Catering Assistants

Our busy catering operation at Minsmere Reserve is looking for two part time catering assistants to cover maternity leave.

2 x Part Time Catering Assistants
Reference: FEB20249835
Location: Minsmere, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3BY
Salary: £21,255.00 - £22,818.00 Pro Rata
Hours: An average of between 11 to 15 hours per week, per role
Contract: Zero hour, 9 months
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave

We are looking for two individuals who are able to deliver the highest standards and customer care and assist with the day-to-day running of the café operation, in line with set RSPB procedures and routines.

You will need to be available to work during the day (no evenings), and weekend and Bank Holiday working will be essential. The successful candidates will be offered a contract from March 2024 - November 2024 to cover maternity leave.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Enthusiastic approach to work.
• High understanding of the principals of food hygiene.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to work on own initiative.
• Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback.
• Working in target driven/pressured environment.
• Working on the till, card machine, cashing up.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of working at a café/bar/pub.
• Till operation and payment handling.
• Knowledge of food and food service skills.
• Computer skills.

Closing date: 23:59, Sunday, 31st March 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on 11 April 2024.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

As part of this application, you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete a short form. If you wish to provide a cover letter with your application, please include this at the end of your CV document upload.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.