Cafe Assistant

Café Assistant

Location: Lilleshall National Sports Centre, TF10 9AT
Salary: £8.00 - £12.71 per hour (dependent upon age) plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Full time, 39 hours per week, working Monday to Sunday between the hours of 7:00am and 11:30pm

Make a positive difference every day

At Serco, we're pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Sport England.

Sport England encourages active, healthy lifestyles across the local community. Providing affordable access to a wide range of sports and leisure facilities in a safe, clean, friendly and welcoming space, their goal is to support healthier and happier lives for everyone. Delivering these services relies on an enthusiastic, customer-focused team, and they're now looking for a Café Assistant to join their team and help make a positive difference every day.

As a Café Assistant, you'll help create a welcoming environment where visitors can relax, refuel and enjoy their time at the centre. By delivering excellent customer service, maintaining high food hygiene standards and supporting the day-to-day operation of the café, you'll play an important role in creating positive experiences and supporting healthier, happier communities.

What you’ll do as a Café Assistant

• Carry out cleaning duties to maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the café area


• Undertake and record temperature checks to support food hygiene compliance


• Serve customers promptly, professionally and with a friendly approach


• Follow financial and cash handling procedures accurately


• Prepare food and beverages in line with café menus and supervisor guidance


• Replenish café and vending machine stock as required

Does this sound like you?

• Experience working in a food retail or customer service environment


• Excellent customer care and communication skills


• A flexible and team-focused attitude


• Strong attention to detail and high standards of presentation


• A Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering (or equivalent) is desirable, although full training will be provided

What we offer

• Free gym membership for you and your immediate family


• Free safeguarding training and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks


• Free swimming lessons and holiday clubs for one child (50% off for additional children)


• 21 days’ holiday plus bank holidays


• 6% employer matched pension contribution


• Training and development opportunities


• Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom wellbeing app, Personal Trainer discounts


• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment, travel, and gym equipment


• Learn more at www.moreleisure.org/employee-benefits

Ready to make a difference? Apply today.

Serco Leisure is one of the UK's leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities, managing sites, services and recruitment on behalf of the Leisure Trust. 

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential, and champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.


• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

Please note, for many of our roles, a DBS check will be required.

For support with your application, please contact [email protected].

Ready to make a difference? Apply today.

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