Coffee Shop / Catering Assistant

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Role overview

Coffee Shop Assistant

Aroma Coffee Shop

Whitegate Drive Health Centre

The role

We are looking to recruit a Coffee Shop Assistant to join our team at Aroma Coffee Shop. Reporting to the Coffee Shop Manager, you will be responsible for the preparation of food, serving customers and keeping the coffee shop clean and tidy at all times.

The hours are as follows: 

Mon & Fri 9.00am - 4.00pm totaling 14 hours per week

Real Living Wage of £12.60 per hour

Additionally, you will be involved in numerous tasks including but not limited to:

  • Assisting with all aspects of the preparation of food service areas including ensuring tables and chairs are set out correctly and the courtyard area is utilised during periods of appropriate weather.
  • Preparing all food with due care and attention, particularly in regard to customers’ special dietary requirements: for example, nut, dairy or wheat allergies. 
  • Probing all food temperatures and recording, during storage, preparation, cooking and service adhering to food hygiene legislation at all times, incorporating HACCP.
  • Stock rotation of all foods.
  • Preparation of food service counters and replenishment during service and prior to busy periods.
  • Serving of food to all key customers within specified service times.
  • Washing up and associated clearing duties 
  • Cleaning and sanitising of service counters before after service periods.
  • To assist with stock taking deliveries, and putting stock away within the specified times.

    • About you

    Aligned to our ethos and values, you will have excellent customer services, worked in a similar role and thrive in a busy and challenging environment. You will have excellent customer service skills and enjoy working as part of a team. It is essential that you hold a Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.

    In return we offer…

  • Enhanced annual leave starting at 26 Days + bank holidays rising with service (pro rata)
  • Learning and development - we offer a range of learning opportunities to develop talent at all levels within our business focusing on technical competence, upskilling, compliance and governance and career development.
  • Pension — 6.5% employer contribution of your salary into your pension to help you save for the future
  • BUPA - optional scheme and can include your family to the scheme (50% contribution)
  • Company sick pay scheme - Up to 20 days full pay in a rolling 12 month period
  • Group Income Protection – 50% of your salary covered for 3 years for long term illness
  • Enhanced Paid Family Leave - maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, compassion, bereavement, crisis, emergency dependants, and much more
  • Hybrid working - manage your own diary, working in the office, at home or out with clients
  • Onsite Nursery – Our Sceptre Nursery is discounted for our employees and based on site at Head office
  • Virtual GP - 24/7 access for when you need to speak to a GP
  • EAP – Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured, supporting you and your family with advice, guidance and counselling on a variety of areas such as health, fitness, home life, finances and much more.
  • Mental Health support – through the Thrive app, approved by the NHS, provides tools, to tackle, prevent and manage common stressors such as sleep, bereavement, work issues etc. Also provides relaxation, breathing and meditation techniques and measures impact.
  • Savings scheme – Put aside an affordable amount for a rainy day in the future
  • Recognition awards – awards for long service and special birthdays
  • A comprehensive health and wellbeing strategy focussed on physical, emotional, financial and career wellbeing
  • A wide range of enhanced benefits to support your well-being and work-life balance

    • OUR CORE VALUES: RESPECT | TRUST & INTEGRITY | QUALITY | TALENT | RELIABILITY

    What we do

    As an award-winning leader in the property and construction industry, the Eric Wright Group demonstrates a culture of excellence in civil engineering, construction, development, property and facilities management that ensures long-term relationships with our partners and clients. The companies across the Group regularly collaborate to deliver outstanding results on bespoke projects for both public and private sector clients.

    Our ethos

    Working at the Eric Wright Group of companies is truly special. Owned by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose, which means that after reinvestment in the business, our profit is donated to charity via the Trust. This ownership structure provides a high level of stability for the Group and supports longer-term commercial and charitable strategies.

    We are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference in communities every day.

    The Eric Wright Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its employees, contractors and clients and expects its people to share this commitment. Successful applicants may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check or Disclosure Scotland check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK. We are committed to equal opportunities, inclusion and fairness across all employment opportunities and service delivery. All managers and employees are expected to promote our values to ensure our workplaces and services are inclusive and accessible.

    Department EWFM Contract type Part time Hours 14 hours per week Mon & Fri only 9.00am - 4.00pm Salary £12..60 per hour (£9,198 per annum) Benefits Competitive
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    Job Type:
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