CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE
Cambridge
Apprentice Butler’s Assistant
Job Description
Job Title:
Apprentice Butler’s Assistant
Responsible to:
College Butler
Head of Department:
Catering Manager
College Officer:
Bursar
Purpose of Job:
To undertake an apprenticeship programme in Customer
Service (Hospitality) whilst working in the College.
Working closely with the College Butler and Butler’s
Assistants learning to provide a first class front of house
service to ensure total customer satisfaction. To clear
and set up the College Function Rooms for meetings,
seminars and College events.
Duties
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Set up the function rooms for meetings and seminars
Set out coffee and tea where required
Ensure the Parker Room, I4, Bacon Room, Marlowe Rooms and the
conference room suit on H stair case are kept clean and tidy including:
keeping the kitchens and cupboards clean and tidy
keeping the food areas and hot plates clean
Check the function board and plan and prioritise events
Lay up and serve on functions
Clearing away after functions
Follow function sheets and booking forms for details of requirements
Check and record the float in the servery till
Stock up the servery cold cabinets
Check and record the servery cold cabinet temperatures on the appropriate
forms
Put water jugs on the Hall tables
Check the till at the end of the session, take out the cash takings, bag them
up and place them in the safe located in the Pantry
Other duties that from time to time may be required
Job Description Approved by……………………………………. Date……………………
Employee Signature………………………………………………. Date……………………
March 2013
Person Specification
Essential/Desirable
Knowledge and Qualifications
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Desirable
Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Experience
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Conference/Banqueting waiting experience
Experience in creating menus and wine lists
General Catering Experience
Desirable
Desirable
Desirable
Skills and Abilities
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Desirable
Essential
Essential
Silver service and wine skills
Basic numeracy skills
Able to work without supervision
Personal Qualities/Attributes
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Clean and tidy appearance
Flexible attitude to work
Trustworthy
Prepared to work additional hours when required
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Issued by Dept Head………………………………………………………...Name
…………………………………Signature
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Accepted and Understood by Postholder…………………………………Name
…………………………………Signature
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This Job description will be reviewed periodically when additions and amendments may be made.
March 2013