Catering and Conference Assistant

Carmarthen Campus (Travel to other locations when necessary)

ABOUT US

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) is proud of our dedicated and talented employees, and we work together as a team to make a difference to the lives of our students and the communities we serve. We are 14th in the UK for Social Inclusion and 28th in the UK for Teaching Quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2023), and 21st in the UK for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide, 2023). Our success depends heavily on the commitment and skills of our people.

We are looking for two Catering and Conference Assistant to join us on a Full-time (37 hours per week), 1-year fixed term basis.

THE ROLE

You will be expected to deliver a professional service to the University Catering at large, including hospitality, functions, events and conferencing to the highest of standards. This involves serving food and beverages in all catering outlets.

ABOUT YOU

To be considered for this role, you will need:

• Experience of interacting with customers in a front facing service environment
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively as an individual including being unsupervised, as part of a team.
• Ability and preparedness to work flexibly in terms of duties, shift patterns, campus locations and in order to respond to business needs at short notice.

Please view the Job Description where you will find a list of the essential and desirable ‘Person Specification’ criteria.

BENEFITS

• Annual leave entitlement is 28 days’ annual leave per year, plus 8 bank holidays and 4 University closure days

Our employees get access to a comprehensive pay and benefits package in recognition of their valued contribution including:

• Competitive pay and pay progression
• Generous annual leave allowance including Christmas/New Year closure
• Pension scheme membership from USS to provide benefits for you and your family
• Access to a benefits and wellbeing platform, with a choice of benefits to suit your needs, including electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme and financial wellbeing services
• Support for health and wellbeing, including access to on-campus sports facilities at discounted rates, occupational health, and counselling support services
• Career and development opportunities, including support to gain further qualifications
• Family-friendly policies that provide for flexible working, including enhanced paid maternity and paternity leave
• Travel schemes, including the cycle to work scheme.

If you feel you could thrive and make an impact in this role, please apply via the button shown.

Please note, this application process does not include the option to submit a CV. Therefore, your application will be assessed based on your answers to the application questions only and, in particular, your Supporting Statement.

Note your correspondence language will be determined by the language you apply in. To apply in Welsh, please click ‘Cymraeg’ at the top right of the screen. 

Closing date: 1 October 2024, 11:59 pm

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