Deputy Café & Conference Centre Manager
Join our team and play a key role in delivering exceptional service across our café and community venues. This dynamic role blends people leadership, hands‑on service, and operational oversight, making it perfect for someone who enjoys variety, teamwork, and making a real difference day to day.
Job Title:
Deputy Café & Conference Centre Manager
Location:
Various: Including Alyn Waters (Wrexham) & Buckley
Responsible to:
Café & Conference Manager
Responsible for:
Cafe Staff
Number of hours per week:
Up to 40 hours per week (to include weekends and bank holidays)
Salary:
£27,000 FTE
The role will support the daily success of Caffi Cyfle by deputising for the manager, and leading the kitchen and front of house team in their absence. The role combines hands on cooking with operational oversight to deliver outstanding food, professional events and a sustainable, community focused experience for all visitors.
You’ll take the lead on staff planning, creating weekly and monthly rotas that reflect footfall, events, and staff availability to keep everything running smoothly. With a focus on positive leadership, you’ll guide the team through inductions, coaching, daily briefings, and ongoing development—while also supporting work‑placement learners with tailored mentoring.
On the operational side, you’ll help deliver high‑quality, locally sourced meals and ensure a consistently high standard of service. You’ll oversee event operations for Venue in the Park, coordinating room bookings, setups, and catering for everything from community gatherings to strategy days, ensuring a seamless experience for all guests.
You’ll also take responsibility for stock control, EPOS data, waste recording, and financial accuracy to support efficiency and sustainability targets. A strong commitment to compliance is essential, as you’ll maintain strict food hygiene, allergen safety, COSHH requirements, and wider health and safety standards across both sites.
The role also plays an active part in our wider community offer, supporting workshops, luncheon clubs, marketing activity, and wider organisational projects. You will fully deputise for the Café Manager when required and contribute to the continued growth and development of our services.
For further information about this role, please download the job description and person specification HERE.
For any queries or an informal discussion about the position please contact Groundwork North Wales on 01978 757524.
Closing Date: 23rd March 2026
To apply for this role, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you would be suitable and how you meet the requirements of the person specification to recruitment@groundworknorthwales.org.uk
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified closing date, when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. We therefore encourage applicants to apply early if you wish to be considered for this post.
We are committed to building a diverse team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Equality, diversity and inclusivity is central to our mission and to our impact.