Assistant Shop Manager - Redemption Roasters - Islington High Street

Bailies Coffee Roasters; London; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading coffee shop chain is seeking a full-time Assistant Shop Manager for its Islington High Street location. The role involves leading a team, ensuring excellent customer service, and supporting a social mission of reducing reoffending through training. Ideal candidates will have strong hospitality experience and a commitment to team development.

Benefits

£31,000 salary + tips

Life-friendly hours (no late nights)

Specialty coffee training

Free coffee across London

Cycle to Work scheme

Up to £400 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Strong hospitality experience with an understanding of operational and financial goals.
• Passionate about training team members and fostering their growth.
• Capable of managing the team and operations in the absence of the Coffee Shop Manager.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team and deliver an outstanding customer experience.
• Ensure coffee and food are prepared to the highest standards.
• Maintain rigorous health & safety and food hygiene practices.

Skills

Operational Knowledge

Training and Development

Management

Job description

Assistant Shop Manager - Redemption Roasters - Islington High Street

Are you passionate about hospitality and want your work to have a bigger purpose?

At Redemption Roasters, our mission is to reduce reoffending by training people in prison and supporting them into work in our coffee shops on release.

We’re looking for a full-time Assistant Shop Manager for our Islington High Street coffee shop. You’ll help lead a team, deliver an outstanding customer experience, and play a massive, front-line role in delivering our social mission.

What we’re looking for:

• Positive Leader: Motivates and leads by example, encouraging the team to deliver an exceptional hospitality experience.
• Attention to Detail: Ensures our coffee and food are always prepared to the highest standards in both taste and presentation.
• Commitment to Excellence: Maintains rigorous health & safety, food hygiene, and allergen practices.
• Eye for Detail: Keeps the coffee shop well-presented and inviting.
• Dependable Support: Acts as a reliable backup for the Coffee Shop Manager.

Skill Sets

• Operational Knowledge: Strong hospitality experience with an understanding of the coffee shop’s operational and financial goals.
• Training and Development: Passionate about training team members and fostering their growth.
• Management: Capable of deputising for the Coffee Shop Manager, managing the team and operations in their absence.

What you’ll get:

• £31,000 salary + tips (typically an additional £2,000–£3,000 per year)
• Life-friendly hours (no late nights)
• Specialty coffee training, cuppings, visits to our roastery at HMP The Mount
• Free coffee across London
• Cycle to Work scheme and up to £400 referral bonus
• A passionate, supportive team doing work that matters

Redemption Roasters is proud to be diverse, inclusive, and committed to second chances. We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and from communities underrepresented in specialty coffee.