Saturday Tearoom Assistant – The Museum of East Dorset Tea Room
Our client, the Museum of East Dorset Tea Room is looking for a friendly, reliable Tearoom Assistant to join their welcoming team. If you enjoy working with people, take pride in great customer service, and like being part of a community‑focused environment, this is a great opportunity.
Key Responsibilities
- Preparing and serving light meals, drinks, and refreshments
- Setting up refreshments for venue hire events
- Supporting and working alongside volunteers
- Keeping the tearoom stocked, organised, and ready for service
- Assisting with stock ordering
- Maintaining high food hygiene standards
- Ensuring tables, counters, and preparation areas remain clean and tidy
- Operating the till and handling customer transactions
- Contributing to the smooth running of daily tearoom operations
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in a café, tearoom, hospitality, or similar customer‑facing environment
- Confident verbal communication and a warm, helpful manner
- Enjoys serving customers and creating a positive experience
- Comfortable using a till and handling basic numerical tasks
- A team player with a flexible, can‑do attitude
- Able to work independently and take initiative when needed
- Some catering experience and awareness of food hygiene standards
- Willingness to complete food hygiene training
- Flexibility to work additional shifts when required
Permanent Saturday Role
- 7.5 hours every Saturday (9:30am–5:30pm, including 30‑minute unpaid lunch)
- Occasional additional shifts on weekday evenings or other days and covering holiday/sickness
We’re kicking off interviews as soon as possible and reviewing applications the moment they come through. Therefore this advert may disappear soon so please don’t delay if you are interested. We'd love to hear from you if this sounds like the role for you, please send over your CV!
MED values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, MED will ensure that all disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Expected hours: 7.5 per week
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Wimborne BH21 1HR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- The interview process will include a trial shift in the tea room. Please let us know dates and times that you can make it in for an interview (in the coming weeks)
- As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible. Do you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application or interview stages?
Experience:
- Hospitality: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
