Community Cafe Assistant

Community Cafe Assistant

£(phone number removed)

Westwood Peterborough

Permanent

Full-Time

Join Our Community Café Team!

Hours:

37 hours per week

Monday to Thursday: 7:30am to 3:30pm, Friday: 8:00am to 3:30pm

Are you passionate about food, great customer service, and making a positive difference in your local community?

We're looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and reliable Community Café Assistant to join our welcoming team at West Raven Community Café & Garden. Working alongside our Café Manager and Assistant Chef, you'll help create a warm and inclusive environment where customers, volunteers and community members feel valued and supported.

This is more than just a café role. You'll play an important part in supporting a community space that brings people together and promotes wellbeing, inclusion and social connection.

What You'll Be Doing

* Supporting the day-to-day operation of the café.

* Carrying out food preparation, baking, cooking, and buffet production.

* Providing excellent customer service to all visitors.

* Maintaining high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and safety.

* Supporting café opening and closing procedures and cash handling when required.

* Working with and supporting volunteers.

* Building positive relationships with people from all backgrounds, including children, older people and vulnerable individuals.

* Assisting with community events and activities.

* Helping us maintain an environmentally sustainable café.

* Running front of house and being a welcoming presence.

* Assisting or leading small community/work experience cooking sessions.

What We're Looking For

You will have:

* Experience working with food preparation, cooking, and handling food safely.

* A confident, positive, understanding, and helpful personality.

* An understanding of food hygiene standards.

* Previous experience in a customer-facing role.

* Excellent customer service skills.

* The ability to work well under pressure.

* Strong relationship-building and communication skills.

* Be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check

It Would Be Great If You Also Have:

* Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate.

* Level 2 Culinary Skills or Professional Cookery qualification (or equivalent).

If you enjoy working with people, have a passion for food and customer service, and want to be part of a café that makes a real difference in the community, we'd love to hear from you.

Help us create a welcoming community space where everyone feels they belong