Cafe Coordinator

Forbes Solicitors; Mold; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Hft is seeking a part-time Café Co-ordinator at Coed y Ddraig, Mold, Flintshire, to run the café, support people with learning disabilities, and help develop practical hospitality and horticultural skills in a hands-on environment.

You will work 30 hours per week, Tuesday to Friday, with some evenings and weekends as service needs require. The role involves customer service, food safety and teamwork within a supportive charity setting.

Qualifications

• Must have basic food hygiene qualification.
• Experience in hospitality or café settings preferred.
• Ability to work as part of a small team and with people with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Run the café day-to-day, ensuring a welcoming, high-quality customer experience.
• Prepare and serve drinks and light meals; manage tills, stock and displays.
• Support opening/closing routines and maintain food hygiene and safety standards.
• Help people develop catering, hospitality and customer-service skills through hands-on work.
• Create learning opportunities to build confidence, independence and practical skills.
• Support the field-to-fork approach by involving produce from on-site growing areas.

Skills

Hospitality

Customer service

Barista skills

Food hygiene

Education

Basic food hygiene qualification

Vocational qualification

Job description

Our vision is to create a future where learning disabled people can live the best life possible. We will do this by coming together to campaign for positive change, provide personalised support and create solutions for living independently.

Job Purpose

At Coed y Ddraig, we’re creating opportunities for people to learn, develop skills, build confidence and play an active role in their local community.

Café Co-ordinator

This is a varied role that combines hospitality, horticulture, vocational learning and person-centred support. You'll help people with learning disabilities and/or autism develop practical skills and confidence in a real working environment, while also playing a hands-on role in running our café.

Responsible for

Key Accountabilities

• Run the café day-to-day, providing a welcoming, inclusive and high-quality experience for customers.
• Prepare and serve drinks, light meals and refreshments, including barista-style beverages, and manage tills, stock and café displays.
• Support opening and closing procedures and maintain high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness, allergen management and health & safety.
• Support people to develop catering, hospitality, customer service and transferable workplace skills through meaningful, hands-on experience.
• Create learning and development opportunities that build confidence, independence and practical skills, based on individual goals and aspirations.
• Support the field-to-fork approach by helping people harvest and prepare produce grown on site and take part in sustainable horticultural activities.
• Work with supported employment teams, families and community partners to create pathways into volunteering, training and paid employment.
• Build positive relationships with customers and the wider community, support events and enterprise activities, and ensure any risks, incidents or safeguarding concerns are appropriately reported.

People

• To support and empower people to achieve their goals and ambitions in line with their Vocational Profiles.
• Work closely with colleagues including the Employability Coach to offer outcome based support.

Other

• Adhere to and maintain Hft's Health and Safety policies, standards and guidelines at all times
• Carry out a range of duties and undertake any other duties as specified from time to time in accordance with Hft business requirements
• It is the nature of the work that task responsibilities are in many circumstances unpredictable and varied. All employees are therefore expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises in order that tasks which are not specifically covered in their job description are covered.

Professional & Technical Expertise

• Basic food hygiene qualification and equivalent vocational qualification

Location: Coed y Ddraig, Mold, Flintshire
Hours: 30 hours per week, part-time
Working pattern: Initially Tuesday-Friday, 9am-3.30pm, with flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends in line with service needs