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QEPark Baptist is a lively Christian church planted in a well-established Estate in North Guildford. Our Café – Refresh - is at the forefront of the Church’s community engagement and seeks to express our values through practical service to others.

We are seeking a highly motivated Assistant Manager who can bring their work, life and faith experience to further develop our much-loved café.

Summary:

Our Assistant Cafe Manager oversees the daily operations, manages staff, ensures customer satisfaction, and maintains financial and operational efficiency in a café setting

Role:

To Assist our highly experienced Café Manager with these Key Responsibilities:

• Daily Operations Management: Helping to oversee the smooth functioning of the café, including opening and closing procedures, equipment maintenance, and maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards.
• Staff Management: Facilitating the hiring, training, scheduling, and supervising employees such as baristas, cashiers, and kitchen staff. Motivating and leading the team to ensure high performance and a positive work environment.
• Customer Service: Ensuring excellent customer experiences by monitoring service quality, addressing complaints, and fostering customer loyalty.
• Inventory and Supply Management: Tracking stock levels, ordering and coordinating supplies to maintain adequate inventory of food, beverages, and café essentials.
• Financial Oversight: Aiding the Café Manager to manage budgets, monitor daily sales, analyse financial reports, and implement strategies to meet sales targets and profitability goals.
• Health and Safety Compliance: Maintaining sanitation standards, ensuring compliance with health regulations, and creating a safe environment for staff and customers.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to manage and motivate staff effectively.
• Experience in the hospitality or food service industry, preferably in café or restaurant management - ideally both back and front of house
• Knowledge of ancillary regulatory requirements in relevant areas of Health and Safety + Food Safety
• Knowledge of inventory management, financial tracking, and customer service best practices
• Qualification or experience in hospitality management, business management to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent (or related fields)
• The Church deems this role as pivotal in delivering its vision and mission. The successful candidate will need to be a practising Christian as the position will qualify as a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010

Salary

· Assistant Cafe Manager salary is approximately £27,500 though this may vary based on experience

· Hours of work - 40 hours per week over five out of six days excluding Sundays

· Full-time, permanent role

About You:

You’re someone who loves coffee & café style food, thrives in hospitality, and knows how to bring out the best in a team. You lead by example, and care deeply about creating memorable customer experiences

• A committed Christian in fellowship with a local church
• Previous experience in the hospitality industry as a manager or assistant manager with the ability to cook and prepare short-order tickets
• A genuine passion for café style food, coffee, people, and hospitality
• Strong leadership and team development skills
• Confidence working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent organisation and communication skills
• A hands-on approach with high standards and attention to detail
• Flexibility to work weekdays and Saturdays
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make sound decisions under pressure
• A desire to learn, grow, and progress within a fast-growing company
• Easy travel to Guildford and fully authorised to work in Uk

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Brillant training and development to get you up to speed in your role and beyond
• A supportive, friendly team environment
• 4 weeks holiday, plus 8 UK bank holidays
• Progression opportunities within a growing business
• Free food and drink whilst on duty, employee discount when not working
• The opportunity to be part of one of Guildford’s hidden gems operating in the heart of the community

Additional Information

If you have a passion for good quality food, coffee and proven strong leadership skills, we’d love to hear from you.

Please send your CV (and a cover letter) and we will be in touch.

Apply today.

Closing date 5th October.

Pay: £25,420.00-£27,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Gym membership
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person