Casual Café & Events Assistant

We’re recruiting for café and events assistants to work at the brand-new YMCA Community & Activity Village in Newark.

As we prepare to open our YMCA Community & Activity Village in Newark, we are looking for Casual Café & Events Assistants to support the smooth running of our Community Café and Conferencing space.

Working as part of our team, we would offer you shifts as part of the planned rota, to support large events but also for last minute emergencies to cover sickness, holidays etc.

As a member of our Casual team, you would be under no obligation to accept any shifts offered but we would hope that you would be flexible and accommodating to work with us to ensure we have the cover we need to operate to our full potential.

On a day to day basis, you can expect your role to include:

  • Working as part of a team to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the village café.
  • Serving drinks and food products efficiently and politely, including for bespoke events and conference facilities.
  • Supporting the Hospitality Team in setting up, setting down and delivering events
  • Clean and tidy the café, bar and conference areas on shifts, being mindful of COVID safe working practices

If you are looking to work more flexibly and not be tied down to a specific rota but still looking to work, this could be an ideal role for you!  Periods such as evening and weekends are likely to be key times our Casual staff are called upon.

Apply today

If you think that you’d be a great fit for this role and would be excited to work to develop our new facilities then you should apply today.

Job Title: Casual Café & Events Assistant
Department: Hospitality
Responsible to: Café & Events Supervisor
Location: YMCA Newark & Sherwood, Community & Activity Village
Hours: Casual hours as required
Salary: £9.88ph

Job Purpose

  1. Working as directed by the Café Supervisor and Café & Events/ Hospitality Manager in the day-to-day running of the village café.
  2. Providing excellent quality food and drinks service at all times, including for bespoke events and conference facilities.
  3. Helping the Hospitality Team achieve targets, standards and meet budgets.
  4. Supporting the Hospitality Team in setting up, setting down and delivering events.
  5. Promoting a welcoming, inclusive and community-focused environment.

Principal Responsibilities

  1. Serve drink and food products efficiently, politely and to a high quality.
  2. Check and maintain stock levels throughout shifts.
  3. Keep the food and drink storage clean and tidy on shifts.
  4. Clean and tidy the café, bar and conference areas on shifts, being mindful of COVID safe working practices.
  5. Support the Chef Team as directed to ensure smooth service between the kitchen and service.
  6. Use commercial awareness to drive food and drink sales.
  7. Supporting with the set up and take down of the conference facilities and providing refreshments to guests as required.
  8. Share positive and negative feedback with the Café Team so actions / improvements can be undertaken.
  9. Think of and suggest ways in which the customer experience can be enhanced.
  10. Ensure all statutory and internal regulations regarding hygiene, safety and cleanliness are met and adhered to.
  11. Manage and report any incidents of accident, fire, theft, loss and damage and take action as appropriate.
  12. Cash handling.
  13. Attend Group learning and development sessions as required.
  14. Any other duties as may be required by the Café Supervisor and Hospitality Manager.