Centre Assistant (Café) – Part Time

Reference: SEP20252243

Location: Holyhead

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Variable hours, with the opportunity to flex up hours over busy periods including holiday and sickness cover. Basic hours will be a minimum of 8 per week which will increase to a minimum of 20 seasonally

Salary: £12.50 - £13.45 Per Hour

Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave

Are you able to deliver fantastic customer service, and would you like to work for an organisation that is making a big difference to our natural world? We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working people person, to work in our café, welcome visitors and maintain visitor standards at RSPB South Stack.

Our café and visitor offer is a crucial part of what we do here, encouraging visitors to explore the reserve, and giving them a great visitor experience.

Duties will include working in our café serving customers and helping to maintain high the visitor standards of our busy visitor operation. You will be able to communicate well with our visitors and offer excellent levels of customer care.

Our work is planned via the use of rotas, and this part-time, permanent role will include weekend and bank holiday working. Full induction and training will be provided.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
• Enthusiastic approach to work.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Ability to manage and respond to customer needs and feedback.
• Cash handling.
• Be able to work effectively as part of a supportive and positive team.
• To demonstrate a clear understanding of food hygiene.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and under pressure.
• To consistently deliver the highest standard of customer service.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience of working at a catering environment/visitor attraction.
• Knowledge and experience of meeting targets.
• An intermediate Food Hygiene level 2 certificate, although training will be given to level 3.
• Knowledge of health and safety in the workplace.
• Confident in the use of tills and payment processes, training will be given.

Closing date: 23:59, Sun, 19th Oct 2025

We are looking to conduct interviews for this position as soon as suitable candidates present themselves, so please do not delay in applying.

Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

As part of this application process, you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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.