Barista (Shomer Mitzvot) - Part time

Barista (Shomer Mitzvot) - Part time; London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a vibrant community hub as a Barista at Head Room Café in London. You'll deliver exceptional customer service and ensure adherence to Kashrut principles, making a positive impact on the local community. This part-time position offers 27 hours of work per week, including potential Sunday shifts.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role is desirable.
• Good literacy, verbal, and numeracy skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming and serving each customer with warmth and respect.
• Preparing and serving hot and cold drinks and bar food.
• Ensuring cleanliness and sanitation of work areas.

Skills

Customer Service

Teamwork

Food Hygiene

Health & Safety Awareness

Communication Skills

Education

Basic Food Hygiene Qualification

Job description

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Posted:

25.06.2025

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09.08.2025

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Job Description:

Head Room Café, our social enterprise hub, is looking for a passionate and empathetic individual to join our food and beverage team as a Barista.

There is a genuine occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010 that this person will need to be an orthodox Jew, shomer mitzvot, and be approved and comply with the supervisory Kashrut authority. The job includes being Ne'eman Kashrut. The candidate should be shomer mitzvot and will need to be approved by the kashrut authority.

Head Room Café goes beyond serving coffee and great food; it is a community hub that provides free daily groups and activities, mental health support, education, and connection to everyone in the local community. As a Barista, you will play a vital role in creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere, contributing to the vibrant community spirit that defines Head Room.

What you will be doing:

• Welcoming and serving each customer with warmth, respect, and kindness.
• Building positive relationships with customers, fostering a sense of community.
• Preparing and serving hot and cold drinks and bar food.
• Ensuring that the principles Kashrut are followed in line as a supervised cafe.
• Sharing information about Jami and our community-focused work.
• Ensuring cleanliness and sanitation of work areas, utensils, and equipment.
• Adhering to all food safety and health safety requirements.
• Taking customer orders and processing payments.
• Organising and managing stock levels.
• Opening and closing the café following established procedures.
• Attending training related to food and drink, as well as mental health.

Working Hours:

This post is for 27 hours per week and may include some Sundays. Additional hours may be required to meet business needs, including evenings to cover events. The Cafe is open from 8am to 4pm and closed on Saturdays.

We will consider this post as a Job Share and welcome applications for part-time working.

What you will need:

• Basic food hygiene qualification or willingness to undertake and pass this qualification.
• Previous experience in a similar role is desirable.
• Awareness of fire procedures.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety practices.
• Knowledge of food safety practices.
• Some knowledge of COSHH.
• Good literacy, verbal, and numeracy skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently without direct supervision.

Head Room is a social enterprise by Jami, a leading provider of mental health services for the Jewish community.

More than a cafe, Head Room is a pioneering community hub on the high street, where informal, peer-led mental health support is delivered, conversations and connections are made, and a fresh daily menu is provided in a relaxed and inclusive space.

Head Room’s mental health support is accessible to everyone in the community and is key to how Jami supports people for whom mental illness and distress make everyday life a struggle.

In November 2023 Jami and Jewish Care announced they would become one, to ensure long-term sustainable services for people of all ages in the community. So if you're ready to make a positive impact every day, join us. Together, we can make a real difference.