Vacancies

5 Positions Available

Kitchen Assistant / Junior Chef

1882 Café & Bistro

Hours: 24 hrs

Contract: Permanent

Do you have a passion for food and want to develop your skills in a professional kitchen? We’re looking for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking person to join our kitchen team at 1882 Café & Bistro.

You don’t need to be an experienced chef or know everything already. We’re looking for someone with a basic understanding of working in a kitchen, good knife skills and a genuine interest in food. The right attitude, willingness to learn and pride in what you do are just as important as experience.

 

 

What you’ll be doing

  • Helping prepare fresh food for our café and bistro menus

  • Assisting with food preparation, including chopping, prepping and plating dishes

  • Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, food hygiene and kitchen organisation

  • Supporting the chefs during busy services

  • Learning new skills and developing your confidence in the kitchen

 

 

What we’re looking for

  • Basic kitchen knowledge and safe knife skills

  • A genuine passion for food and willingness to learn

  • A positive attitude and good work ethic

  • Someone reliable who works well as part of a team

  • Availability to work weekends

  • Previous kitchen experience is beneficial, but we’re more interested in finding the right person with potential.

 

 

What we offer

  • Competitive salary, depending on experience

  • A 24-hour weekly contract

  • Daytime working hours only, with no evening shifts

  • The opportunity to learn, develop and build your kitchen skills

  • A friendly team and a varied role in a busy café and bistro

 

To apply: Send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your experience and why you’re the right fit to recruitment@barkers.co.uk

Your CV may be shared internally for recruitment purposes.

Part-Time Beauty Advisor - Estee Lauder (5.5 hrs)

Hours: 5.5 hours on a Sunday
Contract: Part-time, permanent

A Part-Time Beauty Advisor is required for our busy Beauty Hall situated within our High Street Department Store.

Apply to join our Beauty Team if you are passionate about customer service and always willing to go the extra step. The suitable candidate should have a natural ability for selling and giving excellent customer service, as well as being fully flexible with excellent communication and team working skills. Working hours will be 5.5 hours per week which will include weekend work.

Previous retail experience is beneficial but not essential, as full training will be provided.

To apply: Send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your experience and why you’re the right fit to recruitment@barkers.co.uk

Your CV may be shared internally for recruitment purposes.

Part-Time Counter Assistant - Barkers Kitchen

Hours: 5.5 hours, Sunday
Contract: Part-time, permanent

A Part-Time Counter Assistant is required for our busy Barkers Kitchen situated within our High Street Department Store. Previous experience in a similar busy establishment would be advantageous. The suitable candidate should have good communication and team working skills. Working hours will be 5.5hrs on Sundays.

To apply: Send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your experience and why you’re the right fit to recruitment@barkers.co.uk

Your CV may be shared internally for recruitment purposes.

Part-Time Fragrance & Beauty Consultant (30 hrs)

A Part-Time Fragrance & Beauty Consultant is required in the Beauty Hall of our High Street Department Store.

You will be friendly, confident, and able to deliver excellent customer service, whilst having a genuine enthusiasm for luxury fragrance and beauty gifts. Main duties will include restocking, driving sales targets, and maintaining an excellent level of cleanliness in the department.

The suitable candidate should be fully flexible, be able to work on initiative and meet sales targets, and have excellent communication and team working skills. Working hours will be 30 hours per week which will include weekend work.

Send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your experience and why you’re the right fit to recruitment@barkers.co.uk

Your CV may be shared internally for recruitment purposes.

1882 Café Assistant (30hrs + 18hrs)

Hours: 30hrs + 18hrs
Contract: Part-time, permanent

We’re looking for two friendly, enthusiastic and customer-focused café assistants to join our busy team at the 1882 Café & Bistro.

No previous experience necessary as full training will be provided. We’re looking for someone with excellent customer service skills, a positive attitude and the ability to work well in a busy café environment.

 

What we’re looking for:

Excellent customer service and communication skills,

Good manual handling skills and the ability to move café supplies safely,

A friendly, approachable attitude,

Reliability and good teamwork,

A willingness to learn and get stuck in.

 

 

To apply: Send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your experience and why you’re the right fit to recruitment@barkers.co.uk

Your CV may be shared internally for recruitment purposes.

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