About the Role
We are looking for a passionate, hardworking Team member to serve customers at our new Clubhouse Café at Gunnersbury Park. The café is part of the new Community Sports hub and will also double as a social and community space linking into community projects for all ages. This is a unique role balancing hospitality with social and community programs, offering an enriching experience with a diverse range of people and organizations.
Responsibilities
- Preparing and serving coffee and tea to high standards
- Serving healthy food and drinks efficiently and professionally
- Responding to customer orders, questions, and concerns in a warm and helpful manner
- Accurately handling payments
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety, and hygiene at all times
- Being knowledgeable about our Clubhouse menu
- Working collaboratively with other team members
- Helping to create outstanding guest experiences
- Carry out your role with passion and pride
- Adherence to HACCP and all other food safety regulations and COSHH regulations, ensuring statutory requirements are met and all necessary records are maintained
- Ensuring safe working with kitchen equipment and that all other health and safety procedures are followed
- Maintaining a clean, healthy and safe working environment in accordance with guidelines
- Dealing with customer feedback in a courteous, efficient and timely manner, monitoring and evaluating this feedback, making appropriate recommendations and acting for service improvements
- Following established protocols for data protection and privacy
- Staying informed about safeguarding policies, procedures, and best practices
- Collaborating with other team members and departments to create a cohesive approach to safeguarding
- Participating in meetings and contributing to the development and improvement of safeguarding policies
- Ensuring compliance with all relevant policies, including safeguarding, health and safety policies
- Ensuring compliance with the Club’s Code of Conduct
- Ensuring compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
- Building and maintaining good working relationships both internally and externally, always maintaining a professional image when representing Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
- Keeping confidential any information gained regarding the Trust and its personnel
- Maintaining a flexible approach to work
Requirements
- Good team player
- Successful and timely completion of all statutory e-learning requirements
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Works independently
- Organised and plans effectively
- The ability to inspire others
- Embraces Change
Location
- Gunnersbury Park
Work Type
- Minimum 8 Hours per week
Salary/Compensations
- £12.71ph
About the Company
- With community work spanning three decades, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust has established itself as a pioneering organisation for the local community.
- It uses the power of sport to educate, motivate and inspire people from all walks of life.
- Working in partnership with Brentford FC, the Trust offers a portfolio of programmes in education, health, sports participation and community engagement.
- The Trust has won the ‘Football League Community Club of the Year’ award four times and now employs more than 150 members of staff.
- We are partnering with the homeless charity Change Please to create a west London training hub.
- Our founder partners in the project are The University of West London (UWL) and the Premier League and Professional Footballers Association Fund.
- We are also linking up with the University to offer a range of immersive opportunities for their catering and business students.
- The Trust is a progressive, driven organisation with many facets.
- The Clubhouse will become one of our key hubs, also working with our stadium hub.
- This is a unique opportunity to combine sport and physical activity with nutrition and social projects.
Equal Opportunity
- Brentford FCCST is an organisation which values and is passionate about diversity and inclusivity.
- We welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates, including those from underrepresented groups such as those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, women, those from the LGBTQ+ community and those with disabilities.
- Should you require any workplace accommodations (also known as ‘reasonable adjustments), you will have the opportunity to let us know at the appropriate points in the hiring process.
