriate. To assist with stocktaking. To ensure the Servery area is tidy. If interested, please get in contact with a Manpower representative.