Café Volunteer (RSPB Arne, Wareham)

Do you enjoy meeting new people ? Would you like to help us to save nature? Do you have a few hours to spare each week? We are looking for volunteers to help run the popular and friendly café at RSPB Arne near Wareham, Dorset This role is only suitable for volunteers over 16 years of age.

As part of our café team you will help to ensure that visitors have an enjoyable and safe visit. When people visit our cafes, we want them to have a warm welcome, get served quickly and enjoy their food and drinks in relaxing and clean surroundings. All this work requires a team of friendly and supportive people to help out. We simply can't run our cafes without volunteers.

As part of our café team you will be serving customers hot and cold drinks, clearing tables, talking to customers about our food and drink options, maintaining cleanliness standards and health and safety codes of practice. You will be helping visitors find seating and answering questions.

Café team volunteers work on a rota to cover the needs of the site, this could be anything from a few hours a week up to a few days - that bit is up to you

As part of your role you will learn new skills and gain experience working in the hospitality industry, including great transferable skills, such as customer service, diplomacy, people engagement, following health and safety protocols. The money raised through our retail and catering contributes to nature conservation, so you are also helping to save nature!