Cafe Assistant/barista/bar Person

3 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom The Cafe on the Common Full time

**Job Description: Café Assistant**

**Location**:Ardagh Community Trust

**Full Time**:37.5 hours

**Salary**:£10.90 per hour (Real Living Wage)

Ardagh Community Trust is a growing charity employing 22 members of staff and providing services from the Ardagh, in the centre of Horfield Common, North Bristol. Currently our services consist of a community hub including a café, a range of volunteer-led projects including friendship groups, gardening and Repair and Re-use groups which support improvements to the Ardagh site and the surrounding public park. We provide facilities including room hire for use by external groups and are working towards the regeneration of substantial sports, play and leisure facilities which will enable the charity to further grow our activities, services and impact. We provide a large number of volunteer placements and volunteers are central to the success of our activities. ACT grew out of a volunteer-led project to develop a sustainable future for the Ardagh as a public asset. Our budget is c £500,000, with £350,000 currently coming from earned income through the Café. The remainder is generated from events, charitable activities, trusts, fundraising and donations.

**Reports to**:Cafe Manager

**Key Relationships**:
**Internal**:Café Manager **, **CEO, COO, Volunteers and Customers

**External**:local people, customers, suppliers, service users, members

**Key Objectives**:
To work as part of the Café on the Common team to provide a friendly and efficient service and to ensure that the service supports achievement of ACT’s aims. To contribute to ongoing evaluation and continuous improvements.

**Role of the Café Assistant**:
We are looking for a number of new Cafe Assistants to support the Café Manager & wider team to deliver the full range of services offered through the Café - preparing food and drinks, serving customers with food and drinks, taking orders, taking payments, producing food, and ensuring that the café is well maintained and managed before, during and at the end of service.

**1 x 37.5 hrs per week** **(5 days)** **permanent **Main hours will be between 9:00 & 17:30 with occasional seasonal shifts to cover bar & events 16:30 -21:30. 30 hours considered depending on experience.

**3 X seasonal & variable hours **Main hours will be between 9:00 & 21:30 shifts to cover cafe, bar & events

You will be able to work comfortably both in the kitchen, bar and front of house. You will be required to work flexibly, the café will be open from 10-4pm daily (Winter) and 10-5pm daily (Summer) and also delivers events during evenings and weekends. Through the summer the bar is open until 9.30pm & for one-off events.

Experience of working in a community setting and/or the voluntary sector is desirable but not essential. The Café on the Common is a community business which is inclusive, led by local people and part of an organisation which seeks to improve outcomes for the local community. Your support for these aims is more important than previous experience. Full training, including Barista training, Food Hygiene and Food Handling will be provided.

**Working Hours**:
Full Time post - 37.5 Hours per week. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to ensure the smooth running of the café.

Part Time posts - variable hours to suit (seasonal, fixed-term and part-time available). The post holder will be expected to work flexibly to ensure the smooth running of the café.

**Key Duties**:
Confident working front of house and in the kitchen. Able to work in partnership with the Café Manager & wider team to ensure a friendly, high quality service for all of our customers.

Cafe Assistant responsibilities include:

- Community engagement. Building positive working relationships with local people, members and occasional users. Supporting the Café Manager to create an inclusive, friendly and welcoming environment and culture within the facility.
- Supporting the Café Manager in running the cafe

Main purpose of the role will be to support in:

- All aspects of ensuring the smooth running of the Cafe throughout the week
- Providing a pleasant and friendly service
- Being an active member within a team of staff and volunteers
- Preparing and cooking meals (e.g. breakfasts, jacket potatoes, salads, omelettes, toasted items, soups and desserts)
- Making and serving hot and cold drinks
- Taking orders, using a cash register and serving food
- Washing dishes, clearing and wiping tables
- Cleaning and tidying of kitchen and café area
- Undertaking occasional shopping trips
- Assisting in the delivery of events, for example weekly lunch club, buffets, catering, parties etc.
- Maintaining and adhering to all food hygiene standards / health and safety guidelines
- Completion of relevant paperwork: Safer Food Better Business, Cleaning Schedule, Café Float, Stock

Sheets etc.

Other Duties
- Communicate & build up a good working relationship with café users, staff, vol


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