Job Description

Position: Barista

Hours: 22hrs per week over 3 shifts (Wed - Fri)
Typical shift 8am - 3.30pm*

Pay: 12.88 per hour

Pension: 5% Employers contribution.

Annual Leave: 32 days annual leave, increasing to 37 days in year two of employment (PRO-RATA). This includes some set public holidays and two-week closure over Christmas and New Year.

Location: NHS Lauriston Building, EH3

Term: Permanent

Other: Access to award winning Employee Assistance Programme from day one

Interviews:

Interviews will be held between 8-12th September at The Broomhouse Hub, EH11 3RH

Do you want to work for an organisation that truly cares about its staff?

Would you like to use your skills to make a difference to the lives of hundreds of families every week?

If the answer is 'yes', Space is the place for you!

About Space:

WE BELIEVE THAT CONNECTIONS BUILD COMMUNITIES

Space @ The Broomhouse Hub is a community anchor organisation supporting people and their families in South West Edinburgh, with some of our services stretching city wide.

Space delivers 22 projects, with around 60 staff and over 250 volunteers. We deliver diverse services supporting young people, families, older people and carers amongst others.

For more information about Space and all our projects can be found on our website - www.spacescot.org

As a dynamic organisation no two days are the same, with a wealth of learning and development opportunities for our staff and volunteers.

We are an accredited?Living Wage?employer and proud to share our Carer Positive? accreditation, as part of our commitment to the growing number of people in the workforce who need flexibility due to their caring role.

Space is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are.

About Coorie:

Coorie is our food-based social enterprise for Space @ The Broomhouse Hub. We have a permanent community cafe in the Hub, a well-established corporate catering business, and a thriving mobile pizza operation serving up across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife.

As part of our mission to grow our operation we have won a tender to operate coffee kiosks within NHS venues in central Edinburgh.

The Role:

This is a new and essential element of Coorie's operation and the chance to really make a difference to a developing a thriving social business.

The Coffee Kiosk Barista will carry out the day to day operation of the kiosk to ensure that customer needs are met, daily tasks are completed, and high levels of food production are maintained.

Typical tasks will include:

Being the face of Coorie maintaining a high level of service for customers Serving hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and snacks to the public Completing daily cleaning task lists and food safe paperwork Ensure stock is labelled, stored and rotated appropriately Monitoring stock levels and placing orders Reporting customer feedback to aid the growth and development of the kiosk
The successful candidate should:

Have experience of working in a fast-paced cafe/catering environment Be comfortable working alone and have the ability to use initiative and work without supervision Be able to demonstrate high standards of cleanliness and customer service have the physical mobility to lift weight of up to 5kg, following good manual handling practices Have excellent English communications skills - verbal and written Hold a basic food hygiene certificate
Just as important as your professional experience is your personality - the right person for this role must have great people skills, be excited about taking on challenges, be enthusiastic about the valuable work of social enterprises, and share in our optimistic outlook to continue our growth.

The hours of work will mostly be morning and afternoons, however there may be opportunities for overtime and evening working to facilitate events at our other Edinburgh.

To Apply:

Candidates who express interest in the role will be sent an application form to complete.

Application forms must be returned to finlay.clarkson@spacescot.org by 9am Thursday 4th September 2025.

Please ensure you include in your application which days of the week you are available to work.

If you don't meet all of the essential criteria of the person specification, please let us know in your application form how your skills, experience and values make you a good candidate for this role.

Space @ Broomhouse Hub is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 12.88 per hour

Expected hours: 22 per week

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Health & wellbeing programme Sick pay
Experience:

Barista: 1 year (required) Customer service: 1 year (required)
Language:

English (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person