Bank Café Assistant
Hourly rate: £12.25 per hour
Furzey Tearooms are located at Furzey Gardens in the New Forest
Furzey Gardens is a tranquil woodland garden nestled deep in the New Forest, full of rare and unusual plants gathered over past decades. Today’s visitors can enjoy strolling the pathways, discovering ‘magical’ fairy doors, visiting the thatched tearooms and much more.
Managed by Minstead Trust, the gardens are a place championing inclusion, supporting and providing work opportunities for people with a learning disability.
Overview of job role:
Our cafe assistants are responsible for delivering excellent customer service, providing a memorable experience to our visitors and ensuring food safety and hygiene standards are upheld at all times. Our Café Assistants will also be involved in helping to support people with learning disabilities to learn work-based tasks within the café.
Key responsibilities:
- To provide an outstanding service to our customers, serving a range of food and beverages, including the use of a barista-style coffee machine
- To be a positive team player, supporting apprentices with learning disabilities in the team to train on the job
- To ensure that strict food safety and hygiene regulations are followed, and to promote a safe working environment
- To support café operations, including re-stocking the café and maintaining cleaning standards throughout the venue
- To participate in occasional events within the hospitality function for the Trust
Personal specification:
- 1 Year of hospitality experience (Desirable but not essential)
- A high level of reliability
- Great, friendly customer service skills
- A calm, proactive manner
- Full valid driving licence (Desirable but not essential due to working location)
If you would like to apply for this role please fill out the Online Application Form
No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.
We are not licensed to sponsor employees for visas; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. You need to have, or be able to obtain, right to work in the UK in order to take up this position.
All staff working for, or on behalf of Minstead Trust, understand their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults at risk and know who to escalate concerns to within Minstead Trust.
Due to the nature of this employment sector your application is subject to a successful Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).