Clayesmore School
Clayesmore
Full-time
Job Title

Coffee Shop Assistant

Responsible to

Coffee Shop Supervisor

Role Overview

You will play an integral part in the team to create and maintain an environment that is constantly
monitored to ensure it is delivering a professional service, and is clean and safe. You will be friendly
and understand the importance of customer service, hospitality and be willing to go out of your way
to help the customer.

Responsibilities and Duties

•  Support the Coffee Shop Supervisor in the day to day management, operation and development

of the Coffee Shop, taking responsibility for the operation in the Supervisor’s absence.

•  Report for duty punctually for every shift, in complete clean uniform to undertake all necessary

tasks to ensure the Coffee Shop runs smoothly throughout the day.

•  Willingness  to  attend  appropriate  training  sessions  including  food  hygiene  and  allergy
awareness.  Barista Training to be ongoing, including the development of new team members
and refresher training as products develop.

•  Prepare and  serve  a  limited, but high quality  food offering to  the  customer eg,  soups,  jacket

potatoes, paninis and sandwiches.

•  Working within the requirements of  relevant Health & Safety and Food Hygiene Regulations,
ensure that a high standard of hygiene, safety and cleanliness of the premises and equipment is
maintained by following cleaning schedules on shift and in set up and clean down.

•  To be responsible for cash handling, float management and till reconciliation on a daily basis
•  Maintain adequate stock levels of drinks, snacks crockery and disposables.
•  Assist with the ordering and storage of food, beverages and cleaning products liaising with the

Chef Manager and Household Manager in respect of of any additional stock required.

•  Be  responsible  for  the  smooth  running  of  the  Coffee  Shop  during  events  which  may  include

catering and hosting late night opening.

•  Work  safely  around  the  kitchen  equipment  and  report  any  maintenance  issues  to  the  Chef

Manager.

•  To be responsible for daily security of unlocking and locking of the Coffee Shop, liaising with the

Estates team for out of hours security of the department when necessary.

•  Any other duties and responsibilities such as may be reasonably required within the level of the

post.

Person Specification

Essential
•  Embody the values of Clayesmore
•  Experienced in first class customer service and hardworking
•  Good organisational skills with a proven record of reliability/good timekeeping with a hands on,

flexible approach

•  The ability to carry out tasks quickly and be able to follow procedures and instructions
•  Committed to ensuring good food hygiene in the workplace
•  Experience of working effectively in a team and have the ability to work on your own
•  Well presented
•  Ability to undertake the manual aspects of the role within manual handling guidelines

Desirable

•  Previous experience of working in the catering industry (although full training will be given)
•  Previous experience of working in an educational establishment
•  Level 2 Food Hygiene and Allergen awareness trained or willingness to be trained
•  Barista trained or willingness to be trained

After appointment, the postholder will be required to undertake the next available Food  Hygiene
Level 2 training.

Additional Information

•  This is an all year round post, not term time only.
•  Benefits  include  a  free  lunch-time  meal,  free  membership  of  the  Clayesmore  Sports  Centre,
death in service benefits and a non-contributory pension scheme into which the school currently
pays 8% of your salary.

•  Membership of the Clayesmore Society and assocatied member benefits.

Date prepared :
Prepared by :

March 2022
Head of Estates and Operations / Head of HR

Clayesmore School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects
all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo safeguarding
screening, including reference checks with previous employers and a criminal record check with the Disclosure and
Barring Service.

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