Catering Assistant

We are looking for enthusiastic motivated individual who is capable of working in a fast paced Barista style coffee shop, duties include preparation and service of simple foods, cash handling and general cleaning, ensuring the correct and economical use of materials and equipment, ensuring quality control is upheld, completing HACCP documentation.
You must be confident in the everyday running of a busy catering environment and required to work without supervision.

Main duties of the job
1. Being dynamic serving customers in a fast paced Barista style coffee shop.
2. Preparing the counter for service
3. Accurately take food orders over the counter or on the telephone
4. Cash Handling, taking card payments and keeping accurate accounts of money transactions.
5. Simple Food preparation such as salads and sandwiches.
6. Preparing orders for Paninis, pizza and other hot snacks.
7. Keeping accurate records for the HACCP Food Safety System
8. Putting away deliveries
9. Replenishing fridges and selves with stock, whilst making sure stock is rotated.
10. Informing supervisor when stocks are low
11. Delivering buffets and hospitality to areas away from the main Staff Restaurant.
12. Clearing away dirty pots.
13. General cleaning of service counter and restaurant areas.
14. When required deliver food orders to the Wards.
15. If required, cover absences., As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives., To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments., Keep up to date with the latest job opportunities and information across the Northern Care Alliance by following us on Twitter and Facebook: @NCACareersNHS