Welcome to Friends of Spencer Park! We’re a dedicated group of Coventry residents who team up with the City Council to make Spencer Park in Earlsdon an even better place for our community to enjoy ...
Cafe Assistant
Contact person
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Summary
Learn or practice skills in hospitality, food hygiene and customer service by serving food and drinks to our Park visitorsDetailed description
The Edwardian Pavilion in Earlsdon's Spencer Park houses our recently renovated cafe!
We're looking for volunteers to help us keep the cafe open and available for our local community and the events that take place at the park.
Serving food and drinks, taking cash and electronic payments; keeping the counter area clean and tidy and welcoming our customers in a warm and friendly manner are some of the key tasks you'd be supporting.
Whether you have previous experience or not, full training, including a food hygiene certificate, is offered to all volunteers and ongoing support is always available. If you'd like to volunteer to build skills and experience for work, we are very happy to support this and to provide references.
The café is open 4 days per week on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and volunteers can choose one of two shifts; either:
- 10:30am - 1:30pm or
- 12:30pm - 5:00pm
About Friends of Spencer Park
We love bringing people together with regular events and fun activities for all ages—think Easter egg hunts, Halloween festivities, and Christmas celebrations! And let’s not forget our popular Fun Dog Show, which has become a beloved tradition.
Since 2016, we've proudly run a community tennis club in the park, and thanks to our efforts, we’ve secured funding to enhance our tennis courts with support from the Lawn Tennis Association Foundation, the UK government, and Coventry City Council. Our four tennis courts have been resurfaced, and new fencing has been put up, making it a great spot for tennis enthusiasts!
Our volunteers have also created a beautiful flower bed that brightens up the park, and we operate a cozy community café in the pavilion staffed by volunteers.
In the past three years, we've focused our attention on the pavilion in the park, working hard to gather funds for refurbishing it into a even more welcoming venue for everyone in the community to enjoy. We’re excited about what’s to come and look forward to welcoming new volunteers to the fully refurbished Spencer Park Community Café as well as to our wonderful gardening and events teams. Hope to see you soon!