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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Private

Cafe Assistant

Salary Range
£10 - £11
£1 - £1 / mo

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Location Base
Cheadle, North West England, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Duties and Responsibilities:
Do you have a passion for food, flavour and love to deliver a fantastic customer experience? If so the hospitality team within our John Lewis & Partners shops is the place for you. You'll be the face of John Lewis, acting as an ambassador for the brand, providing the level of customer service which makes us unrivalled in the marketplace. Working in either our customer restaurants or staff canteen you will be delivering excellent service and serving our food to exceptional standards.

Job Requirements:
Your passion for food and drink will enable you to provide much needed refreshments to our customers in our in store cafes. We'll equip you with the skills and knowledge to advise customers with confidence and fuel them for the rest of their shopping experience!

Desirable experience skills and qualifications:
  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
  • Previous catering experience.
  • Worked in a fast paced customer facing environment.

Additional Information:
There are so many great reasons to join us including:
  • No split shifts
  • No shifts before 08:30 or later than 21:00
  • Free food on shift
  • Discounts at local restaurants
  • Discount in John Lewis (up to 25%) and Waitrose (20%) stores
  • Access to partnership hotels
  • Subsidised learning
  • Money off theatre, music and cultural events
And many many more…

Please consider the following when making your application:
  • We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.
  • Print off the job description now if you require it.

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

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Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:

🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.

🏛️ Settlement (ILR) Pathway

Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.

⚖️ Official regulatory reference: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) & Home Office Sponsor Register.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Cafe Assistant roles across John Lewis's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General Merchandise & Superstores.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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