Creative Pottery Café Assistant — Flexible Hours & Barista Training

Whitehall Garden Centre Ltd; Lacock; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training

Barista training

Flexible working opportunities

Creative and supportive environment

Job summary

Whitehall Garden Centre Ltd in Chippenham, Wiltshire is seeking a friendly Pottery Café Assistant to join our busy Paint Your Own Pottery studio. You'll help families choose and paint pottery, serve barista coffees and cakes, operate the kiln with full training, and make every customer feel welcome.

This is a flexible, customer-facing role with full or part-time options, a temporary contract until 24 December 2026, and weekend shifts in full-time or part-time patterns.

Qualifications

• Friendly, welcoming, and enjoys meeting new people.
• Excellent customer service mindset.
• Team-oriented with reliability and punctuality.
• Attention to detail in busy environment.
• Willingness to learn and follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers and creating a warm, friendly atmosphere.
• Helping customers choose and paint pottery, offering tips and techniques to achieve the best results.
• Explaining the pottery painting process from start to finish.
• Preparing and serving quality hot and cold drinks, including barista-style coffees, full training provided.
• Serving light food, cakes and refreshments.
• Operating the till and processing payments.
• Safely loading and unloading the pottery kiln (full training provided).
• Preparing finished pottery for collection.
• Keeping the studio clean, organised and well stocked.
• Supporting birthday parties, workshops and special events.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Customer service

Team player

Attention to detail

Reliable

Organised

Punctual

Flexible weekends

Calm under pressure

Job description

Whitehall Garden Centre Ltd in Chippenham, Wiltshire is seeking a friendly Pottery Café Assistant to join our busy Paint Your Own Pottery studio. You'll help families choose and paint pottery, serve barista coffees and cakes, operate the kiln with full training, and make every customer feel welcome.

This is a flexible, customer-facing role with full or part-time options, a temporary contract until 24 December 2026, and weekend shifts in full-time or part-time patterns.