Café Assistant

Blossom House School Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Greater London is seeking a Café Assistant with Learning Support Assistant duties. The role involves providing excellent customer service, managing food handling tasks, and supporting children in the café and classroom settings. Ideal candidates will have experience in catering and working with children, particularly those with Special Educational Needs. This permanent, term-time position offers a salary based on experience, starting January 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a catering environment.
• Experience in a customer-facing role.
• Ability to manage a group of children with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Greet and serve customers at the Café.
• Support school children gaining work experience.
• Provide 1-1 support to specific children as needed.

Skills

Experience of food handling

Customer service experience

Mental and physical resilience

Confidence and enthusiasm

Good English and numeracy skills

Knowledge of behaviour management

Ability to build relationships

Experience with Special Education Needs

Ability to promote positive behaviour

Job description

Café Assistant with LSA duties

Permanent, Term-Time only role

Monday to Friday (08:30am – 17:00pm)

Salary from: £27,008 - £29,700 pro rata, depending on experience (£23,150 - £25,457 salary for term-time, 36 weeks pa)

To Start: January 2026

What the role involves

Café Assistant role

The Café Assistant role will involve greeting and serving customers, operating the till and handling cash, replenishing stock, providing excellent customer service, assisting in food preparation, and opening and closing the Café as required. While working at the Café you will also support school children gaining work experience in the Café.

Learning Support Assistant role

The Learning Support Assistant role may involve providing ad‑hoc or dedicated 1‑1 support to specific children, providing whole‑class support in lessons, assisting with administration, maintaining learning environments, and providing ad‑hoc management or support with challenging behaviour.

Ideal candidate

• Experience of food handling and working within a catering environment.
• Experience of working with customers in a customer‑facing environment.
• Supporting our students can sometimes be challenging; mental and physical resilience are qualities necessary for all our staff.
• Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
• Good English (clear written and spoken English) and numeracy skills.
• Knowledge and experience of behaviour management.
• The ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.
• Experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly children on the Autism Spectrum.
• The ability to manage a small group of children with complex social communication needs.
• The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.