Community Cafe Cook
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £14.33 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Location: | Baildon, Shipley |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Baildon Methodist Church |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Summary
2 Days a week 8:00 am to 3:15 pm
1. Prepare, cook and serve nutritious meals
2. Supervise and support our team of Kitchen and Café volunteers.
3. Engage in a supportive way with customers, especially those who are vulnerable.
4. Manage resources to maintain financial sustainability.
5. Act in a way that demonstrates the caring, community, and environmental values of Wesleys Café and Baildon Methodist Church.
6. Promote the service offered and be an ‘ambassador’ for Wesleys Cafe, Wesleys Community Hub and Baildon Methodist Church.
Main responsibilties
1. Plan the lunchtime menus, prepare, cook and serve meals, snacks and light refreshments.
2. Adapt menus and ingredients to customers dietary needs.
3. Maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety in the kitchen and Café and ensure that volunteers comply with those standards.
4. Clean up the kitchen and ensure all equipment is clean and sanitised at the end of the shift. On an occasional basis, work with the Café Supervisor on cleaning the fridges, freezer, and stock cupboards, and preparing for and clearing from deep cleaning.
5. Use the dishwasher, stacking and unstacking and putting-away items as required.
6. Arrange for the taking and recording of customer orders, prioritise the serving of orders and handle payment.
7. Recycle packaging and minimise waste and utilities use.
8. Ensure that the Café operates in a safe way (e.g. Covid safety; Fire Safety; COSHH regulations; Environmental Health etc).
9. Co-ordinate and support the volunteers who work in the kitchen and Café when on duty, allocate tasks and help them to enjoy the experience of working in the Café.
10. Use and help to develop the financial and cost-management systems in the Café.
11. Order and receive materials, under the guidance of Wesleys Café Supervisor, and ensure effective stock control.
12. Be a friendly and welcoming presence in the Café and help to make reasonable adaptations for those with special needs, and responding to any customer concerns (passing any serious concerns to Wesleys Café Supervisor).
13. Respond appropriately to any emergency on the premises, including, if necessary, calling the emergency services or managing the evacuation of the premises
14. Ensure that First Aid materials are readily available, assistance is given, and update the Accident Book as appropriate.
15. Find ways to improve and develop Wesleys service to the community, in consultation with the Wesleys Café Supervisor, the other cook/s, and Wesleys’ Catering Committee.
16. Use email and WhatsApp to communicate with colleagues and volunteers, as appropriate.
17. Contribute information to assist the preparation of volunteer rotas.
18. Any other duties and responsibilities, identified by your Line Manager that are within your capabilities and level of responsibility, in order to meet the needs of the Cafe.
The Cooks we employ must work together, under the oversight of the Café Supervisor, to discuss and agree how certain tasks and responsibilities are allocated between them depending on experience and preference. This includes for example the ordering of ingredients and the planning of menus.
2 Days a week 8:00 am to 3:15 pm
1. Prepare, cook and serve nutritious meals
2. Supervise and support our team of Kitchen and Café volunteers.
3. Engage in a supportive way with customers, especially those who are vulnerable.
4. Manage resources to maintain financial sustainability.
5. Act in a way that demonstrates the caring, community, and environmental values of Wesleys Café and Baildon Methodist Church.
6. Promote the service offered and be an ‘ambassador’ for Wesleys Cafe, Wesleys Community Hub and Baildon Methodist Church.
Main responsibilties
1. Plan the lunchtime menus, prepare, cook and serve meals, snacks and light refreshments.
2. Adapt menus and ingredients to customers dietary needs.
3. Maintain high standards of cleanliness and safety in the kitchen and Café and ensure that volunteers comply with those standards.
4. Clean up the kitchen and ensure all equipment is clean and sanitised at the end of the shift. On an occasional basis, work with the Café Supervisor on cleaning the fridges, freezer, and stock cupboards, and preparing for and clearing from deep cleaning.
5. Use the dishwasher, stacking and unstacking and putting-away items as required.
6. Arrange for the taking and recording of customer orders, prioritise the serving of orders and handle payment.
7. Recycle packaging and minimise waste and utilities use.
8. Ensure that the Café operates in a safe way (e.g. Covid safety; Fire Safety; COSHH regulations; Environmental Health etc).
9. Co-ordinate and support the volunteers who work in the kitchen and Café when on duty, allocate tasks and help them to enjoy the experience of working in the Café.
10. Use and help to develop the financial and cost-management systems in the Café.
11. Order and receive materials, under the guidance of Wesleys Café Supervisor, and ensure effective stock control.
12. Be a friendly and welcoming presence in the Café and help to make reasonable adaptations for those with special needs, and responding to any customer concerns (passing any serious concerns to Wesleys Café Supervisor).
13. Respond appropriately to any emergency on the premises, including, if necessary, calling the emergency services or managing the evacuation of the premises
14. Ensure that First Aid materials are readily available, assistance is given, and update the Accident Book as appropriate.
15. Find ways to improve and develop Wesleys service to the community, in consultation with the Wesleys Café Supervisor, the other cook/s, and Wesleys’ Catering Committee.
16. Use email and WhatsApp to communicate with colleagues and volunteers, as appropriate.
17. Contribute information to assist the preparation of volunteer rotas.
18. Any other duties and responsibilities, identified by your Line Manager that are within your capabilities and level of responsibility, in order to meet the needs of the Cafe.
The Cooks we employ must work together, under the oversight of the Café Supervisor, to discuss and agree how certain tasks and responsibilities are allocated between them depending on experience and preference. This includes for example the ordering of ingredients and the planning of menus.