Are you energetic, friendly, and unflappable? Do you thrive in a fun, fast-paced family environment and love working with families?

We’re on the lookout for Barista's and Front Of House staff to join the team at our stylish children’s play café! We combine top quality speciality coffee with a creative play area for kids, a small gift shop, and a calendar of exciting events throughout the year.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a space where families come to relax, play, and enjoy delicious food and drink—whether they’re dining in or grabbing something on the go. If you’re passionate about great customer service, enjoy variety in your day, and don’t mind rolling up your sleeves to keep everything running smoothly,
we’d love to hear from you!

Barista & Play Café Assistant

What You’ll Be Doing:

This role isn't about hiding behind the coffee machine, our Barista needs to balance serving up great coffee with supporting the team where needed. Responsibilities include:

• Opening and setting up the café each day (dialling in the coffee machine, setting up the filter, and preparing the space).
• Confidently making excellent coffee with and speciality hot and cold drinks including matcha, chai and milkshakes and preparing our daily filter option.
• Keeping the counter areas clean and organised, including washing up, restocking fridges, cleaning counters, and when needed, assisting withsanitising and resetting the play area between sessions.
• Closing down and efficiently cleaning the coffee machine, grinders, press and related equipment after each shift and helping to pack down and close the café at the end of the day.
• Taking note of stock levels and taking responsibility for flagging any restocking needs.
• Using the till system to process café and gift shop orders.
• Preparing and serving food and snacks from our small but tasty menu.
• Welcoming families, checking them in, and ensuring they have a fantastic visit.
• Assisting with party setups, including prepping party food and drink

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has previous barista experience, we use a La Marzocco Linea PB, 2xMahlkönig E65 GBW grinders and a Ratio filter.
• Is creative and enthusiastic, and confident in latte art. We’d love someone who takes real pride in their coffee making and is excited about creating new drink ideas.
• Is friendly, enthusiastic, energetic and excited to create a welcoming environment for families.
• Loves being part of a team. You should be reliable, with excellent time-keeping and a willingness to help wherever needed.

Play Café Assistant & Party Host

What You’ll Be Doing:

In this hands-on role, you’ll keep the café running smoothly and help make every family’s visit or party unforgettable. Responsibilities include:

• Opening and setting up the café each day, including prepping the counter area with fresh produce and managing stock flow and food preparation for the
  day ahead.
• Welcoming families, briefing them and checking them in for play sessions.
• Being the go-to during the session for spillages, breakages and bubbles (we’ll explain all 🙂
  
• Leading on the preperation and serving of food from our small, but tasty menu and preparing drinks when needed (training will be given).
• Party hosting: liaising with families, setting up party tables, prepping and serving party food, assisting with music or cake, and ensuring everything runs smoothly.
• Cleaning, sanitising, and resetting play areas and party spaces.
• Using the till system to process café and gift shop purchases.
• Restocking, cleaning, and keeping the reception and play areas tidy between
  sessions.
  
• Taking charge of efficient café close-down at the end of the day.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has boundless energy and thrives in a busy, family-friendly environment.
• Is approachable, enthusiastic, and unflappable, even on hectic days.
• Has excellent timekeeping, reliability and is a team player, we are a small
  team so every person that works with us is super important and should be willing to pitch in wherever needed.
• Has relevant experience in hospitality, customer service, or working with
  families (although training will be provided to help hone those skills).
• Is excited to host and support our celebrations and events and is passionate about helping to create brilliant experiences for local families

Availability:

• Flexibility is key! You must be able to cover weekends, school and public holidays and work occasional evenings to accommodate special events.

What We Offer:

• London Living Wage (and up depending on experience).
• On-the-job training, including coffee training from our coffee supplier, Climpsons.
• Food safety and safeguarding training, plus a DBS check if needed.
• Paid break, free coffee/tea and snack during shifts.
• Discounts on our wider menu and play sessions and uniform tops provided.
• A supportive, fun work environment.
  
  Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a paid trial shift.
  
  If you’re excited about creating a welcoming space for families and hosting joyful celebrations, we can’t wait to hear from you.
  
  Please state clearly what role you are applying for in your application or if you are interested in either, please make that clear. We are not looking for temp staff, we would like staff who would like to stay on with us.
  Please only apply for the Barista role if you have speciality coffee experience and are confident in your pouring and latte art skills.