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CAFE & EVENTS MANAGER

Salary - £26,000pa

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Full-time, 40hrs/wk

Flexible hours - no set working schedule. Requires evening and weekend work.

Applications deadline: 30th June

Interview dates: 2nd July

Role starting: 8th July

This is a central role in our small team and could be a very exciting opportunity for the right candidate. As a growing arts organisation we pride ourselves on putting kindness, equality and sustainability high on our agenda and this extends to all aspects of what we do. We are looking for a person who loves both food and music and will enjoy the challenges of event organisation and cooperating and communicating with a wide range of people. The Fish Factory is open to all kinds of people and our café and events manager must be the welcoming face of our organisation; open minded, kind and patient. This role is open to everyone and we will work to make this position visible and accessible to as wide a range of potential candidates as possible. Experience is essential but we do not have a requirement for formal training - we are looking for someone who is on our wavelength and has the right skills for the job! 

This is a full-time role with a flexible timetable including some evening and weekends as required. The job includes all of the following duties and more;

• Designing and delivering the café menu creatively and consistently including some food prep

• Managing café and event staff - including recruitment and training

• Monthly rota for café and events staff

• Weekly banking and petty cash reconciliation 

• Managing cleaning and Covid safety front of house

• Ordering stock for the café and bar and cleaning supplies

• Organising signage and promotions 

• Maintaining social media identity for the café and events alongside other team members

• Maintaining standards of food hygiene, café health and safety and allergen chart

• Barista skills and coffee tasting (training can be provided)

• Working in the café - food and drinks prep, service, cash-up etc

• Communicating with our bookkeeper regarding financial position of café and events

• Taking event bookings for the space

• Liaising with bands and performers, negotiating fees and creative decisions about performances

• Working with the Gallery Curator when booking the space to ensure exhibitions and events are harmonious

• Making sure audiences are looked after and feel safe in our space

• Making sure art in the gallery is protected and respected when performances and events are taking place

• Making sound economic decisions about whether events will make or lose money

We are looking for these qualities in a candidate:

• An interest in art and music

• A passion for vegan food

• Multi-tasking powers and flexibility

• Motivation and drive to build upon what we do now and make it even better!

• Good communication skills, open mindedness

• Good taste (in more ways than one!)

• A good community spirit 

• Someone who is friendly and happy to chat to visitors 

• Highly organised

• Basic IT skills and knowledge of social media

Responsible to: Rose Hatcher, Director.

Responsible for: up to 7 café and events staff.

Please send a CV and covering letter telling us why you would like to apply to this role and how you can fulfill the job description. Email to fishfactoryarts@live.co.uk by Wednesday 30th June to be considered for this role. We are also happy to accept other methods of application (e.g. by video).

We will be holding interviews for this role with the Fish Factory director and other team members on Friday 2nd July and work is to commence the following week.

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