AHABA CAFE MANAGER

New Wine; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Ahaba is a cafe in the heart of E3 that serves the local community alongside the church. It is a place of peace in a noisy city with great coffee, delicious food, and a community where customers can find hope, love, prayer and fellowship.

The purpose of AHABA is a place where people come and meet the good news in practice, in action and in word. The cafe is a wide open door to our neighbourhood which is comprised of 65% Bengali, primarily working-class people. The space is a mission-enabling community hub that functions as a café.

WHAT IS THE ROLE?

The cafe manager’s responsibility is to run the cafe day-to-day, develop the products, engage positively with customers and develop a staffing structure that fits the budget.

CAFE MANAGER

As the lead of AHABA you will lead and build a small team of part-time staff, missionaries, and volunteers. You will set the culture and tone of the cafe and make decisions to shape this joy-filled space. You will work directly with our suppliers and develop our products for sale. You will oversee ongoing team training so we aim for excellence. You will seek out the next barista or volunteer to join the team. You will be ready at all times to appropriately share your faith with those that walk through the door.

You will manage the team rotas, order stock and oversee the bookkeeping. You will foster a space where specialty coffee and evangelism go hand-in-hand.

You will be involved with the spiritual life of All Hallows Bow and play your part in the wider life of AHB.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The manager will…

1. Encourage people to serve in the cafe and build up a cafe team.
2. Manage the day-to-day running of the cafe as well as champion the vision and values of AHABA.
3. Understand financial targets and budgets.
4. Care about the staff team and not just what they do.
5. Shape and develop a menu appropriate for our diverse neighbourhood.
6. Handle difficult situations with customers and work with complex people with complex needs.
7. Have ownership of the cafe, staff, training, standards and feedback.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? (ESSENTIAL)

Someone who…

1. Sees this role as a vocation and not simply as a job to do.
2. Has a personal Christian faith and can champion making Jesus known in our local community through the ministry of the cafe.
3. Has a can-do attitude and the ability to move at speed.
4. Has good organisational and managerial skills.
5. Carries a commitment to good customer service.
6. Inspires the team: they lead by example in entering into faith-based conversations. They develop the team's knowledge of coffee and brewing methods and are able to produce quality coffee drinks.
7. Welcomes others and puts people at ease.
8. Sets the tone of quality coffee and excellent customer service with attention to detail.
9. Works successfully as part of a team whilst under pressure.
10. Takes initiative and makes things happen.
11. Is willing to work varied hours/days based on business needs.
12. Can handle and lift items weighing between 0-23 kilos.
13. Has proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
14. Is adaptable and not afraid of change.
15. Is awesome!

DESIRABLE

1. Experience of managing staff.
2. Experience working in the catering or coffee industry.
3. Food hygiene level 2 certificate.

APPLICATIONS

To apply please send a covering letter stating why you want this role and how you think you fit, alongside an up-to-date CV no later than July 15th 10am to [e-mail]. For more information please do make contact via the website allhallowsbow.org.uk.