Café Assistant (x2)

Café Assistant (x2)

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.

Both Café Assistants will assist in the daily running of our busy Café at the Nature Discovery Centre, providing an exceptional level of customer service.

What you’ll be doing;

• Preparing food and drink as part of the daily menu and event hospitality
• Assisting in maintaining a high standard of health & hygiene in the café
• Assisting with stock rotation and the reduction of waste in the café

What we’re looking for;

• A welcoming, and self-assured approach in dealing with people
• Ability to use own initiative
• Effective team player
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure

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 and generous occupational sick pay
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and family-friendly policies
• Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
• Pension with generous employer contribution
• Learning & Development Programme for all (SEED)
• Well-being 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

Salary:£10.90 per hour for over 18-year-olds

Contract: Fixed Term

Hours: Hours to be worked in accordance with Café rota

1 x 24-hour contract per week (1 May - 31 Oct 2023)

1 x 16-hour contract per week (1 April - 30 Sept 23)

Based:Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham.

The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on 21 April 2023. We do however reserve the right to view applications on a rolling basis, and will close this vacancy earlier, if suitable applicants apply.

Interviews will take place on a rolling basis.

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is a membership-based voluntary organisation, managing over 80 nature reserves, influencing land management and educating and encouraging all sectors of the community to care for local wildlife. Find out more.

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.