Café Manager

Hospitality & catering
Written By Hammersmith Jobs

Recruiter
Sands End Arts & Community Centre

Salary
£20.00 / hour

Applications close
15 Jul 2024

Hours
Part-time

Contract type
Temporary

Location
Fulham

Job description

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and entrepreneurial individual to manage our in-house café, The Walnut Tree Café. 

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent people skills and at least two years’ experience of managing a successful food and beverage outlet. 

The role is part-time, with flexible working arrangements available, and offers a unique chance to join a dedicated team that are already running a popular café in a wonderful location, with the ambition of increasing café footfall and revenue and embedding a new training and employment programme into the running of the café.  

About the Walnut Tree Café

The Walnut Tree Café is open 7 days a week and serves food and beverages to the local community. Offering both indoor and outdoor seating on the corner of South Park, it is a popular amenity for local people and is the main hub of SEACC.

Main areas of responsibility, including but not limited to:  

  • Support current staff to better manage the day-to-day Walnut Tree Café operations, including training for a team of Learning Disabled and non-disabled staff

  • Develop a strategy for the overall operational metrics & sales targets of the Walnut Tree Café, with a focus on driving sales and maximising profitability

  • Ensure consistency in customer experience, quality, and compliance measures

  • Ensure a safe and supportive learning and working environment for all staff and volunteers

  • Successfully managing peak trading periods and having a pro-active approach to upscaling rotas and factoring in weather conditions

  • The continuous identification of operational best practice through interaction with the company wide team

The successful applicant will have the following attributes:

Essential:

  • Clear communication skills 

  • Previous experience of leading a busy food and beverage-based business to high standards

  • Track record of creating and delivering training programmes to front-line teams

  • Proven experience of managing and developing at least 2 full time staff

  • Food Hygiene Level 2

Desirable:

  • Located within easy commuting distance of the Centre

  • Direct experience of training Learning Disabled adults

  • Experience of working within a community centre or community café

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