Salary: £12.21 per hour Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Job Reference Number: AGLP-CA25 Job Location: England Job Area: Southport Closing Date:07th September 2025
2023 ‘Café of the Year’ Award Winner (Southport BIDs ‘Your Southport Star’ awards).
(AGLP-CA25)
39 hours per week
£12.21 per hour
A Great Little Place is a multi-award winning Café in Southport who bake and create delicious food and sumptuous cakes in their own kitchens. It is a Social enterprise owned by Autism Initiatives, where the team share a passion for supporting adults with Autism in work. If you would like a rewarding job within a committed team, find out more by reading below and applying to join us.
We are currently recruiting for a full time Café Assistant in the Southport area, on a permanent basis.
Ideally, you will be competent and confident baking and preparing home cooked food in greater volumes, or be able to provide a service which exceeds customer expectations.
You will be required to work on a rota basis including weekends.
Excellent communication skills and a commitment to exceptional customer service is crucial. A Food and Hygiene Certificate would be an advantage although not essential.
As part of this role our Café Assistants also contribute to supporting autistic people with work based learning placements within the café. This will include customer service skills and preparation of food and drinks.
Below is some lovely feedback we have received about what we do at A Great Little Place.
“I am really impressed with the service that Autism Initiatives provide for young people at A Great Little Place. To be able to access a placement that is safe, welcoming and above all totally inclusive is just fantastic. Of course every environment is only as good as its staff and they are simply amazing”
These positions are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure for the successful applicants, costs of which will be met by Autism Initiatives.
The closing date for completed application forms is midday 07/09/2025
This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). The cost of which will be met with by Autism Initiatives.
If you are interested in applying for this position and making a difference to someone’s life then please complete the application form by clicking the “apply now” tab on the left.
The Job description and person specification can also be found above the application form, on the apply now tab.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and in service delivery.
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Autism Initiatives Group of Companies. Autism Initiatives Group is a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (07120634), registered office Sefton House, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside L30 4XR and is registered as a charity in England and Wales (1170634). A registered charity in Ireland No. CHY17628. Autism Initiatives UK is a registered charity in Scotland - SC040905 in England & Wales - 702632, in Isle of Man - 835 and in Northern Ireland (NIC104641). Company Number: 2436777.
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