Cafe Assistant (fixed term)

College Lake,

Upper Icknield Way, Bulbourne

, Tring, Buckinghamshire, HP23 5QG

Contact details

Please apply via the link. Queries should be directed to recruitment@bbowt.org.uk

Cafe Assistant (fixed term)

Salary: £12.60 per hour (if 18 or over), £2,620 (pro rata) per annum (FTE £22,932)

Contract: Fixed Term until 31/03/2026

Hours: 4 hours per week, worked on a Saturday, and occasional bank holidays. Additional zero hours work may also be available to cover sickness and holidays.

Based: College Lake Visitor Centre, Tring, Bucks

BBOWT has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.

The Café Assistant will help nature recover by assisting in the daily running of the busy café at our visitor centre, providing an exceptional level of customer service.

What you’ll be doing

Food and drink preparation, including cooking a basic menu and baking
Ensuring the cafe and visitor seating area is kept clean
Providing an excellent level of customer service
Assisting with stock rotation and reducing waste
Cash handling and using a till

What we’re looking for

Welcoming, approachable and self-assured in dealing with people
Ability to work under pressure
Effective team player

For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when you work for us you’ll also receive

Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, wellbeing days and generous occupational sick pay
Enhanced maternity, paternity and family-friendly policies
Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
Pension (salary exchange) with generous employer contribution
Learning & Development Programme for all (SEED)
Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders across BBOWT, access to our Employee Assistance Programme, providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access and a YuLife benefit package with free will writing, a variety of discounts and ability to claim vouchers to use in a wide range of stores when you redeem YuPoints earned by being active or meditation sessions.
Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support and personal development

How to apply

For full details, please read the job description and T&Cs below. To apply, please follow the application link.

This role is accepting applications on a rolling basis and the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy once a suitable applicant is found.

Interviews will take place face to face at College Lake Visitor Centre, on a rolling basis, as applicants are shortlisted for interview.

BBOWT values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We want every candidate to have the best chance of success as part of this process. In order to do this, we know that some candidates will need reasonable adjustments. Adjustments could include us providing the questions in an alternative format, providing extra time for assessments. We are also very happy to make adjustments for interview, which could include aspects such as lighting, physical access or simply making us aware when you arrive where it would be best for you to sit.

Contact us on recruitment@bbowt.org.uk if there are any reasonable adjustments we can provide during the selection stages, including completing your application form.

When applying for the role you can expect to answer a few questions online relating to the skills required and what you would be doing in the role. Your responses will be anonymised, randomised and scored by a panel of reviewers.

You’ll also be asked for information about your background, anything you feel comfortable sharing will be anonymised and will not be shared as part of the selection process, it will only be used to help us understand how we are performing against our equal opportunities metrics. All candidates will receive feedback on their application.

To find out more about what we do please visit our website.

We want our people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underserved within the communities in which we operate. This includes people from visible ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities (including those who are neurodivergent), the LGBTQ+ community, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and younger people. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, The Lodge, 1 Armstrong Road, Littlemore, Oxford Oxon OX4 4XT

Registered Charity No. 204330 www.bbowt.org.uk

BERKSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND OXFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST

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Cafe Assistant (fixed term)

College Lake,

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Cafe Assistant (fixed term)