Simone Stephenson
Hospitality & Catering Specialist
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About
A highly distinguished, elite-tier Hospitality & Catering Specialist with a phenomenal 23-year record of continuous service managing corporate partner hospitality within a premier City of London legal firm, combined with current success within high-volume higher education refectories. Proven expertise coordinating luxury fine dining experiences, executive boardroom functions, and digital meal-ordering systems for high-profile partners and international guests. Exceptionally skilled in maintaining stringent Food Safety (HACCP) compliance, point-of-sale cash operations, and delivering rapid, pristine service under pressure.
A warm, articulate, and deeply reliable professional relocating permanently to Kent and seeking a key institutional catering role within an Ashford school, college, or academy network.
Experience
Catering Assistant at Croydon College (2021-12 – Present)
Key member of the core refectory catering network, successfully prepping and serving hot meals and fresh provisions to thousands of students and academic staff daily.
- Accurately manage busy counter queues during intensive lunchtime rushes, ensuring high-speed delivery and meticulous portion control.
- Operate modern cashless point-of-sale systems, balancing daily digital revenue accounts with zero discrepancies.
- Maintain an immaculate workspace, adhering strictly to institutional food hygiene and safety standards.
Senior Corporate Hospitality Host (Elior UK) at Macfarlanes LLP (1997-10 – 2021-11)
Delivered immaculate, high-end hospitality and fine dining services for over two decades within one of the UK's most prestigious corporate legal firms.
- Entrusted with executing online and telephone dining accounts, organizing custom meals, beverages, and luxury catering provisions for senior partners and elite international corporate guests.
- Successfully planned, structured, and managed major high-status corporate functions, seasonal VIP banquets, and partner dinners.
- Greeted, escorted, and managed high-volume dining room seating flows while maintaining a discreet, world-class standard of customer care.
- Maintained an unblemished corporate record of punctuality, safety compliance, and team leadership across 23 years of institutional growth.
Consultant / Volunteer at Leone Legal Consultancy (2021-09 – Present)
Beautician Specialist at 71 Camberwell Church Street (2021-12 – Present)
Education
LEVEL 2 FOOD & HYGIENE CERTIFICATE.
