Catering Assistant

Catering Assistant in the Bereavement Services catering team at Coney Hill Cemetery and Crematorium, run by Gloucester City Council, reporting to the catering supervisor. The work centres on preparing and serving food and drink and taking bookings from funeral directors and the public. It is casual zero-hour work, with the wake facility open Monday to Friday and an occasional weekend twice a year, and much of the contact is with bereaved families.

Sponsorship is not offered, so candidates need right to work covering at least six months.

• Preparing and serving food and drink at the wake facility
• Taking bookings from funeral directors and the public, in person and by phone
• Presenting all food to a high standard, with close attention to detail
• Dealing with bereaved people in stressful circumstances, with empathy and good customer care
• Working within the Bereavement Services catering team under the catering supervisor

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Attention to detail
• High level of empathy
• Good communication and customer care skills
• Fluent spoken English, able to demonstrate it with confidence

• Right to work covering at least 6 months, without sponsorship

• Commitment to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults