Cafe Assistant Barrhead, Scotland
Job description
Purpose of the Social Blend:
To empower Include Me 2 Club members, people with learning disabilities, to flourish in a vibrant working environment and to provide healthy, good quality food at a reasonable price to the local community. To give Include Me 2 Club members the skills and experience that they need for work and to help support them into employment opportunities.
To oversee outside catering and product sales opportunities which give Include Me 2 Club members access to paid employment. Social Blend is not an ordinary café and our priorities will always be to the Inlcude Me 2 Club members that train and work in the café.
Role of the Social Blend - Cafe Assistant:
We are looking for a Social Blend Cafe Assistant to support the daily operations of the Social Blend Café. You will be working alongside and supporting people with learning disabilities to develop their retail and catering skills and support them to develop confidence, independence, and life skills. Social Blend is not an ordinary café and our priorities will always be to the Include Me 2 Club members that train and work in the café.
You will support both Include Me 2 Club staff and our members with a learning disability to serve customers with food and drink, take payments and assist in the preparation of the cafe before, during and at the end of service.
You will be able to work comfortably both in the kitchen and front of the house. You will be required to work flexibly. The café will be open from 9am-5pm, 7 Days a Week. Ideally, you will have some flexibility to work evenings and weekends when required to help trainees provide outside catering for buffets and events. This role will entail working weekends alongside other Facilitator(s) and should be managed between you both to organise this Rota and Cover.
Key Duties:
- Greeting all customers
- Taking orders and processing through the till system
- Basic food and hot drink preparation
- Cleaning and tidying of the cafe environment
- Supporting colleagues and trainees with their daily tasks
- Adhering to all H&S and food hygiene standards at all times
- Ensuring that all customers receive excellent customer service and high standards are maintained within the cafe at all times
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 16 per week
Salary: £11.30 per hour
Day range:
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Shift:
- 8 hour shift
Application question(s):
- Please confirm your availability (Days & Times).
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Social Blend – Café Facilitator
