Kitchen Porter/Assistant

Job Summary
We’re looking for a friendly, reliable and hardworking person to join our busy beach café team.

This is a varied role covering waiting, customer service, cleaning and kitchen porter duties. We’re looking for one full-time weekday team member or two part-time members to share the hours.

If you’re energetic, enjoy working as part of a team and don’t mind getting stuck in, we’d love to hear from you!

Duties

  • Serving customers and taking food and drink orders
  • Clearing and cleaning tables
  • Washing dishes, pots and kitchen equipment
  • Keeping the kitchen and café clean and tidy
  • Restocking drinks, crockery, cutlery and supplies
  • Taking rubbish out and maintaining clean work areas
  • Supporting the kitchen and front-of-house team during busy periods
  • Following food hygiene and health & safety procedures
  • Helping wherever needed to keep the café running efficiently
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Hardworking and willing to get stuck in
  • Comfortable working in a busy environment
  • Good team player
  • High standards of cleanliness
  • Able to work efficiently under pressure
  • Previous hospitality experience is preferred but not essential — training can be provided

What We're Looking For

  • Reliable and punctual
  • Friendly and approachable
  • Hardworking and willing to get stuck in
  • Comfortable working in a busy environment
  • Good team player
  • High standards of cleanliness
  • Able to work efficiently under pressure
  • Previous hospitality experience is preferred but not essential (training can be provided)

Weekday availability is essential.

We are looking for either:

  • 1 full-time team member to cover the weekday hours, or
  • 2 part-time team members who can share the weekday hours.

There may also be opportunities for additional hours during particularly busy periods.

If you're looking for a practical, active job where you can be part of a friendly team in a busy beach café, we'd love to hear from you.

Pay: £12.71-£13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 12.0 – 37.5 per week

Benefits:

  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee discount

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Southend-on-Sea, Essex: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

  • Kitchen Porter: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

  • English (required)

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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