Senior Café Lead

Creative Support; Horsforth; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Life assurance

Company pension

Counselling service

Sick leave

Not-for-profit employer

No split shifts

Job summary

Creative Support is seeking a Café Lead for The Courtyard Café in Horsforth (Leeds). The role involves leading a small team, managing stock and orders, and ensuring top hygiene and safety standards in a not-for-profit community café that serves adults with learning disabilities and autism.

You will also build community partnerships locally and prepare meals, with a minimum of one year’s relevant experience and required food hygiene qualifications.

Qualifications

• At least one year’s experience in a similar role or similar responsibilities.
• NVQ in Professional Cookery and Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Courtyard Café operations and manage a small team of café workers and placements.
• Oversee stock taking and food ordering; maintain a hygienic and safe kitchen.
• Develop and strengthen community links and partnerships within the local area.

Skills

Stock control

Food hygiene

Team leadership

Food preparation

Community partnerships

Education

NVQ in Professional Cookery

Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Up to £13.45 per hour

Horsforth, Leeds

Full-Time, Part-Time

Do you have the skills to provide the lead for the successful operation of a not for profit community café? You could be the next enthusiastic team member of the local management team to join our small and friendly Community Café.

The Café Lead will be responsible for stock taking, ordering provision and maintaining the kitchen in a hygienic and safe condition and the successful running of the cafe. You will be required to lead and manage a small team of café support workers and service users who are on placement in the café.

The Courtyard Café supports adults with Learning Disabilities and Autism to operate and run a café for the benefit of the local community. You will also be responsible for further developing community links and partnerships within the local community.

As part of your role, you will prepare meals, lead a small café team and develop community partnerships within the local area. You will ensure that that highest standard of food quality, hygiene and safety are consistently maintained. You will take the lead on food ordering and checking that all food records are accurately maintained.

You will be able to demonstrate competent food preparation skills, and will be capable of managing a small kitchen. You will have at least one year’s experience in a similar positon, or with similar responsibilities. An NVQ in Professional Cookery, and a minimum Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate/Basic Food Hygiene Certificate is also required.

37.5 hrs per week, to be worked over 5 days including Saturdays. Part time hours are also available, a minimum of 2 days per week (18 hours).

The service is on a main public transport route and is easily accessible.

Benefits Of Working With Creative Support

• A range of employee discounts
• Free life assurance
• Pension with company contribution
• Highly serviced 24 hour employee counselling service for employees and members of their household
• Paid company sick leave after a set period of employment
• An opportunity to work for a not for profit company
• No split shifts

Vacancy Reference Number: 95223

We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold awarded.

Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK – This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas