Tearoom Supervisor

"Our friendly team are looking for someone to take the lead in our busy plant-based tearoom!"

Days: Thursday to Monday

Hours: 09.00 to 16.30

Wages: £10.20 per hour

Location: Brentwood, Essex

Hopefield has been running for 35 years and offers a home for life to neglected and unwanted animals. We currently have over 500 in our care.

For the last 9 years’ we have opened more to the public to generate much needed funds for the animals. One of these improvements to the sanctuary was the development of Max’s Café. This has grown from strength to strength, and we’re very proud to serve only 100% plant-based products.

We are looking for someone with the following qualities:

• Experience in the catering trade
• Must have a food hygiene certificate level 2 min. (can complete if successfully appointed)
• Good health and safety knowledge
• Experience of supervising staff
• Dedicated with excellent attendance and timekeeping
• Brilliant organisational skills
• Good under pressure
• Great interpersonal skills, especially with our customers
• Must have basic cooking skills

Here are some examples of what you’d be doing:

• Ordering stock and carrying out stock checks
• Working with wholesalers to get the best prices
• Make sure our catering diary is kept up to date
• Monitoring tearoom health and safety
• Supervising staff
• Cash handling
• Helping organise catering for our events (cream teas, vegan nights etc.)
• Keeping the tearoom to a high level of cleanliness

More information:

• Overtime available in the school holidays and events.
• Please note no holiday can be taken during busy periods, including school holidays and only if cover has been organised.
• This is a seasonal position running from mid-March to December (weather/COVID-19 permitting).

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