Cafe Assistant / Barista (full or part time)

Cafe Assistant / Barista

Full time or part time - days/hours to be discussed

Salary: £26,797 WTE (Step 1, rising to Step 2 £27,900 following satisfactory 12 month review) based on 37.5 hours per week, pro rata for part time

Our North Berwick Café (part of our wider Bookshop and Gallery space in North Berwick) plays an important role for the Hospice in generating vital income and raising awareness of our services.

We have a new opportunity for a Café Assistant to join the team, working across both the kitchen and front of house. This will be a hands-on role and will involve:

• serving customers
• displaying and replenishing stock
• ensuring a high standard of food hygiene and consistency of service
• creating an open, welcoming, inclusive and friendly atmosphere which reflects the values of the Hospice

The ideal candidate will have previous café/shop experience, strong customer service skills and the ability to deal with a wide range of people in an often busy environment.

You will have a warm, friendly and helpful manner and be able to assist others in an empathetic way. You should be approachable and able to build a rapport with volunteers and customers.

Training will be provided. Full Time or Part time hours available. The cafe is currently open Tuesday - Saturday.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rosie Hansen via our Hospice switchboard.

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to grow your skills and be part of a dynamic team? We’d love to hear from you!

Redefining Hospice Care: St Columba's exists to give everyone who needs it the very best hospice care. We're an independent charity at the heart of our local community, offering free, flexible and person-centred palliative care and support to our patients and their families.

Criminal Record Check: This post requires the post holder to have a criminal record check (Disclosure Scotland) at Basic level. An application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before the successful candidate can begin in post. The Hospice will pay the cost for this check.

Scottish Charity No SC003634