Build hands-on hospitality skills in a friendly cafe bar, from welcoming customers and serving food to using the till and learning barista basics. Get support to grow your confidence, communication and safe-working skills across a 12-week placement.
This work placement programme is based in Gosforth Civic Theatre’s cafe bar and gives participants a varied, practical experience in a friendly hospitality setting. Trainees can build skills in welcoming customers, serving and preparing food and drinks, operating the till, replenishing stock, and developing barista and food hygiene knowledge.
The placement also focuses on wider personal development, including confidence, communication, social skills and learning how to work safely. Placements run in 12-week blocks, with a recommendation of at least two four-hour shifts each week and typical shifts of 9am to 1pm or 12pm to 4pm.
The programme is designed to support young people with learning disabilities and autism, with staff providing welfare-focused support across the placement. It is fee based and can be funded through an education and health care plan or through direct payments/personal budget.
This programme is fee based. It can be funded through either a young person's education and health care plan, or direct payments/personal budget.
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