Cafe Assistant – Weald Country Park in Brentwood

Cafe Assistant - Weald Country Park

Fixed Term,Part Time

£25,959 per annum (full-time equivalent)

Location:Brentwood

Working Style:Operational field-based worker

Please note this is a fixed term, part-time contract until 30th November 2027. Working 500 hours per year on an annualised contract and will include weekend working.

Working days Thursday, Friday and Saturdays, with an annual salary of £6,730 per annum.

The Role

Exciting opportunity to work in the bustling cafe at the beautiful Weald Country Park in Brentwood, delivering excellent customer service covering a maternity leave until 30/11/2027.

To read more about our business area, please visit:

Place and Customer

The Opportunity

Essex is a diverse county with some of the highest levels of deprivation in the country through to highly affluent communities, which gives us a wide variance in life expectancy and quality. Culture and Green Spaces will deliver exceptional customer experiences,demonstratingthe benefit of Essex’s strategic location, with theobjectiveof developing a financially sustainable operation.

A Café Assistantwillensurea clean, safe,tidyand welcoming place for customers to buy and consume foodwithin the Cafe based in Country Parks. Undertaking basic food preparation and processingin line withsafe food processes and practices,complyingat all timeswith food and health and safety requirements. Providing an excellent customer experience by offering help and support to visitors.

Accountabilities

• Serving customerswithdrinks and food,preparingand/orcooking simple food and cold/hot drinks,in accordance withfood safetyregulations,to meet customer orders.
• Washing up, using a dishwasher,clearing tables, sweeping floors,cleaningequipmentand structure deep cleaning, toensure all health and safety standards are met.
• Responsibleforidentifyingtasksand ensuringthese are completed to a high standard.
• Contributetostocktaking, and stock movementto ensurestock and consumables are usedandmaintainedcorrectly.
• Responsible foroperatingtillsand handling cash,ensuringcompliance with correct procedures.
• Responsible forcomplying withall health and safety rulesensuringthe proper use and care of protective clothing and equipment.
• Completing records on time and accurately
• Specific individual and shared targets andobjectivesare defined annually within the performance management framework.
• Responsible for stock management & ordering

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to RQF Level 2 (GCSE) or equivalent by experience.
• Experience of working within aCatering environment.
• Ability to develop skills and knowledge within role.
• Experience of delivering excellent customer service.
• Good communicationskills, both verbal and written.
• Ability toprioritiseownworkload and work within a team.

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we are dedicated to making a positive difference for residents, communities and businesses across the county. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

In March 2026, Greater Essex was accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our careers site.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We’re also committed to interview allveteransandcare leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please emailresourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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