Catering Support Worker - Grimsbury Farm

We’re hiring for a Catering Support Worker...

We’re looking for individuals with catering experience with a can-do attitude and a desire to help someone live a full life!  

This inspiring and interesting role combines the opportunity to utilise and develop your catering experience with empowering people with a learning disability to reach their goal of achieving paid employment.  

The Hatch and the Barn Cafe at Grimsbury Farm (in Kingswood, Bristol) offers employment training to people with learning disabilities who want a career in catering or hospitality.

The support you provide will be centred around each person’s values, preferences and needs, working a range of hours across 7 days.

We have two part time positions available, 18 and 24 hour contract per week.

Benefits:

• Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (basic salary £11.68 - £12.01p/h). 
• Full training to gain the nationally recognised Care Certificate. 
• On-going training and career development including professional qualifications.
• Contributory Pension.
• We cover the cost of DBS checks. 
• Rota's are planned in advance.
• Access to Wagestream where you can track your basic salary and additional hours earnings throughout the month and stream (access) a portion of those earnings before your monthly pay date. You can also access a range of financial support and advice, as well as save directly from your earnings. 
• Shopping discounts including Blue Light card, EE perks and Costco membership.
• Successfully 'recommend a friend' to join us and you'll receive a thank-you payment.
• Access to wellbeing helplines. 
• Health Cash Plan.

What we're looking for:

• Previous catering experience.
• Passion for hospitality.
• Great customer care skills.
• Great food service skills.
• Experience in food preparation.
• Experience in baking.
• Experience in food hygiene practices.

Your responsibilities: 

• Have good communication skills. 
• Have a positive and patient approach. 
• Be resilient and respect people’s differences.  
• Able to build relationships based on trust, respect and consideration. 
• A catering qualification or catering experience in a commercial / business setting.  
• Experience of working in or running a small business is desirable. 
• Understanding and knowledge of employment support and employment training for people with learning disabilities will be an advantage. 

About Brandon

Brandon exists to enable children, young people and adults with a learning disability, autism, or both, to live life in the way they choose. We provide high-quality, individualised support to around 1,600 people and have a staff team of over 2,000. Operating across southern England and London, support is provided by a widely dispersed workforce, including public spaces and the homes of the people we support.