Lampeter Campus (with a requirement to work across other campuses)
- 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).
We are now looking for a Catering and Conference Assistant to join our university on a part time, permanent basis working 30 hours per week.
- THE ROLE –
You are required to provide excellent customer service in all areas of catering and conferencing. The position involves serving food and beverages in all catering outlets, preparation of food, simple cooking, portion control and presentation. You will be required to prepare specialty coffees and hot beverages to the specified standard.
- ABOUT YOU -
To be considered as a Catering and Conference Assistant, you will need:
- Good general level of education
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Previous experience of interacting with customers in a front facing service environmen
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate effective organizational skill
- Demonstrate the ability to understand and follow instructions.
- Ability to work effectively as an individual including being unsupervised, as part of a team and in partnership with others.
- 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.
- Good general level of education including good written and numerical skills
The following would be beneficial to your role:
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Allergen awareness
- Previous experience of working in a busy kitchen/dining environmen
- Experience of basic cooki
- Previous experience of working as a till operator.
- Experience of maintaining standards.
- Barista trained.
- Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh – oral and written
- 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 great pay and benefits package in recognition of their valued contribution including:
- Good pay and conditions; as an accredited living wage employer, we offer competitive pay
- Pension scheme membership from USS to provide benefits for you and your family
- Family-friendly policies that provide for flexible working, including additional paid maternity and paternity leave
- Career and development opportunities, including support to gain further qualifications
- Support for mental health and wellbeing, including occupational health and counselling support services
- Staff discounts on a range of products and services
- Travel schemes, including the cycle to work scheme
Please note, this application process does not include the option to submit a CV.
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, on our vacancies page.
Closing date: 22 February 2024, 11:59pm