Food and Beverage Assistant

Job reference:000072

Salary:£27,802 WTE - pro rata, per annum (based on 37.5 hours per week) (rising to Step 2 £28,946 following 12 month satisfactory performance review)

Closing date:31/05/2026

Department:Hospice Operations

Location:St Columba's Hospice

Employment type:Permanent

Hours Per Week:33

Contract Duration:Permanent

Shift Pattern:9 days over 2 weeks, including weekends

Job Vacancy Details

Food and Beverage Assistant

Salary: £27,802 WTE - pro rata, per annum (based on 37.5 hours per week) (rising to Step 2 £28,946 following 12 month satisfactory performance review) + approximately £2,400 Unsocial Hours paymentHours: 33 hours per week (9 days in a 2 week period, including every second weekend)

We’re looking for a caring, reliable, Food and Beverage Assistant to help deliver safe, high‑quality catering services for patients, families, visitors and colleagues. You’ll join a team focused on person‑centred hospice care and play a key part in creating a welcoming, dignified dining experience.

Compassionate and patient‑focused, you will have a strong focus on food safety, allergen management, personal hygiene and infection prevention & control

Duties will include:

• Supporting the daily meal and beverage service for patients within the ward, ward visitors and staff, ensuring meals are timely and accurate against dietary care plans.
• Helping to coordinate catering activity on shift, including demonstrating tasks and supporting volunteers.
• Maintaining high standards of food safetyandallergen controls(HACCP principles, labelling, cross‑contamination prevention).
• Completing and record key checks and maintain essential records (for example temperature checks), safe storage and cleaning routines, food safety logs, allergen matrices and other compliance documentation.
• Working closely with the catering manager, head chef, dietitian and clinical teams to respond to changing dietary needs.
• Delivering a service with compassion and professionalism, escalating concerns appropriately—including any changes noticed in a patient’s condition.

About you:

• Level 1 Food Safety qualification (or willingness to obtain) and awareness of food safety legislation and HACCP principles.
• Understanding of allergen management & cross‑contamination control and infection prevention & control
• Compassionate, patient‑focused team player with clear communication skills.

Our values:

Respect • Care & Compassion • Partnership • Trust

Additional Information:

You may work in our In‑Patient Unit and will sometimes be around people experiencing distress. You’ll be supported by an experienced team and will receive training appropriate to the role.

Hours are allocated on a two-week rota basis and cover a Monday to Sunday service - you will typically work 9 days in 2 weeks (5 days one week, 4 days another, including every second weekend). An unsocial hours uplift payment, of approximately 10%, is added to salary.

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!

Redefining Hospice Care: St Columba's exists to give everyone who needs it the very best hospice care. We're an independent charity at the heart of our local community, offering free, flexible and person-centred palliative care and support to our patients and their families.

Criminal Record Check: This post requires the post holder to have a criminal record check. An application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before the successful candidate can begin in post. The Hospice will pay/reimburse the cost of this check.

Scottish Charity No SC003634