Cafe Assistant

Preston-City-Council; Preston; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ annual leave pro rata

Employee Assistance Programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Preston Partnership, on behalf of Neighbourhood Services in Preston, is seeking a Café Assistant to join the Pavilion Café at Avenham Park. You will welcome customers, take orders, serve food and drinks, and handle payments in a busy park café environment.

You will work weekends as part of a small team, with a Foundation Living Wage as a minimum and pro rata annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays. Benefits include Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme, life assurance

Responsibilities

• Welcome café customers and provide high-quality customer service.
• Take food and drink orders, process payments and handle basic preparation of hot/cold foods.
• Maintain cleanliness and organisation of counters and work area during service.
• Work a shift pattern that includes weekends.

Job description

Closing Date

23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 22 November 2026

Reference

EPNS01029

**As the Council is a Foundation Living Wage Employer, you will be paid at Foundation Living Wage as a minimum, currently £25,948.89 per annum pro rata ( £13.45 per hour)*

Neighbourhood Services are seeking an enthusiastic and committed person to carry out Café assistant duties within the Avenham Park Pavilion Café.

This is an exciting opportunity for a person to join our small team working at the Café in the Pavilion on Preston’s Grade 2* listed Avenham Park. The location is fabulous, and we strive to provide a Café service to match.

We are looking for someone who is able to provide a welcoming atmosphere to Café customers and offer them the highest standards of customer service and care. You will need to serve customers efficiently with food and drink orders and take payments, preparing basic hot and cold foods and assist in preparation of Café and counters before, during and at the end of service.

You will be required to work a shift pattern that will include working weekends.

Ultimately, your aim will be to make the Café a successful and pleasant place for customers to visit.

As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of employee benefits including a minimum of 25 days’ annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) pro rata, family friendly policies, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme, AVC’s, life assurance scheme and a cycle to work scheme.

International Sponsorship - this role is not open to International Sponsorship.