Job Description

We are currently looking for a casual Catering Assistant (up to 20 hours per week) to join our Catering team. This is a 65% back of house, 35% front of house role, Monday-Friday.

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About us

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The Law Society of New South Wales works with and for the NSW legal profession. We're not all lawyers, but we work together to support the legal profession and ensure a just society for all.

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About the team

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The Catering team is responsible for providing catering services to the Law Society of NSW, which includes:

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- Functions that include formal lunches for 10-50 clients, dinners for 12-100 clients and cocktail parties for 30-200 clients.
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- Internal Meetings, Seminars & General Staff Catering; including breakfast meetings, morning & afternoon teas, sandwich lunches, working lunches, drinks meetings, espresso coffee and beverage service.
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- Functions hosted by external Members or individual Clients at the Law Society, providing a fully licensed catering venue available for functions ranging from small meetings to 100 seat theatrettes.
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- Foodie Feast Hampers, that are pre ordered hampers to be cooked, chilled, and dispatched over the space of 1 week.
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- Daily Tuckshop orders.
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About the role

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The Catering Assistant will assist in the setup, preparation, execution, and clean-up of all inhouse catering services including boardroom meetings, daily tuck shop orders, small evening committee meetings and functions.

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What you'll be doing

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- Setting up boardrooms ready for catering,



delivery of catering, clean-up and resetting rooms.
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- Assisting with basic food preparation such as making & portioning sandwich platters, making salads, reheating & plating canapes and some basic baking.
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- Making coffees, taking payments and relaying tuck shop orders.
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- Washing and cleaning of kitchen, coffee station, dining areas and boardrooms.
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- Maintaining good and proper food hygiene and safety food practices.
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- Assisting the broader team when and where needed.
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About you

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- Previous experience in food preparation, with Safe Food Handlers Certificate, and customer service required.
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- Basic barista skills required with ongoing training offered.
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- Responsible Service of Alcohol accredited.
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- Valuable general knowledge and general enthusiasm for food & wine.
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- National Police Check.
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- Aware of and maintain hygienic food and beverage handling procedures.
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- Able to work on a roster, including evening work where required.
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- Motivated and able to work both autonomously and as part of a small and busy team.
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- Ability to ensure excellent and professional customer service standards are maintained at all times.
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- Use initiative and deal with changing and often conflicting priorities.
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- Ability to perform manual handling tasks within WH&S; guidelines.
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- Computer literate and experience using MS Office Suite.
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- Display a commitment to quality client service and values.
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- Excellent personal presentation.
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📌 Catering Assistant (New South Wales)
🏢 Law Society of NSW
📍 New South Wales