Catering Assistants x 3

Fife Cultural Trust; Scotland; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent cultural organization in Fife is seeking individuals for customer service roles at Adam Smith Theatre's café/bar. The successful candidates will provide exceptional service, prepare local food and beverages, and assist with events. Ideal applicants have catering experience and a friendly demeanor. Permanent and fixed-term positions available with flexible hours including evenings and weekends.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Local government pension scheme

Discounted gym/swim memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in a catering and/or customer service environment.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Understanding of allergens in the food environment.

Responsibilities

• Support catering team in providing customer service at the café/bar.
• Prepare and serve food and beverages.
• Record payments and perform cleaning duties.

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Flexibility

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

Job description

Overview

We are OnFife and as Fife’s largest cultural organisation we specialise in making jaws drop, hearts warm, eyes light up and imaginations run wild. We work with a huge range of partners, artists and creatives and our spaces are some of Fife’s favourite places. An ambitious leadership-oriented charity, we’re built on strong values, and those values make us who we are – Fearless, Inviting, Fair and Exciting.

We’re a real Living Wage employer, and we offer a local government pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and flexible working opportunities. If you need to travel for work, we can provide pool cars if you’re near head office or pay travel expenses so you are not out of pocket! Along with this, you can also access discounted gym/swim memberships and other employee benefits.

The Role

The role supports the existing catering team at Adam Smith Theatre to provide exceptional customer service within the Spinning Top Café and Bar and throughout other spaces at the venue. You’ll be preparing and serving our customers fresh local food and beverages, recording payments through epos till systems, and general cleaning duties. You will also support the venue to deliver food and drink service at all our events, film screenings, private and corporate hires.

3 positions are currently available:

• 20.75 hours per week – Permanent
• 19.75 hours per week – Permanent
• 20.25 hours per week – Fixed Term (12 months Maternity Cover)

The positions will have a base working pattern, but flexibility is essential to meet the needs of the business, including weekend and evening shifts. Due to the nature of events there is also scope to pick up additional hours. While the role is primarily based at Adam Smith Theatre, there will also be requirement to work at our sister venue, Kirkcaldy Galleries, as needed.

You can view the full job spec on our current vacancies page on our website.

About You

This role will suit someone who enjoys working in customer service environments and interacting with the public in a café / bar setting.

You will ideally have similar experience in a catering and / or customer service environment. Previous experience and knowledge of working in bars and barista training is highly desirable, as is previous knowledge of health and safety requirements and an understanding of allergens in the food environment.

You will be a team player who will be energetic, with good literacy and numeracy skills, and a flexible 'can do' attitude. You\'ll take pride in your working environment and provide a professional and courteous service to visitors.

How to Apply

If you would like to find out more information about this role before applying, please contact Erin Linton, Assistant Venue Manager for an informal chat. Contact details can be found on our current vacancies page on our website.

When you’re ready to apply, please complete our application form and equal opportunities form and return them to the HR team at [e-mail]. The application pack can be downloaded from our current vacancies page on our website.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 16 October 2025 at 5pm.

Interviews will take place on an ongoing basis so we may close the advert early if all positions are filled before the closing date.

OnFife is an equal opportunities employer.

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community and are committed to the Armed Forces Covenant.

Due to the high number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to each applicant. If you do not hear within two weeks of the closing date you have not been successful on this occasion but thank you for taking the time to apply.