Catering Assistant

Wrexham County Borough Council; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Generous annual leave (up to 32 days)

Work-life balance and flexi time

Wrexham Reward Scheme discounts

Health & wellbeing resources

Job summary

Wrexham County Borough Council is inviting applications for four Catering Assistants to join the Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum café team. The roles offer flexible weekend or weekday shifts, with two-weekly rotas and a clear pattern of Saturday, Sunday, Monday and midweek hours.

Working alongside the Museum Chef, you will serve customers, clear tables and help run the café smoothly as the national museum opens for the first time in Northeast Wales.

Qualifications

• Experience in café or food service preferred.
• Customer-focused and reliable.
• Willing to work weekends and flexible shifts.

Responsibilities

• Serve customers and take orders.
• Clear tables and keep cafe clean and tidy.
• Assist with day-to-day running of the cafe alongside the Museum Chef.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Job description

We are looking for four new Catering Assistants to join the Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum team.

We are looking for hard-working, customer focused individuals who will support the successful delivery of our high quality and popular museum café.

Roles 1 and 2 will both work 18 hours per week on a two-weekly rota.

Week 1 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Week 2 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Role 3 – 11.30 am – 3.00 pm every Saturday and Sunday (7 hours per week)

Role 4 – 1.30 am – 3.00 pm every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (10.5 hours per week)

Please indicate on your application which of the four roles you wish to apply for.

Working alongside the Museum Chef, you will be responsible for serving customers, clearing tables and ensuring the smooth day to day running of this warm and friendly café.

This is a great time to join the museum team as we prepare for the official opening of this new national museum, the first in Northeast Wales.

We are looking for four new Catering Assistants to join the Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum team.

We are looking for hard-working, customer focused individuals who will support the successful delivery of our high quality and popular museum café.

Roles 1 and 2 will both work 18 hours per week on a two-weekly rota.

Week 1 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Week 2 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Role 3 – 11.30 am – 3.00 pm every Saturday and Sunday (7 hours per week)

Role 4 – 1.30 am – 3.00 pm every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday (10.5 hours per week)

Please indicate on your application which of the four roles you wish to apply for.

Working alongside the Museum Chef, you will be responsible for serving customers, clearing tables and ensuring the smooth day to day running of this warm and friendly café.

This is a great time to join the museum team as we prepare for the official opening of this new national museum, the first in Northeast Wales.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who demonstrate their capability to work in both English and Welsh.

About Us

• Grymuso

The County Borough of Wrexham, located in North East Wales, is proud of its Welsh heritage and cultural identity. Over the years it has grown to reflect a population that is multi-religious and multi-ethnic and complements the diversity of our communities.

Centred on the city of Wrexham, which nestles between the Welsh mountains and the Cheshire plains, it’s a location that really can offer you the best of both worlds and we are proud of our city status (awarded in 2022 when we became the seventh city in Wales).

Wrexham County Borough Council is a unitary Council which delivers a wide range of services aimed at improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities. We are committed to providing services through collaboration with local and national partners. With a focus on sustainable development, community wellbeing, and improving the lives of Wrexham residents and surrounding communities, Wrexham is a fantastic place to work, live, and learn.

The council is an inclusive employer with a workforce of around 5,500, offering diverse roles, training and development and rewarding career opportunities. Wrexham County Borough Council values innovation, bilingualism in English and Welsh, and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, the council ensures accessible recruitment and support for disabled employees including offering a guaranteed interview (where essential person specification items are met). Additionally, veterans will receive guaranteed interviews under the Armed Forces Covenant if eligibility criteria are met (where essential person specification items are met).

Employee benefits include:

• Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave up to 32 days
• Family-friendly policies supporting caring and family commitments
• Work-life balance and flexi time (dependent on role)
• Access to Wrexham Reward Scheme with discounts off leading retailers nationally and locally
• Health & well-being resources, for example:
  • Healthy & Wellbeing Champions
  • Employee assistance programme with advice on staying healthy financially, mentally or physically:
    • Counselling (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • In-the-moment emotional support (available 24/7, 365 days a year)
    • Option to set health-boosting goals with small, sustainable lifestyle changes
    • Connect health apps to track physical health and meet progress goals
    • Blogs, videos, recipes and more resources providing inspiration and motivation
    • Identify risks of developing leading lifestyle-related diseases with mental health and financial scores
    • Legal, financial and consumer advice
  • Health and wellbeing events and campaigns throughout the year (e.g., November Health Day, Time to Talk Day, Mental Health Awareness Week, Sun Awareness Week, Menopause Week, Financial Health Week)
  • Menopause Café and guidance
  • Unpaid Carer Café and guidance

Our Council Plan (2023–28) sets out our priorities for this period and we deliver these by following the Nolan Values of public life (selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership) as well as our own Corporate Values: