Cafe Assistant/Barista

Role Overview & Responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION:

POSITION: Café Assistant

SALARY :

HOURS: negotiable

REPORTS TO: The Café Manager

LOCATION: Brookfields Site, Mill Road, Cambridge

HOLIDAYS: 25 Days (pro rata)

PENSION: Auto Enrolment Stakeholder Pension (if applicable)

ABOUT THE EDGE CAFÉ:

The Edge Café is a unique environment, a working café with a community recovery focus.

The café forms a visible, public-facing demonstration of the possibility of recovery from

substance misuse/mental health, generating opportunities both for people in recovery, and

for the wider community. The Edge is passionate about producing delicious food in a

supportive and caring space.

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KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• To provide delightful hospitality to all customers of the café.
• To be an active and supportive team member, contributing in a constructive manner and treating all cafe's team members and customers with fairness and courtesy.
• To work in a way that is consistent with The Edge Cafe's vision.
• To provide excellent customer service, serving customers promptly, courteously and with a smile.
• To fully comply with all Health and Safety and Food Hygiene regulations at all times. Ensuring that food and drink served to customers is of a consistently high standard and is well presented.
• To develop knowledge of products and share that knowledge with customers and other team members in a confident manner.
• To maintain a clean and tidy environment at all times in the café, preparation areas and customer & staff toilets.
• To assist in the set up, set down and cleaning of the café and kitchen according to procedure on a daily basis and as required.
• To assist the Café Manager with the preparation of food and customer orders.
• To be responsible for the cash handling processes within the café.

Skills Required

• Barista experience highly desirable
• Heart for hospitality
• Shows initiative and is self-motivated
• Strong communication skills
• Positive with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Willingness to be flexible
• Attention to detail
• Enjoys working with others as a team
• Receptive and listens to others
• High standards of personal and food hygiene
• Commitment to great customer service and aims to exceed customers' expectations

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 15-30 per week

Salary: £9.00-£10.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Barista experience: 1 year (preferred)
• Hospitality: 1 year (preferred)
• customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 03/04/2023