Café Assistant
Approximately 15 hours per week | Riverside Cafe - Riverside Sports & Leisure Club
About the role
We’re looking for a friendly, reliable and flexible Café Assistant to join our small café team within a busy leisure centre.
This is a varied, hands-on role where you'll be involved in all aspects of the day-to-day running of the café. From making coffee and preparing food to serving customers, restocking and keeping the café clean and organised, you'll play an important part in creating a welcoming experience for our customers.
We’re looking for two new team members, with approximately 15 hours per week available for each position. Exact hours can be discussed with the right candidates, and there may be opportunities for additional hours depending on availability and business needs.
What you'll be doing
- Preparing and serving barista-style coffee and other drinks
- Providing friendly and efficient customer service
- Taking orders and operating the till/card machine
- Preparing simple food, snacks and meals
- Preparing meals for squash teams during the season
- Serving alcohol during evening opening
- Restocking and checking supplies
- Keeping the café clean, tidy and well presented
- Following food safety, hygiene and allergen procedures
- Opening and closing the café when required
- Working independently and as part of a small team
- Supporting with events and busier evening services when required
About you
We're looking for someone who is:
- Friendly and approachable with good customer service skills
- Reliable, punctual and responsible
- Comfortable working independently and using their own initiative
- Confident or willing to learn how to make barista-style coffee
- Comfortable with basic food preparation and cooking
- Aware of the importance of food hygiene and allergen procedures
- Organised and able to keep on top of day-to-day tasks
- Calm and efficient during busy periods
- Flexible and willing to get stuck in
- Comfortable serving alcohol when required
- Previous café, hospitality or food service experience would be an advantage, particularly experience with coffee and food preparation. However, we're more interested in finding someone with the right attitude, reliability and willingness to learn.
Working hours
Shifts can include:
- Morning and daytime shifts
- Evening shifts
- Saturdays
- Bank holidays
- Occasional additional cover shifts
We're particularly interested in candidates who can offer some flexibility across different days and times.
What we offer
- Free gym membership
- Access to a fantastic range of classes with qualified instructors
- Free onsite parking
- A varied role where no two shifts are necessarily the same
- A friendly leisure centre environment
- Opportunities to pick up additional hours where available
If you're friendly, reliable and enjoy working in an independent cafe environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Please send us your CV and a brief note telling us a little about yourself and why you'd be a good fit for the role.
Work Location: In person
