Current Vacancies

To support the smooth delivery and development of our Nest Café, and other catering requirements for the organisation, working within our centre café team, The role will involve some baking and cooking, using locally sourced produce where available, barista tasks, customer service and cash handling and light cleaning duties, plus any additional reasonable tasks as needed by the organisation.

Zero hours / on call / variable contracts are also available, if preferable.

This role requires regular weekend and occasional evening working.

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Café Supervisor to manage and contribute to the smooth running of the Nest Café, including all cooking and catering requirements for the organisation. The Café Supervisor will lead the management of a small team of Café Assistants and volunteers, and will implement appropriate management disciplines while working to ensure excellent customer service standards, hygiene, food safety and stock control are always upheld. The Supervisor will form part of the wider Management Team at the Centre and will be required to work with the General Manager to contribute to delivering a successful commercial strategy for the Nest Café in line with The Ecology Centre’s values and wider strategic direction.

The successful candidate is expected to familiarise themselves with the ecological principles that are at the core of what we do and to lead day-to-day operations that are consistent with those principles. This will involve consideration of the environmental impact of what we offer, ensuring that menus reflect and fully utilise what is seasonally available from our market garden, and that day-to-day operations play a part in reducing food waste, landfill and the consequent environmental damage.

Voluntary Role
Supporting our Board of Trustee with the strategic development of the organisation, with a focus on finance
Meetings take place every 6 weeks on a Thursday night via Teams
Ad-Hoc Working Groups when required