Catering / Cafe Manager - Congleton Leisure Centre - Congleton, Cheshire

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: £19,582 per annum with potential to grow to £23,739 per annum

We are opening in Congleton!!

Our Taste for Life brand continues to expand with our brand new café with soft play opening at Congleton Leisure Centre in spring!

The re-opening of Congleton Leisure Centre marks the completion of a £10m+ project, delivering state-of-the-art health and fitness facilities to thousands of residents and bringing career opportunities to local people. The refurbishment brings with it two new swimming pools with a thermal suite, 2-storey gym, multiple fitness studios including dedicated group cycling studio, sports hall, treatment rooms and Taste For Life café with soft play area.

Are you looking for a new adventure? Come and join us as a Catering / Cafe Manager!

We’re seeking a passionate and ambitious Catering Manager to manage our on-site café and soft play area. You’ll be comfortable front of house serving customers as well as in the kitchen preparing food, with a new soft play area to also oversee. With personal high standards, you'll have a track record of delivering excellent services and food hygiene standards.

You will take ownership of the café through stock control, labour and service.

Ideally you'll have some experience of managing events and functions, as these will form part of your role (such as private parties, sporting events, conferences or meetings).

You’ll ensure teams are trained, engaged and able to give of their best. Working with local staff at the centre, you’ll offer catering services that meet the needs of both centres and customers.

Our Taste for Life Cafés are the community hubs of our centres – helping customers connect with others and get the most from their visit.

Hours of work: Shifts generally between 8.00am and 7.30pm, we are a seven day operation so a share of weekend work is required as well as occasional evening work for events.

Full time: 37 hours

Salary: Full time £19,582 with potential to grow to £23,739

Working at Everybody is a rewarding experience!

• Feel good factor! Help your community stay healthy & active by working in a friendly, fun, and caring environment
• Discounted gym membership
• Discount on Everybody Learn to Swim, Personal Training & Active Holidays
• 24/7 wellbeing & legal support scheme
• Generous local & national discounts – helping your salary go that bit further
• Extensive training & career support from Everybody Academy – our very own ‘Excellent’ accredited training provider helping you stay “Fit for the Future”
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Sharing in Success bonus scheme
• & more!

About Everybody 

We’re a fast growing, ambitious Charitable Trust – operating 16 leisure centres with 7 cafes & 9 swimming pools across Cheshire East. A not for profit organisation, we’ve a passion for improving health and wellbeing – and our surpluses are reinvested to help the people of Cheshire East live well and for longer.

You’ll be part of a welcoming, active bunch of people who are loyal and care greatly about one another. You might also find we’re a tad competitive (in a friendly way)!

‘Developing our people’ is close to our hearts and we aim to attract and develop the best people to drive our business forward – after all it’s all thanks to our fantastic team that our organisation continues to grow!