Cafe Assistant

Overview

We are currently recruiting on behalf of our client for a friendly, organised and customer‑focused temporary café assistant to cover an unexpected period of staff sickness.

Responsibilities

• Preparing barista‑style coffee and hot drinks
• Taking customer orders and preparing sandwiches
• Preparing and serving buffets
• Serving cakes, snacks and cold drinks
• Operating the till and taking card payments
• Maintaining high standards of hygiene, cleaning and food safety
• Delivering friendly and professional customer service to tenants and visitors

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene qualification (or willingness to obtain promptly).
• Previous experience working in a café, food service, or similar customer‑facing environment.
• Experience safely preparing hot drinks and simple cold food (e.g. sandwiches, salads).
• Understanding of health & safety requirements in a food or public‑facing setting.
• Experience working independently or as a sole worker, with good personal safety awareness.
• Basic cash handling and till experience.
• Good customer service skills with the confidence to deal with the public independently.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

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