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Community Assistant

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Community Assistant

22.5hpw

Fixed Term until 31.03.29

As a Community Assistant, you’ll help create a welcoming, user focused environment at our Community Hubs in Cramlington and Newbiggin.

Your daily tasks may include:

Serving food and drinks in our café and bar
Basic food preparation and making coffees on our barista machine
Assisting with bookings and maintaining a friendly environment for all hub users
Carrying out light cleaning and safety tasks to keep the hub in great shape
Supporting the setup of rooms for events and assisting with community sessions
Opening and closing the Hub as required
Providing basic digital and device support to visitors

We run a range of events on evenings and weekends across our Hubs. These shifts may involve:

Room setups
Serving in the café and bar
General hub duties
Opening and closing the Hub
Supporting our Café Managers and Hub Coordinators

What We’re Looking For:

We need people who are community-oriented, approachable, and ready to lend a hand wherever needed. If you have:

A good general education, numeracy, and literacy skills
Awareness of health and safety practices
Basic food hygiene knowledge or certification (desirable but not essential)
Bar and hospitality experience, including handling food and drinks (desirable but not essential)

Working pattern is to be discussed at interview, please note: at least 1 x shift per week will be based in the Learning Cafe at Cramlington Hub.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Andrew Douglass, Hub Coordinator at communityhubs@northumberland.gov.uk

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:

-26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)

-Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
-Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)

To see all our excellent benefits and perks, please click here.

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Further information

For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.

Alternative application format:

British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net

For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930

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