Catering Assistant - North London

Catering Assistant - North London

ABOUT ALEXANDRA PARK AND PALACE

Alexandra Park and Palace is a major event, heritage and cultural destination in north London. It is a rare survivor of the great Victorian age of entrepreneurship, exhibition, and spectacle and was the birthplace of BBC Television in 1936.

Today we continue to deliver those great experiences for everyone, every day of the year, at major events like the darts or music gigs, to a round of pitch and putt, a skate on the ice or participating in our Creative Learning programme. We are known for our diverse entertainment programme, our natural parkland and panoramic views of the city, receiving over 3 million visits a year.

Our team has shown great strength, and agility during the coronavirus pandemic. We have supported the pandemic response efforts and our local community. We have worked hard to look after the wellbeing of our staff and volunteers as well as our supply chains.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Catering Assistants work across all operations at Alexandra Palace and the role provides real variety; from working in the backstage bar during a gig, to providing a friendly welcome on the Terrace, to opening the ice café, or working in the park during Kaleidoscope or Fireworks.

A flexible and proactive attitude is essential along with good customer service experience and good communication skills. Experience in a front of house retail or hospitality role is advantageous however barista and bar training will be given.

The hourly rate is £10.85

Shifts are offered on an as and when needed basis. We have a very busy event programme planned over the forthcoming year and there will be plenty of work available across all areas.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for the role of Catering Assistant please send your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role by clicking 'Apply'

Please also complete and return an Equalities Monitoring Form (attached) with your application.

Applications will be shortlisted on receipt.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we are unable to provide feedback to those not shortlisted for interview.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

Alexandra Palace values diversity, our strength comes from combining what we have in common, our shared purpose and values, with what makes each of us different. We believe that people from different backgrounds bring fresh ideas, thinking and approaches and can help us to be more effective.

Alexandra Palace is committed to the fair treatment of all our staff. We are committed to giving equal access to recruitment and selection, promotion and career development, training, pay and benefits. Alexandra Palace is proud to hold the Level 1 Disability Confident Employer Standard, demonstrating our commitment to recruiting and retaining disabled people and people with health conditions for their skills and talent, and providing opportunities to help them achieve their potential.

We will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. If you feel that you need any additional support or reasonable adjustments to take part in the interview process, please contact the HR team.