Cafe Assistant

**Café Assistant - Part Time - Great Hours**

**Earn up to £1 extra per hour in TIPS**

**The Group**

**Our Story**

We aim to inspire, provide and produce the best of local and beyond. We are passionate about our food, coffee and great customer service. Established in 2007, the group now operates 4 farm shops and cafes. Our shops offer easy access to; fresh local produce and the best staple and culinary delights. Our flagship stores have a restaurant / café and Cobbs Farm Shop has its own production kitchen, which provides freshly made produce for the rest of our sites. The group continues to grow both at its established shops and with new shop openings, centred in South East England within the next few years.

**The Job**

You will work within our bustling café at Cobbs At Hungerford. You will be part of a small team selling and serving coffee, lunch and snacks with exceptional customer service at all times.
- To offer excellent, efficient customer service that is friendly and welcoming
- Work as a Barista on our coffee machine serving Cobbs Farm Espresso (full training given)
- To be able to have a sound knowledge of our food we sell and produce
- To keep the café and servery to the required standards of cleanliness
- To take orders, serve them to the customers and clear away
- Operate the till and cash handling

**What sort of hours will I work?**

We have Part time positions available, please let us know what sort of hours you are looking for

**What skills do I need?**
- Excellent communication both verbal and written
- Ability to work as part of a small team
- Excellent customer service
- Confidence in dealing with members of the public face to face and by telephone
- Desire to ‘go the extra mile’ in serving the customer with an approachable and friendly manner
- Fast thinking and the ability to react to changes in customer volume during the day
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise tasks

**What Cobbs Offers you**:

- Competitive Salary
- Outstanding Development Opportunities
- A food hamper of goodies from our shop for all new starters.
- Half price food & soft drinks in all our cafes at all times for you and up to three other friends or family.
- 10% discount on all food purchased in our farm shop.
- The ability to order wine at cost price from our suppliers, saving you over 30% on retail prices.
- 20% discount on all meat purchases from our butchery.
- A fully accredited training and development plan, including supplier/producer training, visits and tastings.
- All café tips are shared equally between the café team
- 5.6 weeks holiday for Full time staff per year.
- 1 extra day’s holiday for employees per year of service (after 4 years’ service to a maximum of 5 extra days)
- Paid time off for volunteering
- Regular social team events and the Cobbs Annual Party
- Pension Scheme

Please send a covering letter and CV explaining what makes you suited to working at Cobbs? We would also love to know what your favourite food is.

Good Luck

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: From £9.60 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Physical setting:

- Café

Shift:

- Day shift

Work Location: One location