University of Essex Campus Services - Essex FoodOur Colchester Campus is a compact 'high street' with multiple busy restaurants, cafes and food outlets located in Squares 3, 4, 5 and 6 at the heart of campus. We pride ourselves on our professional and courteous customer-led service to students, staff and visitors at our cafes, restaurants and food outlets. The cornerstone of Essex Food is offering nutritious, value for money food while treating our customers and staff with respect.Duties of the RoleAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a number of Catering Assistants to join our team at Essex Food, to working in our various retail units. The main purpose of this post will be to serve food, engage with customers, adhering to all food regulations and actively promote the retail units and Essex Food offers. Responsibilities will also include operating catering equipment, ordering of stock via stores, operating a till and undertaking light cooking duties. You will also be required to take an active part in unit sales promotions. Skills and qualifications requiredThe successful candidate will hold a certificate in Basic Food Hygiene or equivalent and will have previous experience within this service industry, along with an awareness of hygiene standards and the ability to maintain these standards.You will be an enthusiastic individual who has a passion for food, great customer service and attention to detail. You will also have good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a busy and challenging environment. To comply with Health and Safety regulations, any offer of employment will be made subject to satisfactory University Food Handling health clearance by the University Occupational Health service.Please note we are looking to recruit full-time (38 hours a week) and part-time (30 hours a week) Catering Assistants, so please do let indicate on your application form which position you will be applying for. You will be required to work 5 days out of 7 including occasional evenings and weekends.Previous applicants who have applied for the same role in the last 3 months do not need to re-apply.Please see the further detail link below for a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please telephone the Resourcing Team (01206 876559).*Further detail: Catering Assistant jobpackThis recruitment campaign is being administered by the University of Essex on behalf of University of Essex Campus Services Ltd, a wholly owned company of the University. Some aspects of the information provided on this recruitment website may not apply to this appointment.