Cafe Support Worker

We’re looking for individuals with catering experience with a can-do attitude and a desire to help someone live a full life!  

This inspiring and interesting role combines the opportunity to utilise and develop your catering experience with empowering people with a learning disability to reach their goal of achieving paid employment.  

The Barn Cafe at Grimsbury Farm (in Kingswood, Bristol) offers employment training to people with learning disabilities who want a career in catering or hospitality. 

The cafe's opening hours are 8.30-4.30 and you will work a range of hours across 7 days a week. The support you provide will be centred around each person’s values, preferences and needs. You may need to support with personal care and medication needs.  

Benefits:

• Sleep-ins paid at £60 extra (basic salary £11.68 - £12.01p/h) 
• Full training to gain the nationally recognised Care Certificate. 
• On-going training and career development including professional qualifications.
• Contributory Pension 
• We cover the cost of DBS checks 
• Rota's are planned in advance 
• Access to Wagestream where you can track your basic salary and additional hours earnings throughout the month and stream (access) a portion of those earnings before your monthly pay date. You can also access a range of financial support and advice, as well as save directly from your earnings. 
• Shopping discounts including Blue Light card, EE perks and Costco membership 
• Successfully 'recommend a friend' to join us and you'll receive a thank-you payment 
• Access to wellbeing helplines. 
• Health Cash Plan 

Your Responsibilities

• Have good communication skills. 
• Have a positive and patient approach. 
• Be resilient and respect people’s differences.  
• Able to build relationships based on trust, respect and consideration. 
• A catering qualification or catering experience in a commercial / business setting.  
• Experience of working in or running a small business is desirable. 
• Understanding and knowledge of employment support and employment training for people with learning disabilities will be an advantage. 

About Brandon

Brandon exists to enable children, young people and adults with a learning disability, autism, or both, to live life in the way they choose. We provide high-quality, individualised support to around 1,600 people and have a staff team of over 2,000. Operating across southern England and London, support is provided by a widely dispersed workforce, including public spaces and the homes of the people we support.