Trent Vineyard
Assistant (Whitebird)
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Assistant (Whitebird)
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 09:00 AM, Tuesday, 4 August 2026
INTERVIEWS: TBC, but expected to be Tuesday, 11 August 2026
Hours: 15-19 hours per week (0.45 FTE)*
Contract: Permanent contract
Salary: £26,230 per annum, pro-rata based on part time hours of 37.5 per week.**
*This role is offered on a job share basis between 15-19 hours on a fortnightly pattern
**Average monthly salary based on pattern of between 15-19 hours per week is £991.91 before deductions.
Summary / Overview of role:
The Coffee Shop Assistant will work as part of the Whitebird Coffee Shop Team within the Trading department at Trent Vineyard. The role involves assisting the Coffee Shop Team to ensure that the vision to serve the church, customers and community, remains central to the operation, whilst also ensuring that the business runs efficiently and within budget.
Role specifics:
Responsibilities:
- Help create a welcoming and customer focused environment on a day-to-day basis, providing the highest standard of customer service to coffee shop customers and visitors.
- Prepare and serve food and drinks to a high standard, adhering to the highest standard of food hygiene throughout.
- Complete daily and weekly cleaning tasks.
- Respond to customer feedback appropriately, raising issues with your line manager as required.
- Where required, lead the coffee shop team to ensure tasks are completed.
- Handle cash and be competent in the use of the coffee shop till system, including end of day cashing up.
- Take part in training as requested by your line manager.
- Be an active member of the trading team, taking part in team building activities, and contributing ideas and suggestions.
- Be an ambassador for Trent Vineyard and Trent Vineyard Trading.
- Maintain healthy relationships with other team leaders, staff and church members.
- Adhere to and ensure sessional staff are aware of Trent Vineyard’s policies and procedures.
- Take on new areas of responsibility and relinquish others as the staff team develops and responsibilities change as agreed with your Line Manager.
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There is an expectation that the coffee shop assistant will take on supervisory duties to cover sickness and annual leave of salaried supervisor staff.
Desired working hours:
Week A:
- Thursday: 6.50 hours
- Friday: 6.50 hours
- Sunday: 6 hours
Week B:
- Thursday: 6.50 hours
- Friday: 6.50 hours
- Sunday: 2 hours
Meetings/Groups:
- Attend and take part in team briefings, as required
- Attend any specific team meetings and training
Reporting to: Senior Supervisor (Whitebird Coffee Shop)
Reporting to you: N/A
Person Specification:
Essential:
- Mindful that in all circumstances the Trading Team reflects the Christian ethos of Trent Vineyard, the candidate will be sympathetic to the Vision & Values of Trent Vineyard.
- Able to use initiative.
- Hard working, discrete & trustworthy.
- Attention to detail, good organisational skills.
- Previous experience working in a coffee shop environment.
- Flexible, co-operative, motivated/enthusiastic and supportive team player.
- Approachable, good communicator.
- Able to work independently.
- Able to delegate and work through others.
- Teachable; willing to learn, happy to be taught.
- Polite and courteous.
- Good time keeping.
- Well presented.
- Good customer service skills.
- Be of a good standard of physical fitness.
- Knowledge of food hygiene and COSHH regulations.
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Desirable:
- Knowledge of food hygiene certificate (training provided)
Other Relevant Factors:
- Right to work in the UK
- Wear uniform provided (t-shirt)
Working Benefits
- 28 days annual leave pro rata including statutory bank holidays
- Additional days’ leave over Christmas (as applicable)
- Annual staff day and team events
- Enhanced sick pay, pension contributions and family leave pay
- Group Life cover
- Cycle to work scheme
- Coffee Shop discount
- Free annual Specsavers eye tests
- Access to Employee Assist Program
- Long Service Award (when you reach the qualifying period)
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