This role will be based predominantly at 5-7 Preston Road, Brighton. Depending on their roles, our staff can be required to work on a range of different sites, including our main training centre, enrichment site, training cafés and employer’s premises.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Team Domenica is a Brighton-based social enterprise charity supporting young people with learning disabilities into paid employment. By removing barriers to work, we help young people to discover their full potential, to live happy fulfilled lives, and to feel included within the local community.
We are looking for a talented person with imagination, initiative, an excellent eye for detail, and strong organisational skills. Applicants must enjoy working in a customer facing role, be passionate about quality, local food, brilliant coffee, excellent customer service and be able to confidently manage a team of Café Staff, Training Mentors and candidates, who are our young people with learning disabilities at Team Domenica.
All applicants must have management experience in a busy cafe/food environment, with strong food skills. We are a local café and you need to be able to create a professional training environment for our candidates, provide seamless service and meet the demands of the business.
CONTRACT: Fixed Term Contract, 1st October 2025- 30th April 2026
SALARY: £27,750 per annum
ANNUAL LEAVE: 25 days holiday per annum plus 8 English bank and public holidays (pro rata)
LINE MANAGER: Head of Hospitality
LINE REPORTS: Café Staff

EXPERIENCE

• A minimum 2 years Café/ Restaurant management experience, gained in a fresh food hospitality setting.
• Experience of working in a commercial kitchen, preferably you will have at least three years’ experience of food preparation.
• Barista skills and knowledge of specialty coffee preferred.
• Experience of or a desire to work with adults with learning disabilities.

This list should not be regarded as exclusive or exhausted as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities in line with their role

• Oversee daily operations of the cafe, ensuring a smooth and efficient service, with high quality standards for food and beverages at all times.
• Prepare homemade food to a consistent high standard.
• Produce and fulfil menus for outside catering events and wholesale cakes.
• Work with Head of Hospitality to deliver fresh, varied and seasonal menus to an excellent standard, cost menu’s effectively and ensure agreed profit margins.
• Lead, train, and motivate a small team, allocate jobs each day and foster a positive and customer-focused environment.
• Manage stock levels, supplier orders, and inventory control to ensure availability of menu items.
• Take responsibility for the daily, weekly and monthly cleaning rota for the kitchen and café and upkeep the food safety (SFBB) diary daily, ensuring compliance at all times.
• Be responsible for the health and safety requirements of the café and ensure equipment is suitably maintained.
• Provide monthly performance data analysis, identifying areas for improvement and planned solutions.
• Work collaboratively with other Café Managers to plan and execute sales, events and promotions.
• Attend team meetings and work towards the development of the café enterprise including working with our marketing team to deliver promotional activities.
• Lead the training and development of new and existing team members, ensuring they are equipped with the necessary skills to deliver great customer experience and candidate training.
• Oversee and carry out training session with candidates, helping them gain independence and confidence in a work environment.
• Be an ambassador for their training and work openly with education staff.
• Keep candidates safe and adhere to our Safeguarding Policy.

All staff have the duty to:

• Maintain the health and safety of themselves, colleagues and candidates as well as the public and visitors to Team Domenica.
• Prioritise the safeguarding of candidates by following the procedures and principles laid out in our policies and associated legislations.
• Promote equality of opportunity and respect difference and diversity with the Team Domenica community.
• Maintain a professional stance while at work, including being a positive advocate of the work of Team Domenica.