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Café Assistant - Kaldi Café

Newport, Shropshire
Full-time
21st June 2026
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Café Assistant - Kaldi Café, (Full Time, predominantly Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm)

Catering

Location:  Newport, Shropshire TF10 8NBSalary:  £23,885 £12.38 per hour per annum Post Type:  Full TimeContract Type: PermanentClosing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Sunday 21 June 2026Reference:  DN-2162

Harper Adams University is looking to recruit a full time Café Assistant delivering excellent customer service experience to students, conference guests and University staff.

The successful candidate should have a minimum of some front-of-house catering & hospitality/café experience & good customer service skills.

You will play a key role in the service of food and drink in this busy cafe. The main duties of the role include:

1. Serve customers in a polite & friendly manner.

2. To ensure high quality, customer focused provision of hot and cold food and beverages.

3. Cash handling and stock security.

4. Setting up the Café offering in accordance with department standards.

5. Compliance of the Department’s Food Safety System.

6. Consistently delivering a professional and efficient service to our customers.

7. Ensuring a professional and hygienic appearance.

8. Ensuring cleaning and closing procedures are carried out and documented.

9. Ensuring defects of buildings or equipment are reported in the correct manner.

10. Produce and serve Barista standard coffees and other beverages.

11. Cary out any reasonable requests from your supervisor

12. Be prepared to help (where possible) with special events i.e. Graduation, Open Days and Royal Visits.

13. All other duties and responsibilities commensurate with the post and the salary range of the grade.

If you have any queries or questions or for an informal discussion, please contact Matthew Thorpe via email mthorpe@harper-adams.ac..uk 

                                                                                          

Application Procedure:

Please apply online via the Harper Adams e-Recruitment programme at http://jobs.harper-adams.ac.uk submitting your CV and a personal statement outlining your suitability for the role. Your personal statement should clearly demonstrate how your skills, experience, and achievements meet the requirements outlined in the person specification.  Applications without a personal statement may not be considered

Unfortunately, we cannot offer sponsorship for this position

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