Cafe and Shop Assistant

Oaklands School; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school for children with severe learning difficulties is seeking a Café and Shop Assistant. The role involves delivering excellent customer service and assisting students in a café setting, fostering their skills and independence. Successful candidates will have prior café experience and a passion for empowering young people.

Benefits

Excellent training and support

Pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a café and retail environment.
• Experience of working with young people who have severe learning difficulties.
• Desire and motivation to support student development.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high level of customer service.
• Support and train students to develop working skills in a café environment.

Skills

Customer Service

Supporting Young People

Education

Experience in Café and Retail

Job description

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Oaklands School

Oaklands is a school for children and young people that have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and/or autism. We cater for students between the ages of 4 and 19. High Oaks, our secondary school is based in a purpose built premises located in Gresham Road, Hounslow. We are close to Osterley Tube Station and public transport routes and just 15 minutes’ walk from Hounslow bus station.

Oaklands sixth form offer a 3 year programme of study. As part of this 3 year programme students participate in Vocational and Life skills activities. As part of this they will participate in a range of activities relating to the World of work and preparing them for adulthood.

Due to our rapid and continued expansion, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Café and Shop Assistant. The ideal candidate will maintain a high level of customer service whilst supporting and training students to develop their working skills in a café environment. You will need to have experience of working in a café and retail environment and experience of having worked with young people who have severe learning difficulties. We believe that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief and have the desire and motivation to make this happen. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.

We value our employees and offer excellent training and support along with a pension scheme, employee assistance programme and other wellbeing benefits.

Oaklands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. Social Media checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.

Details of this post are available on Oaklands schools website.

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact HR for an appointment.

If you believe you have what it takes and would like to join our friendly and supportive team, please complete and email the application form to HR. Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.

Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 18th June 2025

Start Date: September 2025

Contract Type: Permanent term time only.

Hours of work: Monday to Fridays 8.30am – 3.30pm (31.25 hours per week).

Pay Scale: Hounslow Pay scale 5 point 11 - 15

CV’s will not be accepted. No Agencies Please.

Safeguarding Statement

Oaklands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. All appointments at Oaklands School are subject to the employee successfully completing a 26 working week probation period. Applicants are advised to read the Oaklands pay policy while considering their application.

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Oaklands School

Café and Shop Assistant Required

Oaklands is a school for children and young people that have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and/or autism. We cater for students between the ages of 4 and 19. High Oaks, our secondary school is based in a purpose built premises located in Gresham Road, Hounslow. We are close to Osterley Tube Station and public transport routes and just 15 minutes’ walk from Hounslow bus station.

Oaklands sixth form offer a 3 year programme of study. As part of this 3 year programme students participate in Vocational and Life skills activities. As part of this they will participate in a range of activities relating to the World of work and preparing them for adulthood.

Due to our rapid and continued expansion, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Café and Shop Assistant. The ideal candidate will maintain a high level of customer service whilst supporting and training students to develop their working skills in a café environment. You will need to have experience of working in a café and retail environment and experience of having worked with young people who have severe learning difficulties. We believe that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief and have the desire and motivation to make this happen. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.

We value our employees and offer excellent training and support along with a pension scheme, employee assistance programme and other wellbeing benefits.

Oaklands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. Social Media checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.

Details of this post are available on Oaklands schools website.

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact HR for an appointment.

If you believe you have what it takes and would like to join our friendly and supportive team, please complete and email the application form to HR. Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.

Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 18th June 2025

Interview Date: Thursday 26th June 2025

Start Date: September 2025

Contract Type: Permanent term time only.

Hours of work: Monday to Fridays 8.30am – 3.30pm (31.25 hours per week).

Pay Scale: Hounslow Pay scale 5 point 11 - 15

Actual Pay: £23,406 - £24,805

CV’s will not be accepted. No Agencies Please.

Safeguarding Statement

Oaklands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. All appointments at Oaklands School are subject to the employee successfully completing a 26 working week probation period. Applicants are advised to read the Oaklands pay policy while considering their application.