Salary: £22,800 - £23,807 (pro rata) per annum (FTE £28,500 - £29,759 / £15.65 - £16.35 per hour)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 28 hours per week. Weekend working and bank holidays included as per rota.
Based: College Lake Visitor Centre, Tring, Bucks, UK
The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs.
We are seeking a proactive Cafe Manager to lead and participate in the café and catering operations, ensuring profitability, staff development, customer satisfaction, and compliance with all regulations. The ideal candidate is a leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about delivering exceptional food and service experiences as part of the wider College Lake management team.
What you’ll be doing
- Managing the overall performance of the café and catering services
- Leading and participating in the preparation, cooking, and presentation of food for the café
- Planning and coordinating catering logistics, including menu planning, staffing, and equipment
- Line managing, training and recruiting catering staff, ensuring high standards of food safety, hygiene, and customer service
- Financial management, including budget planning, stock and inventory control, staff costs and maintaining margin
What we’re looking for
- Someone who is used to being involved in the workings of a busy café, or similar food service, in a leadership role
- A culinary or hands-on kitchen background
- Commercial awareness of profit margins and VAT
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.
- A Level 3 Food Hygiene qualification
This post will be DBS checked at basic level. A criminal conviction will not necessarily be a bar to
obtaining the position. BBOWT will not unfairly discriminate on the basis of criminal convictions. BBOWT’s policy regarding this matter and the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice are available on request.
For all your hard work you can expect a great rewards package in return. In addition to being part of a friendly, skilled and knowledgeable team, passionate about making a difference, when you work for us, you’ll also receive:
- Generous annual leave entitlement with paid birthday leave, wellbeing days, urgent personal business leave and generous occupational sick pay
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and family-friendly policies
- Flexible working to achieve work-life balance
- Salary exchange pension with generous employer contribution
- Learning & Development Programme for all
- Wellbeing initiatives including qualified Mental Health First Aiders, YuLife benefit package - access to our EAP, providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health, or life matters; 3x life assurance, online GP access prescription service, a variety of discounts
- Salary sacrifice Cycle scheme & Electric Vehicle scheme
- Membership to BBOWT’s, and The Wildlife Trusts’, Staff Network Groups for social interaction, peer support, mentoring and personal development
