Job Description
Jami, the Jewish community’s mental health charity, is excited to announce its integration with Jewish Care, effective from April 1, 2024. As part of this collaboration, Head Room Café, our social enterprise hub, will continue to thrive under the operation of Community Trading Ltd.
We are looking for a passionate and empathetic individual to join our food and beverage team as a Relief Barista to cover absence.
Head Room Café goes beyond serving coffee and great food; it is a community hub that provides free daily groups and activities, mental health support, education, and connection to everyone in the local community. As a Barista, you will play a vital role in creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere, contributing to the vibrant community spirit that defines Head Room.
What you will be doing:
- Welcoming and serving each customer with warmth, respect, and kindness.
- Building positive relationships with customers, fostering a sense of community.
- Preparing and serving hot and cold drinks and bar food.
- Sharing information about Jami and our community-focused work.
- Ensuring cleanliness and sanitation of work areas, utensils, and equipment.
- Adhering to all food safety and health safety requirements.
- Taking customer orders and process payments.
- Organising and managing stock levels.
- Opening and closing the café following established procedures.
- Attending training related to food and drink, as well as mental health.
Working Hours:
This post is for a Relief Barista on a 0 hours contract per week and may include some Sundays Additional hours may be required to meet business needs, including evenings to cover events. The Cafe is open from 8am to 4pm closed on Saturdays.
What you will need:
- Basic food hygiene qualification or willingness to undertake and pass this qualification.
- Previous experience in a similar role is desirable.
- Awareness of fire procedures.
- Knowledge of Health & Safety practices.
- Knowledge of food safety practices.
- Some knowledge of COSHH.
- Good literacy, verbal, and numeracy skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team or independently without direct supervision.
Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social care services for the Jewish community in the UK. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people. We provide services to a range of people including older people, people with mental health needs and people living with dementia.
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture. We value Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusivity.
Salary
About Us
We are a leading health and social care charity for the Jewish community in London and the South-East. Although we care for a specific community, our employees come from all faiths, backgrounds and nationalities. It also means they’re valued and supported in just the same way we value the people we care for - at Jewish Care, love is at the heart of all we do.
Our campuses offer unique services including care and nursing homes, Retirement Living apartments and community centres.
We provide care that is Jewish at heart for older people. And we support their family members every step of the way. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people.
Our Purpose
We want to make a positive impact on the lives of Jewish people by providing excellent social care that enhances their well-being and helps them to stay connected to their community.
We’re also committed to inspiring our employees, developing their careers and creating an environment where they love every day.
Why Us
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture.
Our values are:
- Excellence - We are ambitious, professional and passionate about offering high-quality services delivered with dedication and sensitivity.
- Integrity - We treat people fairly and are accountable for what we do and how we do it
- Innovation - We are adaptable and creative, we welcome new ideas and believe in finding solutions that work for each individual.
- Compassion - We consciously work in a caring and empathetic way, we are considerate of others and put kindness at the heart of everything we do.
- Inclusivity - Everyone involved with Jewish Care is important and deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.
- Inclusion & Diversity
At Jewish Care, we are committed to ensuring all our staff feel valued and included.
We have a number of staff networks aimed to promote equality, diversity and inclusion – these include our REACH (race, ethnicity and cultural heritage) network and our LGBTQ+ network for staff and service users. We are a Disability Confident Employer, and in a recent survey, 95% of staff surveyed felt Jewish Care embraced diversity and inclusion.
Why Jewish Care?
We offer excellent benefits to reward you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment. Competitive rates of pay are reviewed annually.
A wide range of benefits, rewards, and well-being support through our Jewish Care Benefits platform. These include:
● A huge range of discounts at major retailers and supermarkets
● 24/7 access to a GP either online or on the phone
● Access to our Employee Assistance Programme providing confidential advice.
● Our Wellbeing Hub contains lots of articles and support with mental and physical wellness, free fitness and yoga videos and lots more
● 4% employer pension contribution
● Career development opportunities and access to our online learning management system
● Free DBS checks and uniforms for our Care Home Workers
● Free DBS check where the role is required.
Fair Pay
We are happy to announce that Jewish Care now pays all members of staff the current London Living Wage.
We care about our employees as much as the people we support, which is why we pay all our staff a minimum of £11.95 per hour. So, whether you’re a carer, a bus driver, an administrator or a finance operative, you can rest assured you’ll be rewarded fairly for what you do.