Cafe Supervisor

What will you be doing?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Kent County Council, Country Parks team who provide leisure, educational, events, venue hire and café services across 9 Country Parks in Kent.

Country Parks are looking for a Café supervisor to work at one of their country park cafes at Manor Park Country Park

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with experience in catering.

The position is for every Sunday 8.30 – 5pm in the summer and and 8.30 – 3.30pm in the winter. There will also be the opportunity for extra shifts to cover annual leave and sickness

This is a loan working position during the week and school term time weekends.

You will be expected to hold a Level 3 Food Safety certificate.

You will be responsible for maintaining operational excellence, driving team performance and ensuring a seamless service experience that aligns with our standards. You will be expected to work closely with the existing Cafe Supervisors.

Key responsibilities

• Will be responsible for managing daily opening and closing procedures, ensuring all health, safety and hygiene protocols are strictly followed.
• Supervising and training of staff
• Oversee stock levels
• Minimise wastage
• Act as the primary point of escalation for customer concerns, resolving issues in a professional manner

The individual needs to be organised with strong customer service skills to ensure that visitors to the parks receive a quality café experience.

You will report to the Catering Services Manager who is responsible for the four Country Park café sites.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Closing date: 5th July with interviews planned for 8th and 10th July at Shorne Woods Country Park

About you

Kelly Ockelford

03000 414747

kelly.ockelford@kent.gov.uk

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Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.