Blaise Cafe assistant ( Catering assistant) Blaise and nursery

Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week working daytime shifts between 8.30am – 5.30pm, 5 days out of 7 including weekends and bank holidays.

We are looking for a Catering Assistant who can work as part of a team in our Blaise cafes to provide visitors with a great experience.
Join us in our Parks Catering team you'll have the opportunity to make a difference to someone's day, every day and come to work in some of the City's most beautiful parks.
With eight cafes and kiosks across the City, we not only provide food and drink to the thousands of visitors to our parks every year but also generate income to help fund the cost of maintaining Bristol's parks and green spaces.
We are focussed on improving our experience for customers, as well as increasing income from our catering services. This won't be possible without having a great team of people, so come and join us.
We will need you to strive to deliver exceptional customer service, whilst working in the cafes serving our customers. You will work alone and also alongside the Team Leader and Retail Catering Manager who will be promoting a respectful team environment. All of our team members are trained to deliver high standards of service, quality and cleanliness in our cafes.
To be successful you will need:

• Be willing to work towards a Food Safety L2 certificate when you join us
• Excellent customer service skills
• A good understanding of Health & Safety at work (training given)
• Previous experience of working in a catering or retail environment
• Cafe experience and Good Barista skills
• Some Experience of operating an Electronic Point of Sale system (till)

Car parking is available at most of our sites. A meal is provided on duty.
You'll be working various daytime shifts, including weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis, and may be expected to work at any of our cafes and kiosks. You will be based at Blaise estate café and Blaise nursery plant cafe for most of your time; however, you could be required to work at other locations across the city which includes Oldbury, Canford, St George, Blaise, Hengrove.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.
Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To apply you’ll need to submit your CV along with a covering letter as the first page of your CV (as one document) summarising your interest in the role and how you meet the criteria as outlined on the Person Specification.
To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your covering letter.
If you require help and support with filling out this application form/ writing a CV & Cover Letter, please contact our Employment Navigator – Helen Jones at helen.jones@bristol.gov.uk
For informal enquiries please contact Mathew Gulshan – Matthew.Gulshan@bristol.gov.uk or 07467335713.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.