GLL is looking for a Catering Assistant to join the team at Barking Sporthouse & Gym. If you have the skills and ambition to join us as a Catering Assistant, there's never been a more exciting time to join us and take your first step to working in the UK largest leisure provider.
The catering team pride themselves on delivering an effective and efficient café service with high levels of quality service by way of preparation, serving and delivery of fresh food and drinks, so you'll need to be just as passionate as they are. You'll ensure the café environment maintains hygiene and cleanliness standards in line with strict Health and Safety requirements.
Ideally, you'll have previous experience working as a Catering Assistant with good customer care skills. You'll have a Food Hygiene certificate and knowledge of COSHH (Control of Substance Hazardous to Health).
What you'll do:
- Maintain a positive image of the venue to customers and the public at all times
- Deliver excellent customer experience at all times
- Prepare and sell drinks and food as required
- Engage with customers to ensure customer satisfaction
- Actively contribute to the development of the service
- Assist the manger on duty in the monitoring process against the set standards i.e. noise levels and cleanliness
- Ensure the security and maintenance of the bar area and the contents within.
- Prepare areas and equipment required and ensure the area and all its facilities are kept clean and presentable at all times
- Adhere to all health and safety requirements, including all procedures in relation to fire prevention, licences, food, COSHH, heating, ventilation, energy management and conservation.
- To undertake cash handling and banking within the stipulated financial procedures.
What you need:
- A team player
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to undertake cleaning and maintenance tasks
- Ability to work independently
- Cash handling experience
- Previous events experience a bonus but not essential
- Able to work unsocial hours.
- Ability to work flexible shift patterns e.g. morning shifts, evening shifts and weekends.
As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:
- A Values driven organisation
- Learning & development to support career development
- Good Pension schemes
- Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
- Flexible working hours
- Industry leading rates of pay
- opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how we are run plus associated social events
- Exclusive discounts on our villas in Portugal
- Exclusive discounts on our Ski chalets in Bulgaria
- Health assurance
- Career pathways, professional development are just the start. To ensure you stay at the top of your game, we provide training with practical and theory elements too.
- Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras)
- 25% off Red Letter Days
- 25% off Buy A Gift
- 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
- Ride to work scheme
- Free eye tests and discounted glasses