Guest Liaison and Café Assistant

3 weeks ago

Reading, United Kingdom Flint House Police Rehabilitation Full time

We are currently looking to recruit a **Guest Liaison and Café Assistant** to join our team of dedicated professionals.

**Hours of Work**:40hrs per week Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:30

**Purpose**

The Guest Liaison and Café Assistant is a dedicated hospitality professional responsible for managing the Café and serving as the primary support for day visitors. This role involves anticipating and responding to visitor needs as well as overseeing the daily operations of a coffee shop, ensuring high standards of customer service, product quality, and operational efficiency. This role involves coordinating café staff, maintaining inventory, handling finances, and creating a welcoming environment for customers.

**Guest service**
- Ensure the highest standards of service and hospitality are consistently delivered to our day visitors, ensuring catering needs are met with tea trays, lunch service and so on.
- Greet and interact with customers, ensuring a positive experience.

**Coffee Shop**
- Oversee daily operations of the coffee shop, including opening and closing procedures.
- Ensure the shop is clean, well-organized, and fully stocked at all times.
- Maintain high standards of coffee preparation and presentation.
- Implement and enforce health and safety regulations.
- Recruit, train, and supervise baristas and other staff members.
- Create and manage staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage.
- Motivate and develop staff to provide exceptional customer service.
- Greet and interact with customers, ensuring a positive experience.
- Foster a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for all customers.
- Develop relationships with regular customers to encourage loyalty.
- With the Head of Operations, manage the coffee shop's budget, including expenses and revenue.
- Handle cash management, including tills and deposits.
- Monitor inventory levels and order supplies as needed.
- Maintain relationships with suppliers and negotiate contracts.
- Ensure all products and ingredients meet quality standards.
- Minimize waste through efficient inventory management.
- Develop and execute promotional campaigns to attract new customers.

**Essential**:

- Have your own transport as there is no public transport nearby
- Be prepared to be DBS cleared

**Benefits**:

- 36 days Annual Leave increasing with service
- Benefits plan
- Life insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Company pension
- Enhanced Sick pay
- Meals onsite
- Free parking
- Onsite gym access

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- Sick pay

Day range:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Physical setting:

- Café
- Rehabilitation centre

Shift:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Reading, RG8 0LL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Due to our location and no access to public transport, you will be required to drive to the site. Do you have own transport and can drive to work?

**Experience**:

- Hospitality: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: GLCAsstJun24

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