Cafe & Events Assistant

Serco Leisure; Bisham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading leisure company in Bisham is seeking a Cafe and Events Assistant to provide exceptional service in a vibrant environment. You will support a dynamic team in café operations and event coordination, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a passion for hospitality, good communication skills, and flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends. Training will be provided, but a Level 2 food safety qualification is desirable.

Benefits

All Leisure Benefits - Employee Benefits

Qualifications

• Passionate and enthusiastic team player with a customer-focused mindset.
• Previous experience in a customer-facing environment is desirable.
• Ability to assist in managing events and weddings efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Support Cafe Supervisor in delivering excellent customer service.
• Manage cleanliness standards and assist with event coordination.
• Ensure compliance with financial and food hygiene standards.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Food hygiene

Flexibility

Education

Level 2 in food safety

Job description

Job description :

Job Details

Job title: Cafe and Events Assistant
Location: Bisham Abbey
Working Hours: Casual, Monday to Sunday, Café hours 8am – 3pm or 3pm – 8.30pm and also later finishes when events are taking place
Salary: Up to £12.21 per hour depending on age

Overview

Here at Bisham Abbey our goal is to get more people, more active, more often. We provide affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities to support healthier and happier people across all segments of the local community. To deliver these services takes an enthusiastic and customer focused team - and right now we have an opportunity as we are looking to recruit for Cafe and Events Assistant to join our team. Bisham Abbey is one of Sport England’s National Sports Centres and is home to a number of National Governing Bodies of Sport. Bisham Abbey provides excellent facilities to Britain’s leading sports men and women. Bisham Abbey is also a Conferencing and Event Centre, boasting a large number of recently refurbished rooms and outdoor spaces for weddings, corporate events, and team-building days.

Responsibilities

For the Cafe side of the role, you will support the Cafe Supervisor in delivering a world class customer service within the restaurant and café. You will be a varied role and some of your duties will include carrying out cleaning duties to maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout and undertaking record temperature checks whilst ensuring high standards of food hygiene are maintained. You will also make sure that customers are served promptly and efficiently and ensure that financial and cash handling procedures are complied with. For the events side of your role, you will provide hands‑on support to the Weddings & Events Supervisor in the efficient coordination and delivery of weddings and various events. This includes assisting with the preparation, execution, and breakdown of events while ensuring an exceptional experience for all guests and visitors. Our business is aiming to grow its private function numbers and provide customers with a “world class” experience which you can be part of, and you will help in facilitating a safe, fun, and professional working environment.

Qualifications

About you. The successful candidate will be a passionate and enthusiastic individual who likes the members of staff at Bisham Abbey, prides and strives to give the best service possible for those who visit the centre and goes the extra mile for customers when required. Level 2 in food safety is desirable as is previous experience in a customer facing environment, however full training will be provided. You will have a passion for the events and hospitality industry and will be flexible within your schedule to be available for weddings and various events when required, as well as possess good communication skills to confidently assist the smooth running of each event at the Abbey. Due to the shift times and the location of the role, ideally you will need your own transport to be able to commute. If you feel you meet the above criteria, then please apply today!

What we offer

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