Casual Coffee Shop Assistant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 5 May 2026
LOCATION
St Andrews
TYPE
Part-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Hospitality & Catering
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SKILLS

Customer Service Food Preparation Beverage Preparation Cash Handling Health & Hygiene Procedures Teamwork Time Management Stock Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Casual Coffee Shop Assistant

Company: [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]

Location: St Andrews, UK (On-site)

Rate: up to £12.71 per hour

Hours: 2-3 shifts per week, 8-20 hours per week

Job Type: Part-time, Casual

The Role

You will work primarily in a front of house role alongside our Café team, serving a variety of hot and cold food and beverages across both Rectors Café in our main building and the Old Union Coffee Shop on North Street. You will be working with a young enthusiastic frontline team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Arriving on time for any scheduled shifts.
  • Open/close of the café when required.
  • Preparation of hot and cold drinks and food for sale direct to the customer.
  • Serving customers to the highest standard contributing to the Customer Experience.
  • Operating the till and taking the correct payments.
  • Maintaining food and drinks displays, re-stocking as required and rotating stock.
  • Adhering to all Health and Hygiene procedures within the Café operation.
  • Cleaning front and back of house areas on a daily basis including dishwashing.
  • Routine close down and cashing up as required.

Rate of Pay

The current rate of pay is £12.71 per hr, there is an additional 12% included in your hourly rate in lieu of holiday pay, paid monthly.

Shifts and Availability

The role involves a combination of days, evenings and weekend working and exact shifts may vary week to week according to the needs of the operation. We are looking for staff to work 2 to 3 shifts per week and the amount of hours can vary depending on your availability and shifts available. A rough guide would be anything from 8hrs to a max of 20hrs per week. We ask all staff to provide a set weekly availability so we can allocate shifts to work for you and the operation. If you do need to request days off from work, we can be flexible with this but these are allocated on a first come first served basis. We do ask staff to be available for some shifts during our key times such deadlines, exams weeks, Freshers and Refreshers week and Graduations. There will be no shifts available during the 2 week Christmas closure period when the building fully closes down.

Uniform

You will be supplied with a Rectors t shirt which must be clean and ironed for each shift. We would ask you supply your own dark/black trousers or suitable length skirt and comfortable footwear.

How to Apply

Complete an application form and equal opportunities form and email them to [contact hidden].

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