Café Assistant

Description

Summary: A Café Assistant creates a welcoming atmosphere by preparing high-quality food and beverages, ensuring the café runs smoothly, and providing excellent customer service. Highlights: 1. Centered on creating a welcoming atmosphere for customers 2. Prepares a variety of high-quality food and beverages 3. Ensures the café remains clean, stocked, and inviting A Café Assistant, sometimes called a Barista or Café Team Member, is the friendly face and skilled hands that keep a café running smoothly. This role is centered on creating a welcoming atmosphere by preparing high\-quality food and beverages while ensuring the café remains clean, stocked, and inviting for every customer . **Typical Responsibilities** The day\-to\-day tasks of a Café Assistant are varied and fast\-paced. They usually include: * **Customer Service:** Greeting every customer warmly, determining their needs, explaining the menu, and making recommendations to enhance their experience and meet sales goals . * **Food \& Beverage Preparation:** Preparing a variety of café beverages (like espresso drinks) according to recipes or customer requests, and handling food items such as pastries, cookies, or grab\-and\-go meals . * **Cash Handling:** Operating a cash register or POS system to itemize and total transactions, process payments, and follow cash handling procedures . * **Cleanliness \& Sanitation:** Performing opening and closing duties, cleaning equipment and counters, sweeping and mopping, and ensuring all health and safety guidelines are followed at all times . * **Stocking \& Inventory:** Replenishing supplies like coffee beans, cups, and lids, rotating food products to ensure freshness, and receiving deliveries . * **Equipment Maintenance:** Operating, cleaning, and maintaining café equipment such as espresso machines, coffee grinders, and blenders Job Types: Full\-time, Part\-time Pay: R$40,000\.00 \- R$55,000\.00 per year Expected hours: 40 per week Work Location: In person