[ref. y52061321] Café Assistant - Ipswich

Suffolk

The Organisation

Our client is dedicated to helping people in horticulture. They provide free support, information, advice, financial assistance and services for horticulturalists and their loved ones experiencing illness, disability, bereavement, family breakdown and financial difficulties.

They have a real focus on improving the health and wellbeing outcomes of people working in horticulture and have an ambitious preventative strategy to create better futures for people working in horticulture.

They are currently seeking a Café Assistant to join their team on a permanent, part-time basis. The hours of work are 10.00am – 5.30pm on Wednesdays and Friday to Sunday (including a 30 minute unpaid lunch break).

• Salary of £11.44 per hour
• 25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Pension (pro rata)
• DIS benefit (3x salary) (pro rata)
• Sickness pay (pro rata)
• Comprehensive benefits package (pro rata)
• Well-established family friendly policies, including the ability to have extra unpaid leave (pro rata)
• Time off for dependants (pro rata)

This is an exceptional opportunity for a customer-focused individual with public-facing experience to join our client’s welcoming and passionate organisation.

Joining the team means enjoying a supportive, family-friendly workplace where your passion for gardens and customer service can flourish, supported by plenty of training opportunities.

So, if you want to work in a stunning garden setting whilst supporting our client’s vital mission to help people in horticulture, then apply today!

The Role

As a Café Assistant, you will assist with the smooth running of our client’s tearoom.

Delivering excellent customer service, you’ll welcome visitors to the site, take orders, prepare and serve refreshments, handle cash, take payments and help with organising volunteers.

You’ll ensure food preparation and service areas are of the highest possible levels of cleanliness and hygiene and that the start and end of day procedures are completed.

Additionally, you’ll promote membership services to visitors, where appropriate.

About You

To be considered as a Café Assistant, you will need:

• Experience in a public facing role
• Excellent interpersonal and motivational skills
• Good organisational skills
• Team working skills

The closing date for applications is the 31st January 2025.

Other organisations may call this role Waiter, Waitress, Server, Tea Room Assistant, Hospitality Assistant, Catering Assistant, Customer Service Assistant, Customer Assistant, or Shop Assistant.

Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to join our client’s wonderful organisation in an engaging role as a Café Assistant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.