Catering Assistant

The role

Source catering is the University of Bristol’s award-winning catering brand and are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly individual to take the role of Catering Assistant at the university. The role will be working in one of our catering outlets which include 5 catered halls of residence, events & conference spaces, 9 cafes, 3 bars and a food court and will suit someone who has experience in the industry or can demonstrate hospitable and hard working qualities.

This is an amazing opportunity that provides work-life balance, training & development, working alongside a large and supportive team and involvement in exciting food & drink projects. We offer paid overtime, generous annual leave as well as extra paid days off for university closure days.

Our Catering Assistants are the friendly faces serving our students, other university staff and visitors and delivering great customer service. Our food is award-winning, our terms are fantastic and the team is good to be part of. We like to think it’s all the best bits of the catering and hospitality industry with less of the bad bits.

What will you be doing?

You will be preparing and serving food and drink in one or many of our outlets whilst delivering great customer service.

We will train you in all areas of service as required including barista training, bar training, event service and generally looking after our students as part of a team.

You should apply if

• Hospitality experience in food service and dealing with guests
• Experience of working within a diverse team
• High organisational skills and the ability to adapt to the needs of the business
• Ready to work somewhere that genuinely works hard to look after their team

Additional information

For informal queries about the role, please contact Harriet Barton on harriet.barton@bristol.ac.uk

This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on Monday 26th August.

You can learn more about Campus Operations department and hear some of our staff stories via our careers microsite.

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.

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