Waiter / Hospitality Assistant

Title: Waiter/Hospitality Assistant

Location: BABRAHAM RESEARCH CAMPUS

Salary: £11.90, 35h/week

Benefits:

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary carer leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Do you exude positivity? Are you personable and attentive? Do you have what it takes to provide service as exceptional as our stunning client spaces? Yes? Then this is the role for you. At BaxterStorey, we believe that every interaction is an opportunity to create a lasting impression, that’s why we’re looking for a Hospitality Assistant who strives to exceed expectations at every turn.

We will invest in your development with ongoing training, to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role, and we guarantee a good work-life balance, because we believe that people excel when they are given the space to take care of themselves.

If you’re a Hospitality Assistant who thrives on delivering impeccable service in a harmonious and collaborative team, we would love to hear from you.

Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge

Employer: BaxterStorey

Department: Catering/Conference Team

As a Hospitality Assistant, you will provide high-quality service to staff and visitors at Babraham Research Campus, supporting the catering and conference team with events, meetings, and daily operations. You'll ensure exceptional service delivery, maintain cleanliness, and assist with the smooth running of events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Catering & Event Support: Assist with food and beverage service for meetings, events, and conferences. Set up and clear hospitality areas.
• Customer Service: Deliver excellent service to staff, researchers, and visitors. Respond to requests in a professional manner.
• Team Support: Collaborate with the catering team, help with stock control, and maintain a safe, clean working environment.
• Administrative Assistance: Assist with event bookings, coordination, and scheduling.
• Health & Safety: Follow health and safety regulations, ensuring cleanliness and food hygiene standards.

Skills & Experience:

• Customer Service: Experience in a customer-facing role, ideally in hospitality or catering.
• Communication: Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Teamwork: Able to work effectively as part of a team and manage multiple tasks.
• Basic Administration: Familiarity with office software for scheduling and communication.
• Health & Safety Awareness: Knowledge of food hygiene and safety standards (training available).

Desirable:

• Previous catering or hospitality experience.

Working Conditions:

• Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday.
• Location: Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge.
• Benefits: Competitive salary, training opportunities, and career development.

If you're passionate about delivering excellent service and thrive in a dynamic environment, we’d love to hear from you.

• Friendly, outgoing personality; a people person
• Great work ethic and an even greater smile
• Good listening & verbal communication skills
• Customer focused with a passion for offering outstanding service
• Perpetuates company philosophy and culture
• Works according to the BaxterStorey core values
• You thrive working within a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Good memory and attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective
• Previous experience in a similar role, especially in the food service industry
• Some knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices.­
• Works according to the BaxterStorey core values

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.