Restaurant Manager

New College Durham; Framwellgate Moor; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the UK is seeking a highly motivated Restaurant Manager to oversee its training restaurant. The role includes managing daily operations, mentoring students, and ensuring exceptional customer service standards. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic about education and have experience in hospitality. The institution offers comprehensive benefits for professional development and well-being.

Benefits

Comprehensive selection of benefits and rewards

Commitment to professional development

Focus on health and well-being

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and passionate about creative and skills-driven education.
• Experience in the hospitality industry and mentoring learners.
• Strong understanding of industry standards in service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the restaurant.
• Support staff and learners in service delivery.
• Ensure the highest standards of customer experience.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer service excellence

Mentoring and coaching

Job description

Overview

If you are looking to further your career at a groundbreaking and award-winning College, we’d love to hear from you! We are seeking a highly motivated and professional Restaurant Manager to lead the operation of our training restaurant, The Copper Pot within the School of Creative and Service Industries. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the learner experience by providing students with real-world, industry-standard practice in a commercial environment.

You will oversee the day-to-day running of the restaurant, support staff and learners in service delivery, ensure the highest standards of customer experience, and embed strong links between industry practice and curriculum delivery. You will be enthusiastic and passionate about creative and skills-driven education, working closely with curriculum colleagues to ensure students gain meaningful, hands-on experience in professional settings. With a focus on mentoring and coaching, you will play a vital role in preparing learners for progression into the hospitality industry.

New College Durham offers a wide range of benefits to enhance your professional development, take care of your health and well-being and help you maintain a healthy work-life balance. On top of this, our flexible benefits scheme lets you choose from a comprehensive selection of benefits and rewards to meet your individual needs.

New College Durham is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to be suitable to work with these groups and share this commitment. We are committed to being a fully inclusive and diverse community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, and we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. We pride ourselves on our dedication to safeguarding all students; to do so we follow a strict vetting process whereby any offer of employment will be subject to the appropriate checks. To read more information in relation to the DBS Code of Practice please see below; DBS code of practice - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

New College Durham is a leading Further Education college in the North East, committed to creating the best outcomes for our students and ensuring they have the edge in their chosen industry. We have signed up to recognitions such as the AOC Mental Health and Wellbeing charter and the AOC EDI Charter.

Please note that Curriculum Vitae (CVs) will not be accepted.