Seasonal Weekend Barista/Coffee Shop Assistant

Dunelm; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Dunelm is hiring for a Pausa coffee shop Assistant in Pontypridd. This seasonal role runs until 13 February 2027 and focuses on weekend shifts (Saturday and Sunday) with a minimum of 16 hours per week. Pay starts at 8.00 GBP/hour for 16-17s and 12.71 GBP/hour for 18+, with duties in beverage and food service.

Join a busy Dunelm Pausa location and help deliver friendly, high-quality customer experiences while maintaining cleanliness and exceptional service levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in a cafe/barista environment.
• Weekend availability preferred.
• Polite, hard-working with a friendly customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Serve hot and cold beverages to customers.
• Prepare and serve food items for Dunelm Pausa coffee shops.
• Keep tables, service area and kitchen clean and tidy.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Polite

Job description

18+ - £12.71 per hour.

This is a seasonal position lasting until 13 February 2027.

Saturday AND Sunday shift.

Overview

Pay -

16-17 - £8.00 per hour.

18+ - £12.71 per hour.

This is a seasonal position lasting until 13 February 2027.

Your local store are looking for a minimum 16hrs per week Weekend Barista/Coffee Shop. This is for a Saturday AND Sunday shift.

Dunelm’s coffee shops, affectionately titled Pausa, are positively thriving and it is our Coffee Shop Assistants that are at the very heart of their success. They contribute to a wide range of expectations, including the preparation of our delicious range of food and beverages, providing excellent customer service and continuously developing and upholding customer relationships.

What you'll be doing

• As part of this role you will be working, and in contact with a variety of different ingredients including dairy, nuts, meat products including pork.
• Serving hot and cold beverages.
• Dishing up our delicious savoury and sweet food items.
• Ensuring all cooked food is nice and hot.
• Keeping the restaurant tables clear and sanitised as promptly as possible.
• Loading and unloading the dishwashers .
• Providing an exceptional standard of cleanliness throughout the kitchen, service area and restaurant.

What we'll look for in you

• You’ll have previous involvement working closely with a team and you’ll ideally have prior work experience in a similar environment.
• That you are a polite, hard-working individual who just loves to provide a friendly customer dining experience.
• A complete team player who never fails to contribute and loves the satisfaction of a job well done and a smile on our customers faces.

Our Dunelm colleagues work together to support and encourage each other in order to help create a fantastic work environment that feels like home. So, we would like you to feel confident and empowered in your role, be sociable and excited at the prospect of working in an ever-growing retail environment and provide memorable customer experiences.