Cafe Supervisor

We are looking for an experienced cafe supervisor to join our front of house team at Proof Bakehouse. Proof is an artisan sourdough bakery and cafe as well as a social enterprise employing people in prison. We open to the public from Thursday to Sunday, 8am-3pm, and have a very busy and bustling cafe full of lovely guests. We're looking for a supervisor who loves hospitality (and ideally coffee and baked goods) to join our team of friendly, fun, and hardworking baristas and counter staff.

Experience required: at least six months in a similar role and barista training/experience

Main responsibilities:

• Assisting the cafe manager in the day to day running of the cafe
• Dialing in espresso daily
• Preparing high quality specialty drinks
• Preparing bakery displays ready for opening times
• Assisting the manager in maintaining required records for stock, orders, food diaries, waste, fridge/freezer temperatures, and food temperature checks
• Ensuring all areas are kept clean and tidy throughout the operating hours
• Weekly grinder cleaning and equipment trouble shooting
• Greeting and welcoming customers and providing excellent customer service
• Taking orders and putting them through the till
• Opening and closing the cafe and ensuring standards of each are up kept

Tap Social and Proof Bakehouse work closely with several prisons whose staff and inmates have shaped our direction and ethos. We hire people currently serving and recently released from prison sentences and support them to develop new skills, learn about setting up and running small business and get real work experience in an engaging and fast-growing industry. The right candidate should actively support our ethos and will be responsible for the training and development of the bakery team.