Casual Cafe Assistant

Leekers Limited; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Leekes, the family-owned retailer, invites applications for a restaurant assistant to join our new café team at Cheltenham Kingsditch Retail Park. You will warmly welcome customers, prepare a range of hot and cold drinks, and ensure the café displays are appealing and tidy to enhance the shopping experience.

We value exceptional customer service, a friendly team spirit, and the ability to work flexibly including weekends and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food handling role is desirable.
• Passionate about delivering a high standard of service.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers with smile and promoting our exciting range of products.
• Preparing our delicious range of hot and cold drinks and snacks.
• Ensuring that the café display counters are appealing to our customers.
• Working with the team to maintain cleanliness standards within the café.
• Support and assist customers with any food or allergen queries.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Job description

As home experts since 1897 our mission is to inspire customers in store and online with well-presented, comprehensive and innovative collections of products. We pride ourselves on being customer-focused, providing friendly support, expertise, and excellent levels of customer service at all times, in all areas of our business. Being part of Leekes means working flexibly and as a team.

We are looking for a customer focused restaurant assistant to join our new café team.

Location:

About the team:

Leekes, the family-owned award-winning retailer are pleased to announce our plans to open an exciting new furniture store on Kingsditch Retail Park, Cheltenham in November.The store will feature a welcoming café, offering a selection of hot and cold drinks alongside a tempting menu of savoury and sweet snacks, providing customers with a comfortable space to relax and recharge during their shopping experience.

We are looking for experienced restaurant assistants who have exceptional customer service skills join our new retail team.

The role requires flexibility to work weekends and bank holidays.

About the role:

• Welcoming customers with smile and promoting our exciting range of products.
• Preparing our delicious range of hot and cold drinks and snacks.
• Ensuring that the café display counters are appealing to our customers.
• Working with the team to maintain cleanliness standards within the café.
• Support and assist customers with any food or allergen queries.

About you:

• Passionate about delivering a high standard of service and able to have fun with our customers.
• Experience in a food handling role is desirable.
• Team player with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-pace environment and cope well under pressure.

About Leekes Retail & Leisure Group:

Established in 1897 as an ironmongery business in South Wales, the Leekes Retail and Leisure Group has grown and diversified over the last 125 years. It remains a family business by the fourth generation with the group now including 4 large home department stores, a furniture store in Bristol – Park Furnishers, a builders’ merchants, two four-star hotels – the Vale Resort and Hensol Castle, a 17th century grade I listed castle as well as gin distillery and visitor centre.

About Leekes Retail & Leisure GroupEstablished in 1897 as an ironmongery business in South Wales, the Leekes Retail & Leisure Group has grown and diversified over the last 125 years. It remains a family business and along with our retail stores includes two 4-star hotels - the Vale Resort and Hensol Castle and a gin distillery and visitor centre located in the cellars of the 17th century, grade I listed castle.