Vacancy at Change Mental Health
Hopetown Coffee is Change Mental Health’s not-for-profit safe space coffee shop raising awareness of our charity, mental illness and mental health.
The post holders will have the unique opportunity to help create an uplifting, non-stigmatising café that will be known for great coffee, will raise awareness of Mental Health and Illness whilst creating a safe and supportive space where everyone is welcome.
Key Responsibilities:
- Quality control of food and drinks, ensuring that each item served to a customer is of the highest quality.
- Serve customers as Barista
- Be a friendly and positive team member.
- Ensure the highest standards of Health and Safety are always maintained.
- Flexibility and willingness to work weekends and occasional evenings.
- Working flexibly to adapt this as when required (for example during festival season in August).
- Key-holder responsibilities
- Dialling in the espresso
- Cashing up
General Duties:
- Act in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Ensure all records, personal, staff and client data are managed in line with Data Management and Information Governance policies
- Comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as provisions set out in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- As with all employees, workers and volunteers; to encourage people to join Change Mental Health as a member, donor or activist
- To act in accordance with the charity’s Health & Safety and Safeguarding policies and to notify your line manager promptly if there are any concerns
- To participate in regular supervision and appraisal and undertake any relevant training as appropriate to the role
- To work in accordance with the charity’s national policies and local operating procedures and those of external regulators or professional bodies
Essential Criteria:
- An experienced hospitality professional
- Have a good working knowledge and experience as a barista.
- Experience of handling money
- An outgoing, positive, and enthusiastic individual
- A kind and caring individual who can create and maintain a thriving environment, a vibrant customer culture, and a healthy team-oriented workplace in line with the Café’s values and those of Change Mental Health.
Desirable Criteria:
- Knowledge of Food Health and Safety Standards
- Knowledge of stock management, including counting stock and placing orders
24/7 access to an award-winning Employee Assistance Programme providing free legal, financial, and medical advice as well as support with life’s challenges.
A 35-hour working week, enhanced sick pay & season ticket loan.
A great work life balance with flexible and blended working environment.
Access to purchase a Blue Light Discount Card
Cycle to Work Scheme
Enhanced sick pay and leave entitlements.
Generous 37 days’ holiday.
Paid Mental Wellbeing days.
Professional development including funded opportunities.
Please note that this role requires you produce a Basic Disclosure as part of onboarding prior to commencing in the role.
Please don’t delay your application to avoid any disappointment, as we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than stated.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. If you consider yourself to have a disability, please inform us of any arrangements that we may make to the interview process.
Café’ operational hours are: Monday – Saturday 08:00 – 17:00hrs and Sunday 08:00 – 16:00.
To apply for this position click 'apply'
Once you have completed your application you will then be asked to upload your CV on the next page.
If you experience any issues with the application process please contact join@changemh.org
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