Cafe Assistant - Belhus Woods Country Park

Please note this is a weekend (Saturday and Sunday) temporary role, of approximately 7 hours per day so a total of 14 hours per week.

Located within more than 300 acres of beautiful Essex countryside with the visitor centres acting as the hub for visitors for refreshments and information.

About the role

As a Café Assistant, you will ensure a clean, safe, tidy, and welcoming environment for customers to buy and consume food within the Cafe based at Belhus Woods County Park.

You will be serving customers with food and drink, and undertaking basic food preparation, in accordance with food safety regulations. You will also be washing up, clearing tables, general day to day cleaning, along with structured deep cleaning according to health and safety standards.

You will be responsible for identifying tasks and ensuring these are completed to a high standard, operating tills and handling cash, and supporting with stocktaking and stock movement to ensure consumables are used and maintained correctly.

You will be responsible for complying with all health and safety rules ensuring the proper use and care of protective clothing and equipment.

As a café assistant you will provide an excellent customer experience by offering help and support to visitors.

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, you will have experience of working within a Catering environment, delivering excellent customer service. You will have good communication skills, with the ability to prioritise workload, and work well within a team.

Above all, you will have the ability to develop skills and knowledge within your role.

Please note that Essex County Council has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and where a worker elects to provide their services through an intermediary (such as a personal services company) then income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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