Job overview

This is an exciting time to join our Retail Catering Team as we go through a period of change, and with this change, we are looking for additional colleagues to join the team on a fixed term basis, to support with our mobile retail trolley service, and our fruit and veg stall.

 This is a varied role, where you will be visiting our inpatient wards, with nutritional snacks, drinks, and sandwiches, as well as offering the service to colleagues throughout the Trust and AGH Solutions, the trolley service has proven a great benefit to patients and colleagues and is highly asked about, and gets people talking when you are in the area!  Think an airline or train trolley but in Airedale!  You will also be covering our Fruit and Veg stall when the trolley is not out and about the hospital.

 You will be selling items to our service users, and colleagues, this role will involve walking and pushing a  retail trolley and standing at periods of time.

 Shifts will be allocated at least 2 weeks in advance, and will typically be 5 hours between the hours of 0900-2000.

Due to the nature of this role you will need to be 18+ in order to fulfil this role.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Catering Assistant - Retail is to carry out all duties to the required standard for the provision of the catering services within the Hospital. To communicate with the Catering Supervisor and Management any problems and potential improvements in providing the service and to work to achieve departmental objectives.

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

 If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation

Working for our organisation

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.