Cafe/Front of House Assistant

Do you love creating delicious food and bringing new ideas to life?

Are you friendly, hardworking, and passionate about delivering excellent customer service?

Café/Front of House Assistant

Salary: £13.45 per hour (Supervisor Cover Rate £13.59ph)

Hours: Part time, 15 Hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: Land of Oak and Iron Heritage Centre, Winlaton Mill, Gateshead, NE21

About the Role

Join the team at the beautiful Land of Oak & Iron Heritage Centre, a unique visitor destination set within the stunning Derwent Valley.

This employer is looking for a Café / Front of House Assistant to support their busy café and visitor centre. This is a varied, hands-on role where no two days are the same. You'll help create a welcoming experience for visitors while assisting with food preparation and maintaining high standards across the café.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing excellent customer service
• Operating the till and handling payments
• Making hot drinks and serving customers
• Assisting with food preparation
• Maintaining cleanliness and food hygiene standards
• Receiving and organising deliveries
• Supporting day-to-day café operations

Additional Opportunity

You'll occasionally deputise for the Catering Supervisor, supporting the management of the café, supervising team members, helping coordinate room hires, and assisting with opening and closing procedures. Previous experience is preferred, but full training will be provided.

The Employer Is Looking For Someone Who Is:

• Friendly and approachable
• Reliable and hardworking
• Flexible and willing to work weekends
• A strong team player with a positive attitude
• Comfortable working in both customer-facing and kitchen environments
• Able to take initiative and adapt to changing demands

Join the employer and help create memorable experiences in one of the North East's most inspiring destinations.

Closing Date: Sunday 18th October 2026

Please note, should the employer receive a high volume of applications, they may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.

Interested?

To find out more information, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form and then redirected to complete your application for this position.

The employer wants you to be yourself and they value everything that makes you unique. They recognise and celebrate your difference and together you will make the organisation a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer they offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

The employer ensures that they provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that they organise.They are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Their safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people they appoint are suitable to work with children, young people and adults.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.