Student Bar & Catering Assistant (daytime / late night)

Location: Sheffield Students' Union
Contract Type: Flex
Closing Date: 5th May 2024
Salary: Flex Rate - £12.00 per hour
Specific Hours: Flexible (up to 18 hours per week)
Interviews: 18th May 2024
Start Date: ASAP

The Role

Sheffield Students’ Union is looking for a Student Bar & Catering Assistant to join our busy Bars team. The role will vary slightly depending on the outlet, however serving food and drink to customers and providing excellent customer service is key in these roles.

To be successful in the role you will demonstrate; a genuine commitment to providing a high standard of customer care, an ability to take ownership of problems and work hard to resolve them, have good communication, ability to work as a team, problem-solving skills and have a positive and flexible approach to the role.

Key duties in this role include:

- Delivering outstanding levels of customer service at all times

- Maintaining excellent knowledge of products and offers, and communicate these appropriately to customers

- Efficient operation of the tills and accurate processing of transactions

- Ensure compliance with relevant: licencing laws; Food Standards Agency regulations; and health & safety legislation

Working at the Students’ Union

Since 1906, the Students' Union has represented, supported & enhanced the lives of our members. We are an independent charity who work closely with the University of Sheffield to achieve a world-class student experience. Whilst offering relaxed spaces for students to take time out from their studies our buildings also feature cafes, shops, bars, an advice centre, activities and sports zones.

There’s something different happening in the Students' Union every day: from club nights to film screenings, live music, theatrical performances and fascinating talks. We’ve been rated the best Students’ Union in the UK by WhatUni's Student Choice Awards seven years running!

Creating a more diverse team

Sheffield Students’ Union is committed to creating a fairer, inclusive, diverse and more liberated workforce. Ethnic Diversity employees are currently under-represented at Sheffield Students' Union

What we are currently doing to create an inclusive workplace:

- Training for Recruiting Managers on Equal Opportunities and Unconscious Bias
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group and staff network
- Training and development in equality, diversity and inclusion
- Flexible working arrangements
- Inclusive policies and procedures

We want to support you to do your best during the application process, so please do get in touch at su-people@sheffield.ac.uk with any questions you may have. Additionally, if you have a disability, mental health condition or any other additional needs (such as dyslexia, autism or anxiety), please do let us know so we can tailor the process to suit you

Your Benefits

You will work in an exciting and progressive environment and enjoy great staff benefits:

• Access to the University's cycle hub
• Flexible working hours
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Workplace pension scheme
• Wellbeing Programme
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity and Shared Parental Leave pay

If you have any questions about the role, application process or working for Students' Union then please don't hesitate to get touch su-people@sheffield.ac.uk