Bank Café Assistant

Job title:

Bank Café Assistant

Company

Camphill Village Trust

Job description

Purpose: To assist in the café and food production, conducting servery and kitchen duties so that customers receive a consistently high quality of food and service.Hours: Bank.Do you enjoy serving customers in a café?Do you love providing exceptional customer service?We have an opening for you to join us as a Bank Café Assistant at our beautiful Croft Community, on the edge of the beautiful market town of Malton North Yorkshire. If the following appeals, we’d love to hear from you.

• – You’ll enjoy supporting and serving customers.
• – You’ll have a natural and caring ability and be keen to support people with learning or other disabilities and help support them in participating in work and society.
• – You’ll enjoy working as part of a team but be confident in taking on personal responsibilities.
• – You’ll have a supportive and encouraging natural approach.
• – You’ll need to have a strong attention to detail and be able to follow instructions.
• – You will have a keen interest in baking.
• – You have a passion for helping others live a fulfilling and interesting life.
• – You would enjoy working within a town centre café.

Who are we looking for?

• – You’re likely to have experience of working within a café environment: but any customer service experience will be considered.
• – You’ll need to be physically fit: some of the work will require lifting and moving of stock or equipment.
• – Polite, respectful, and approachable: able to engage and establish rapport with customers.
• – You’ll need to have a very high personal hygiene standard.
• – You’ll have a kind and considerate manner as you will be helping the people we support who have learning disabilities.
• – You will be motivated to deliver a good service to customers and follow through and complete tasks.
• – Good level of standard education.
• – Great communication and customer service skills.
• – A “can do” attitude and willingness to ensure all our customers and visitors receive a great experience.
• – A sense of humour and positive attitude really helps, we don’t expect our colleagues to be stand-up comedians, but we do enjoy having fun.

What are the main responsibilities of this role?

• Cooking and producing delicious and nutritious food using fresh, local, seasonal and organic produce where possible, assisting with menu development and planning.
• Food production within the kitchen, to include occasional special events, party catering and functions.
• Working with the Café Manager and team, manage all aspects of the food chain including: safe storage, preparation, and presentation; purchase cost and portion control; and waste management.
• Cash handling and operating a till system.
• Working to enhance the customer experience through increasing efficiency in working practices, developing a creative, comfortable, and welcoming atmosphere and environment, and through promoting an ethos of customer centred service.
• To conduct all aspects of daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning of the kitchen, equipment, and other food service areas.
• To provide customers with their food, beverages, and cutlery and confirming later that they are happy with their order.
• To clear and wipe down tables promptly after use, attend to spillages quickly. Making sure the tables and the surrounding areas are presentable and fully provisioned for new customers.
• To display food on opening in a safe and appealing manner and clear away on closing, cleaning up and storing food appropriately.
• To follow food hygiene and health and safety requirements.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and practices in the cafe to ensure statutory requirements are met and the strategic objectives are achieved.

All our employees require a DBS criminal record check. We will do this for you.We may close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.Camphill Village Trust is an equal opportunity employer.As a national charity and not-for-profit organisation, Camphill Village Trust brings over 65 years of experience, knowledge, and passion to supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health challenges, and complex needs.Phone:
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Expected salary

£11.45 per hour

Location

Malton, North Yorkshire

Job date

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:57:01 GMT

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