Iona Café Manager (Weekends)

Job reference: 000078

Salary: £27,802 WTE - pro rata, per annum (based on 37.5 hours per week) (rising to Step 2 £28,946 following 12 month satisfactory performance review)

Closing date: 28/06/2026

Department: Income Generation

Location: St Columba's Hospice

Employment type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 13

Contract Duration: Permanent

Shift Pattern: Saturday and Sunday 0930 - 1630

Job Vacancy Details

Iona Café Manager (Weekends)13 hours per week - Saturday & Sunday (9.30am - 4.30pm)Starting Salary £27,802 WTE, pro rata, per annum (based on 37.5 hours per week) (rising to Step 2 £28,946 following 12 month satisfactory performance review)

Plus Unsocial Hours Shift Allowance and Pension

We are looking for an Iona Café Manager to run the Café on the weekends. The Café plays an important role in the hospice, serving patients and their families, staff and the local community. This will be a hands-on role and will involve:

• Serving customers
• Displaying and replenishing stock
• Training, co-ordinating and staffing the café with a team of c90 volunteers
• Ensuring a high standard of food hygiene and consistency of service
• Creating an open, welcoming, inclusive and friendly atmosphere which reflects the values of the Hospice

The ideal candidate will have previous café/shop and/or volunteer management experience, strong customer service skills and the ability to deal with a wide range of people in an often-busy environment. You will have a warm, friendly and helpful manner and be able to assist others in an empathetic way. You should be approachable and able to build a rapport with volunteers and customers.

For further details about the role, including a job description and application form please see the documents below.

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to grow your skills and be part of a dynamic team? We’d love to hear from you!

Redefining Hospice Care: St Columba's exists to give everyone who needs it the very best hospice care. We're an independent charity at the heart of our local community, offering free, flexible and person-centred palliative care and support to our patients and their families.

Criminal Record Check: This post requires the post holder to have a criminal record check. An application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before the successful candidate can begin in post. The Hospice will pay/reimburse the cost of this check.

Scottish Charity No SC003634