Volunteer Café Assistant

4 weeks ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Samye Foundation Wales Full time

**What is a Volunteer** **Café Assistant?**

**As a Volunteer Cafe Assistant, you will support our staff in the day-to-day running of our café enterprise. You will provide a friendly, approachable environment for visitors, build rapport with customers and volunteers, and take orders and process payments. The role will also include helping keep the café area well presented, clean and tidy for customers and assisting staff to complete relevant health and safety checks. Alongside staff you will prepare and serve a menu of tasty vegetarian meals and snacks - if you have some favourite recipes of your own, we’d love to hear them**

**What you are gaining**:

- Meet new people and join a friendly team who are enthusiastic about all things volunteering
- Use your skills and experiences to encourage others to engage with volunteering
- Learn more about volunteer-involving organisations in Wales
- Be part of Samye Foundation Wales and support us to make a more significant difference together
- References will be provided if you dedicate three months of volunteering with us
- If you dedicate a minimum of four hours volunteering a week you get free access to an 8-week mindfulness course
- Reimbursement of travel fees
- Free meals and drinks (Conditions apply)

**What is involved**:

- Support in the preparation and serving of hot and cold foods
- Assist with stock rotation, labelling and pricing of menu items
- Provide excellent customer service and build rapport with customers
- Help staff to complete general cleaning procedures in the kitchen and café area
- Ensure tables and floors are clean and menus are available
- Feedback any menu ideas from service users to relevant staff
- Days and hours to be discussed and to work around you This is a voluntary role so there is no salary included.

**Who is the role suitable for**:
If you are/have:

- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Good interpersonal skills & a non-judgemental approach
- Punctual and reliable
- Ability to work in a team
- Flexible
- Willing to uphold the organisation’s values and comply with organisational policies
- Willing to make use of opportunities given, e.g., for training, mentoring etc.
- Able to carry out tasks within agreed guidelines
- Experience working or volunteering in a café or centre is desirable but not essential

**Then you are a good match for the role**

**Job Type**: Volunteer

**Benefits**:

- Discounted or free food

Day range:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person



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