Cafe Assistant, Southport

Autism Initiatives; Sefton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Autism Initiatives’ Great Little Place in Southport is hiring Café Assistants. The role involves serving customers, taking orders and helping in a busy café environment. The position offers £12.71 per hour for 24 hours per week, with shifts on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

DBS disclosure is required for successful applicants, with costs covered by Autism Initiatives. Training is provided, and candidates who are friendly, reliable and enthusiastic about supporting young autistic people on

Qualifications

• Excellent communicator with strong customer service focus.
• Food Hygiene Certificate would be an advantage, training provided.
• DBS check will be carried out for successful applicants.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service at the café counter and dining area.
• Assist with baking and food preparation when required.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Education

Food Hygiene Certificate (advantage)

Job description

Looking for A Great Little Job?

£12.71 per hour

24 hours per week (You will be required to work on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday each week)

We are currently recruiting for Café Assistants in the Southport area

Ideally you will be able to provide a service which exceeds our customer’s expectations or you may be competent and confident baking and preparing home cooked food in greater volumes, and you would positively contribute to supporting young autistic people on work placements.

A Great Little Place is a multi-award winning Café in Southport who bake and create delicious food and sumptuous cakes in their own kitchens. We are a Social Enterprise owned by Autism Initiatives, where the team share a passion for supporting adults with Autism in work. If you would like a rewarding job within a committed team, then this could be just what you are looking for.

If you’re an excellent communicator who enjoys providing great customer service we want to hear from you. A Food and Hygiene Certificate would be an advantage, although not essential as we provide training to all our staff,

All positions are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure for successful applicants, costs of which will be met by Autism Initiatives.

Café Assistants work on a rota basis which includes some weekends.

The closing date for completed applications is the 6th November 2026

For more information on the cafe, please visit https://autisminitiatives.org/service/great-little-place/