Host/ Hostess

**Host/ Hostess**
We are One Housing and we create places for people to call home and support them to live well. With a breadth of services and expertise to help people whatever their housing, care, or support needs. Our Care team is friendly, and we love what we do. We arepassionate about the high-quality support we provide. We offer our colleagues a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to peoples’ lives, eachand every day.
**Join our Care team as Waiting Staff**
Working in Care can be demanding, but our colleagues are always kind and compassionate no matter what challenges they encounter. Working as a Host or Hostess is not only varied and interesting, it's incredibly rewarding. As part of our team you will be doingwork you can be proud of, ensuring the safety and happiness of our customers in their home. We’re an organisation with strong values. We keep our promises; we do a great job; we value diversity; we work together; and we look for ways to improve. These arewhat make us such a great team, working together as one to achieve our vision.
**The role**
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Host/ Hostess in Great Baddow, Chelmsford.

**Salary**: £9.90 per hour
Working hours:Shifts will be between the hours of 7am
- 8pm including alternate weekends at 40 hours per week, this is a permanent full time role.
This role includes:

- Preparing beverage trolleys, serving beverages and snacks to residents in line with operational standards. Due to the nature of this role we require you to be over 18 and fully vaccinated against Covid 19.
- Preparation and delivery of meal trays to residents, relatives and guests.
- Being aware of resident dietary needs by using the dietary needs chart.
- Ensuring dining areas are clean, tidy and attractively presented.
- Welcoming residents and serve them in a timely, friendly and professional manner.
- Communicate customer feedback to management in a timely manner.
- Ensuring all controls and procedures are maintained to meet all hygiene legislation.
- Maintaining the standards of cleanliness to ensure a 5-star rating.
- Cover in the kitchen when required.

**What you will need to succeed**
- Have previous experience in a busy bar, restaurant, cafe or pub.
- Ideally have experience in the care industry and knowledge of special dietary requirements.
- Infection control and COSHH training (desirable).
- A level 2 food hygiene certificate (desirable).
- Be available over 7 days and flexible.
- Have a genuine caring nature.
- Have knowledge of health and safety in a catering environment.

**The offer**
**Salary: £9.90 per hour**:

- Your holidays are important to us. Take up to 20 days annual leave (pro rata for part-time employee’s)
- Lean travel. Spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loans and our Cycle2Work scheme, open to all colleagues
- Get paid to do good. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our communities.
- Look after your loved ones. Our healthcare cash back plan allows you to claim back cash for you and your family’s healthcare.
- Well done With our colleague recognition programme you will know when you’ve done a **#greatjob**Learning nev...