General Catering Assistant

Reference
1117232

Branch
Canterbury Christ Church University

Start date
13/09/2026

Duration
Other - See Job

Hours and days
Various, up to 15 hours per week; 14/09 - 19/12/2026

Dress code
Black trousers black shoes

Rate of pay
£12.71

Holiday rate
£1.53

Role
To work as part of a team in the food and beverage outlets across the Canterbury Campus providing catering and hospitality services. The post of General Assistant will involve working in any of our catering outlets across the Canterbury Campus. The post holder will need to have a flexible approach to meet the expectations of providing a consistent and quality service to students, staff and external visitors. The post holder will be expected to work in any of the Catering outlets to meet the business requirements.

Duties and responsibilities

• To assist and provide a consistent, professional customer service, quality food and beverage service across the Canterbury Campus Network for students, staff and external clients on a day-to-day basis
• To assist in the daily operations in any outlet to provide a professional food and drinks service to our students and guest.
• To be aware of the menu boards and any daily menus and contents to communicate to our customers, in order to be able to assist the customer with advice and guidance where needed.
• Preparation and cleaning of all service counters and any areas within the food and beverage outlets and removal of any waste as and when required.
• To assist with any other duties as instructed by the duty Team Leaders and Managers.

Skills and experience
We are searching for a highly motivated individual with a flexible approach and be able to meet the expectations of providing a consistent and quality service to students, staff and external visitors.

• Customer focused
• Delivering a first-class service to students, staff and external clients.
• Working with the Team Leader in any outlet, assisting with Hospitality, Events and formal dinners.
• Willingness to learn new skills and develop as an individual
• Working with the Team Leaders to maximise student experience

Location
Canterbury - All catering outlets

Additional information
Proposed Interview Date: TBA

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