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Community Cafe Assistant
£25877.80
Westwood Peterborough
Permanent
Full-Time


Join Our Community Café Team!


Hours: 37 hours per week
Monday to Thursday: 7:30am to 3:30pm, Friday: 8:00am to 3:30pm


Are you passionate about food, great customer service, and making a positive difference in your local community?


We’re looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and reliable Community Café Assistant to join our welcoming team at WestRaven Community Café & Garden. Working alongside our Café Manager and Assistant Chef, you’ll help create a warm and inclusive environment where customers, volunteers and community members feel valued and supported.


This is more than just a café role. You’ll play an important part in supporting a community space that brings people together and promotes wellbeing, inclusion and social connection.


What You’ll Be Doing


*Supporting the day-to-day operation of the café.
*Carrying out food preparation, baking, cooking, and buffet production.
*Providing excellent customer service to all visitors.
*Maintaining high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and safety.
*Supporting café opening and closing procedures and cash handling when required.
*Working with and supporting volunteers.
*Building positive relationships with people from all backgrounds, including children, older people and vulnerable individuals.
*Assisting with community events and activities.
*Helping us maintain an environmentally sustainable café.
*Running front of house and being a welcoming presence.
*Assisting or leading small community/work experience cooking sessions.


What We’re Looking For


You will have:


*Experience working with food preparation, cooking, and handling food safely.
*A confident, positive, understanding, and helpful personality.
*An understanding of food hygiene standards.
*Previous experience in a customer-facing role.
*Excellent customer service skills.
*The ability to work well under pressure.
*Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
*Be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check


It Would Be Great If You Also Have:


*Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate.
*Level 2 Culinary Skills or Professional Cookery qualification (or equivalent).


If you enjoy working with people, have a passion for food and customer service, and want to be part of a café that makes a real difference in the community, we’d love to hear from you.


Help us create a welcoming community space where everyone feels they belong.