Bistro (Cafe) Assistant Volunteer – Thursday Lunchtime
- Closing date
- Tuesday 30th September 2025
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Would you like a busy, customer-facing role where you can meet new people? Then this is the role for you!
We are very fortunate to have our wonderful Bistro at the Hospice. This beautiful café serves our staff, volunteers, patients, visitors and community! In this role you will support the Front of House by welcoming customers, serving food and taking payments. This is a lovely role which allows you to volunteer as part of a team, meet new people and learn new skills.
In this role you will:
- Provide a warm and welcoming atmosphere for our customers
- Assist the bistro team in day to day running of the bistro
- Serve customers promptly, courteously and with a smile
- Ensure the tables and surrounding area are clean and tidy
- Take orders, operate the till and handle the money (Bistro Assistants only)
- Learn to prepare drinks and food as required (Bistro Assistants only)
- Undertake serving food and drinks (Bistro Assistants only)
Our Bistro volunteer Sophie told us they enjoy this role because ‘every shift that I do is different but there is always delicious food, wonderful people to interact with and a caring atmosphere’
If you would like to find out more please contact the Team on 01223 675872, volunteer@arhc.org.uk or apply online now.
Arthur Rank Hospice is committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters. We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. We want to ensure that our process and volunteering experience is as accessible as possible so please do let us know if we can support you in any way.

Job details
- Bistro Assistant role description Download here
- Hours:
- Thursdays, fortnightly, 12.30-2.30
- Salary:
- Not applicable
- Contract:
- Not applicable
- Location:
- Arthur Rank Hospice
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