Vacancies

General Assistant

Job Information

We are looking for someone to join the team at the popular Garden Café at Hepscott Park near Morpeth.

You will be serving customers, including using cash register and coffee machine, clearing tables, and keeping the kitchen area clean and tidy. You must be a hard worker, able to work quickly and efficiently, a good team worker, and able to cope with the physical demands of a busy day. You must have good customer service skills. You must have a commitment to training.

Experience of working in a similar environment, a food hygiene certificate and a recognised catering qualification would all be an advantage.

The Café is often very busy at lunchtimes, with many regular customers.

The role averages 16 hours per week, across a three week rotating shift pattern. The schedule includes a mix of weekdays and 2 Saturdays in every 3 weeks.

Please contact Tess Patterson, Assistant Manager at the Garden Café, for further information and an informal discussion on tess.patterson@northumberland.gov.uk or 01670 623911.

Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.
For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.

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)

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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

Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.

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