Youth Options, a children and young people’s charity, runs a community café at Mansell Park Pavilion Youth Centre, Millbrook, Southampton, which is currently open 9am–4pm Tuesday to Saturday. Now in its second year, the café has the space, the menu and the mission in place. What it needs now is the right person to build it into a thriving community hub.
Footfall is currently growing, this is an opportunity for someone who wants to work with us to build something up, not someone who needs a ready-made buzz to work with. We’re looking for someone who looks at a quiet room and sees possibility; who will draw people in through warmth, creativity and genuine community relationships.
You’ll lead the café three days a week, including every Saturday. The remaining two days will be covered by a team of volunteers you’ll help to recruit and train. This means you’ll need to be someone who loves bringing people along with them, and who can build clear systems that let volunteers thrive independently.
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time
The specific weekday pattern is flexible and will be agreed with the successful candidate. This is transition into a new working model and there may be requirement for 5 days a week whilst the volunteers are recruited. The remaining two days of café operation will be managed by volunteers and bank staff. Some flexibility may be required for occasional events or cover.
Location: Millbrook, Southampton
Hours: 24 hours, 3 days a week, including Saturdays.
Reports to: Head of Targeted Support
Starting Salary: £26,910 to £27,300 pro rata
You will have experience in –
Experience of management.
- Deliver a consistently excellent, welcoming café experience every day it is open, including days managed by volunteers.
- Prepare and serve the menu to a high standard, including barista-style hot drinks and light food.
- Develop and maintain a simple, high-quality menu focused on baked goods, cakes, jacket potatoes, paninis and barista-style drinks.
- Create clear systems, recipes and processes that volunteers can follow confidently and independently.
- Ensure efficient stock management to minimise waste, and manage ordering and stock-taking including at year end, liaising directly with suppliers.
contact us at [email protected].
We are committed to safeguarding and all posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Youth Options strives to be a diverse and inclusive organisation for our staff and those we support. Should you need any adjustments, at either application or interview, please contact us.
