Catering Assistant

You will be the key link between service users, clinical teams and the kitchen to support the Catering and Hospitality Services Manager and Chefs in delivering high-quality catering services to patients, visitors, volunteer co ordinators, volunteers and staff.

Duties will include providing excellent customer service, some basic food preparation, preparing drinks, basic cash handling, cleaning kitchen and dining room, maintaining a safe environment, taking meals to patients.

Also support volunteer catering assistants in running the Hospice Cafe, including providing cover when needed and maintaining standards and best practice with the ability to work on own initiative with supervisory support.

Basic Food Hygiene certificate is a requirement., To be the daily interface between our service users, clinical teams and kitchen to assist the Catering and Hospitality Services Manager and Chefs to deliver quality catering and hospitality services to the following key areas and customers including patients, staff, visitors and contractors.

Breakfast, Lunch and Evening Meals for our Thirty-one bed inpatient ward Lunch and high tea for our Day Therapy patients weekdays only Hospice cafe service as delivered by Volunteers Special events and functions for our patients i.e. onsite weddings

LOROS Hospice is a local charity and every year we care for over 2,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We deliver free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers.