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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 25d ago ⏳ Closes in 66 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 FULL_TIME

Cafe Assistant

Salary Range
£10 - £10
£1 - £1 / mo
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Location Base
Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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Position Overview & Specifications

We have an exciting new position for a part-time Cafe assistant to join our award-winning vintage tea rooms in the heart of Southborough's friendly community.

You will need to have previous experience in hospitality and ideally be barista trained and live within walking distance, or a short drive from Southborough. Around 30 hours per week (including most Saturday's).

Duties will include:

  • Making coffees and other beverages
  • Serving customers (with a smile!)
  • Waiting tables
  • Washing up
  • Basic food prep
  • Support the rest of the team in the smooth running of the tea rooms

Full training will be provided but you need to be able to hit the ground running. If this sounds like you and you can demonstrate the following skills:

  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Able to multitask
  • Be a team player, with bags of enthusiasm
  • Use your initiative
  • Able to work at a fast pace
  • Able to work with a level of flexibility to cover shifts
  • Reliability and punctuality
  • Good communication skills

Then we cant wait to hear from you!

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 28-35 per week

Salary: Up to £10.42 per hour

Benefits:

  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee discount
  • Store discount

Day range:

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Flexible Language Requirement:

  • English not required

Physical setting:

  • Café
  • Coffee shop
  • Restaurant

Shift:

  • 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
All surfaces kept disinfected regularly. Covid risk assessments carried out.

Application question(s):

  • Do you live in the Tunbridge Wells area?

Experience:

  • Hospitality: 1 year (required)
  • barista: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

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Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

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Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

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Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

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Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

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Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

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Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Cafe Assistant roles across The Earl Grey Tea Rooms's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £10 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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