Deli Assistant

Tate group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Discounts at shops and cafés

Free entry to exhibitions for you and

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Corner Bar & Café at Tate Modern, part of Tate Eats, is seeking a Deli Assistant who is passionate about food, drinks and people. You will work in a vibrant space connected with Tate’s art programs, events and exhibitions, delivering exceptional service and contributing ideas to a collaborative team.

The role offers a busy, creative environment with opportunities to grow and participate in a wide range of food and beverage activities, while benefiting from Tate Eats’ supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Pro-active and able to deliver high-quality customer service.
• Able to work in a fast-paced café and deli environment.
• Collaborates well with team to ensure smooth service.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service in a busy deli and café setting.
• Assist in daily café operations and food and drink service.
• Communicate clearly with customers and team members to ensure satisfaction.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Job description

We are looking for a passionate, knowledgeable and experienced Deli Assistant to join our team in The Corner Bar & Café at Tate Modern.

The Corner is Tate's deli, café, and bar space set as part of the Tate Moderns riverside landscape with St Paul’s as an inspired London backdrop. It is a venue is where creativity and passion can be expressed and flourish through food, drink, events and art.

From day to night, the venue changes with the ebb and flow of our visitors. During the day, recharge with "Coffee by Tate". Enjoy delicious sandwiches, vibrant salads and decadent cakes from our deli counter, where we focus our ingredients on sustainability, biodiversity and regenerative agriculture. In the evening, The Corner is home to a buzzing bar serving fourteen craft beers, five outstanding wines on draught, and a cocktail list that covers the classics and offers mixology inspired by our exhibitions. It is a hub for creative culinary moments inspired by artists and community, live music, DJs, special art classes and event programmes designed to provide food for thought.

Our ideal candidate will be a pro-active individual, keen to develop new skills, enhance knowledge and happy to contribute new ideas and improvements. They will enjoy a busy environment and be passionate about food & beverage, people and teamwork. This individual will be an effective communicator, providing the highest level of customer service and have the ability to use their initiative and work independently.

Tate Eats is unique in the cultural world, a hospitality business whose purpose supports the vision and reach of Tate in all four of its galleries. All our profits are returned to Tate championing the right to the richness of art for everyone.

Our business is multi-faceted, we run restaurants, cafés and bars while delivering a vast range of events from film premieres to boardroom lunches. We are though much more than that, we have a pioneering roastery setting the agenda on gender equality in the coffee supply chain. We brew beer, we blend gin, we create teas, we have a multi award-winning wine programme, we visit farms, we research and write menus in response to Tate’s diverse programme, and we collaborate with artists and curators .

Become part of the Tate Eats dynamic team and be part of Tate. We offer a supportive, engaging working environment that is inspired by our surroundings and the creative institution we support . You will be able to express yourself, be challenged to think differently while working flexibly and collaboratively across teams . Tate Eats offers you the opportunity to grow personally and professionally in a nurturing, diverse business.

As well as a great place to work, we offer excellent benefits and development opportunities.

Our benefits include:

• Performance & service awards
• Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health Allies, Cycle scheme, and Eyecare vouchers
• Great discounts in our shops and catering outlets
• Free entry to exhibitions for you, your friends and family.

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• Salary £16.30 per hour plus great benefits