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Britain Yearly Meeting employs staff to carry out the centrally managed work of Quakers in Britain. We aim to be an ethical employer, with a 1:4 ratio between our highest and our lowest paid staff. Britain Yearly Meeting is a Living Wage employer.
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Cafe Assistant (fixed-term)
- Hours
- 20 hours per week
- Salary
- £15,011 (£26,270 pro rata) per annum + £2,857 (£5,000 pro rata) London Weighting
- Contract
- Part time, fixed-term (12 months maternity leave cover)
- Location
- Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
- Closing date:
- 9am, Monday 23 November 2026
- Interview
- Tuesday 2 December 2026, Friends House
Job Description Application FormLove good coffee? Love working with people? We might have the perfect job for you! ☕
A little about us
Right in the heart of Euston, Seed Café is part of Friends House, a busy conference and events venue with a difference.
We welcome everyone from our regular morning coffee customers to conference delegates, visitors and people simply looking for a good cup of coffee and something delicious to eat.
We are a friendly team working in a welcoming environment, and we take pride in good food, great coffee and making people feel at home.
We're looking for someone who...
- Loves making a great cup of coffee and has previous barista experience.
- Enjoys meeting people and providing genuinely friendly customer service.
- Can keep their cool when the coffee orders are coming in thick and fast.
- Has a positive attitude and is happy to get stuck in wherever needed.
- Takes pride in keeping the café looking clean, welcoming and well stocked.
- Understands the importance of food safety and good hygiene practices.
- Enjoys being part of a team where everyone supports each other.
What will your day look like?
No two days at Seed Café are quite the same!
One morning you might be making coffees for our regular customers, and the next you could be welcoming hundreds of delegates attending a conference.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Preparing and serving great coffee, hot drinks, food and other café products.
- Making sure customers receive a warm welcome and excellent service.
- Keeping displays attractive, shelves stocked and products looking their best.
- Operating the till and handling payments.
- Helping with opening and closing duties.
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness, food safety and hygiene.
- Supporting our conference and events operations when needed.
And, of course, working together with your colleagues to make sure everything runs smoothly, even on our busiest days.
What can we offer you?
We know that a great team makes all the difference, and we want our colleagues to feel valued.
Alongside a friendly and supportive working environment, we offer:
- An exceptional pension scheme.
- A generous annual leave allowance.
- Annual salary progression in line with our pay arrangements.
- Opportunities for training and personal development.
- Wellbeing support and programmes.
- The opportunity to work for an organisation that genuinely cares about people, equality and sustainability.
A few practical details
This is a maternity cover 12 months, part-time position working 20 hours per week.
Shifts are arranged on a rota and may include early mornings, evenings and occasional weekends, depending on the needs of the business.
Sounds like your kind of place?
If you enjoy making good coffee, meeting new people and being part of a team that looks after one another, we would love to hear from you.
For more about Friends House go to https://www.friendshouse.co.uk/
Quakers are committed to equality and welcome applicants from all identities and backgrounds. Selection is based solely on skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. We aim to prevent age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, neurodivergence, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or social class from being a barrier to employment. We aim for an equitable, user-friendly application process, and reasonable adjustments can be made if needed. As a Quaker organisation we expect all applicants and employees to uphold our values.
We are committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All candidates will undergo pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment guidelines.
