Community Cafe Manager
| Posting date: | 27 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.50 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 February 2026 |
| Location: | Chester, Cheshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Dial West Cheshire |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Would you like to work with an incredible team, doing something exceptional for the local Chester community?
Dial West Cheshire are looking for a new Cafe Manager to lead our highly regarded community cafe service, based in the heart of Chester city centre.
Our cafe has been running for 40 years and provides a warm and comfortable space for people to meet and have good quality homemade food at an affordable price. With a small team of dedicated staff and volunteers, the cafe strives to put smiles on faces and offer opportunities to learn new skills and make new friends.
This isn't just any job, this is an opportunity to work in a unique environment which promotes inclusivity from its core and supports Dial West Cheshire to "improve the lives of disabled people".
Community Café Manager Job Description:
Responsible to: Chief Officer
Hours: 16 hours per week (usually delivered between the hours of 9am - 3pm)
Proposed rota:
Mondays – 10am-2pm (onsite)
Tuesdays - 3 hours (to be worked flexibly, with the option to work from home to undertake administrative activities)
Thursdays - 10am-3pm (onsite)
Fridays - 10am-2pm (onsite)
Some flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the charity.
Salary: £14.50 per hour
Contract term: 6 months (with a view to extend, subject to ongoing funding)
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Chief Officer, the Community Café Manager will co-ordinate and manage the delivery and ongoing development of Dial West Cheshire’s Community Café.
The Community Café Manager will be responsible for:
Leading the delivery and development of the community café, overseeing efficient, effective and safe operating systems which ensure an excellent, friendly, welcoming and reliable service.
Managing the day-to-day running of the café, aiming to achieve optimum revenue by maximising sales and controlling income and expenditure, working within available resources and in accordance with DWC's values and community focus. (Café customers include disabled people, elderly people, local groups and the wider community.)
Line managing the café paid staff and volunteers.
Maintaining and developing the supported volunteering programme within the café.
Preparing, cooking and serving good value meals, homemade cakes and drinks to regular customers and new visitors.
Maintaining and developing external catering arrangements with local churches and other organisations.
A key part of the role is to support, supervise and empower the café volunteers to develop skills, actively participate, and gain confidence in their roles. We provide volunteering opportunities which includes roles with food preparation, cooking, serving and cleaning down.
We also offer supported volunteering to disabled people, neurodivergent people, people with learning disabilities and people living with mental health challenges. Our volunteers have all got their own talents in the café and kitchen. Collectively, our volunteers form a bright, happy, hard-working and diverse team, who are keen to learn and provide great customer service.
About you
You will:
Have experience of working within a commercial kitchen in a senior capacity, either as a manager, team leader, supervisor or equivalent role.
Have experience in preparing and serving food to paying customers.
Have experience of cash handling, stock ordering and managing budgets.
Have a good understanding of the Food Standards Agency Regulations and the ability to apply this knowledge effectively in your own working practices and in the working practices of team members.
Have experience of supervising staff and/or volunteers.
Understand some of the challenges faced by disabled people.
Be an enthusiastic team player with a passion to deliver a good service to others.
Be well organised and able to multi-task.
Does this sound like you?
To apply, please telephone 01244 345655 to ask for an application pack.
Job Type: Part-time
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 06/02/2026
Dial West Cheshire are looking for a new Cafe Manager to lead our highly regarded community cafe service, based in the heart of Chester city centre.
Our cafe has been running for 40 years and provides a warm and comfortable space for people to meet and have good quality homemade food at an affordable price. With a small team of dedicated staff and volunteers, the cafe strives to put smiles on faces and offer opportunities to learn new skills and make new friends.
This isn't just any job, this is an opportunity to work in a unique environment which promotes inclusivity from its core and supports Dial West Cheshire to "improve the lives of disabled people".
Community Café Manager Job Description:
Responsible to: Chief Officer
Hours: 16 hours per week (usually delivered between the hours of 9am - 3pm)
Proposed rota:
Mondays – 10am-2pm (onsite)
Tuesdays - 3 hours (to be worked flexibly, with the option to work from home to undertake administrative activities)
Thursdays - 10am-3pm (onsite)
Fridays - 10am-2pm (onsite)
Some flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the charity.
Salary: £14.50 per hour
Contract term: 6 months (with a view to extend, subject to ongoing funding)
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Chief Officer, the Community Café Manager will co-ordinate and manage the delivery and ongoing development of Dial West Cheshire’s Community Café.
The Community Café Manager will be responsible for:
Leading the delivery and development of the community café, overseeing efficient, effective and safe operating systems which ensure an excellent, friendly, welcoming and reliable service.
Managing the day-to-day running of the café, aiming to achieve optimum revenue by maximising sales and controlling income and expenditure, working within available resources and in accordance with DWC's values and community focus. (Café customers include disabled people, elderly people, local groups and the wider community.)
Line managing the café paid staff and volunteers.
Maintaining and developing the supported volunteering programme within the café.
Preparing, cooking and serving good value meals, homemade cakes and drinks to regular customers and new visitors.
Maintaining and developing external catering arrangements with local churches and other organisations.
A key part of the role is to support, supervise and empower the café volunteers to develop skills, actively participate, and gain confidence in their roles. We provide volunteering opportunities which includes roles with food preparation, cooking, serving and cleaning down.
We also offer supported volunteering to disabled people, neurodivergent people, people with learning disabilities and people living with mental health challenges. Our volunteers have all got their own talents in the café and kitchen. Collectively, our volunteers form a bright, happy, hard-working and diverse team, who are keen to learn and provide great customer service.
About you
You will:
Have experience of working within a commercial kitchen in a senior capacity, either as a manager, team leader, supervisor or equivalent role.
Have experience in preparing and serving food to paying customers.
Have experience of cash handling, stock ordering and managing budgets.
Have a good understanding of the Food Standards Agency Regulations and the ability to apply this knowledge effectively in your own working practices and in the working practices of team members.
Have experience of supervising staff and/or volunteers.
Understand some of the challenges faced by disabled people.
Be an enthusiastic team player with a passion to deliver a good service to others.
Be well organised and able to multi-task.
Does this sound like you?
To apply, please telephone 01244 345655 to ask for an application pack.
Job Type: Part-time
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 06/02/2026
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