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  • Cafe Manager
    Cafe Manager
    3 days ago
    £14–£15 hourly
    Full-time
    London

    Daytime Café Manager — Barnes Village Alma is a wellness-oriented café brand with a growing footprint across London. We're looking for an experienced Café Manager to lead our Barnes location — a high-energy, fast-paced site serving a diverse mix of locals, commuters, and regulars who expect quality and consistency every day. This is a role for someone who takes pride in running a sharp operation, builds a strong team culture, and keeps standards high without needing oversight. What you'll be doing: • Managing the full day-to-day operation of the café, including opening and closing, • Leading and developing a team of 7 in a busy, high-footfall environment, • Maintaining service and quality standards across coffee, smoothies, and breakfast, • Handling staff scheduling, coordination, and performance management, • Keeping on top of stock, waste, and supplier deliveries, • Working closely with senior leadership and contributing to ongoing brand growth What we're looking for: • 1–2 years in a café or hospitality management role, • A confident leader who sets the tone — calm, consistent, and hands-on, • Strong operational awareness: you stay ahead of issues before they escalate, • Comfortable managing pace and pressure in a busy London location, • Genuine warmth with customers and a focus on building repeat business, • Experience with staff scheduling, stock control, and team development What we offer: • Starting salary of £14–£15 per hour depending on experience, plus TRONC, • Daytime hours only — no evenings, • Enrolment into the company pension scheme after 3 months, • Staff food during every shift, • Unlimited hot drinks, • A fast-growing brand with real opportunity to progress as Alma expands Great cafés don’t run themselves. If you’re the one who makes it happen, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

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  • Team Member - Part Time
    Team Member - Part Time
    4 days ago
    £12.71 hourly
    Part-time
    Canary Wharf Estate, London

    About Us 🥗 Urban Greens is an innovative salad concept reshaping London’s healthy eating scene. We’re on a mission to change how people think about salads - using only the freshest, most vibrant ingredients to create bowls that are as satisfying as they are nourishing. We believe that thoughtfully crafted salads can inspire how we eat and how we feel. We’re creators at heart, leading the Salad Revolution and championing quality, sustainability, and flavour in everything we do. Since opening our first store in 2019, we’ve grown to 6 locations across London - and we’re just getting started. Join us and become part of a company where you can grow, thrive, and help redefine healthy eating for the city. About You 👋 You’re energetic, reliable, and a natural team player. You love creating great experiences for customers and bring a positive spirit to everything you do. You’re not afraid to get your hands dirty (with clean ingredients!), enjoy variety in your workday, and have a keen eye for detail. You solve problems with a smile and take pride in doing things the right way. If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in at Urban Greens. About The Role ✅ As a key member of our store team, you’ll help bring the Urban Greens experience to life. Your responsibilities will include: • Extending a warm welcome to guests., • Share your food knowledge to help our customers choose the perfect bowl, tailored to their preferences., • Handling payment transactions with accuracy and efficiency., • Managing stock to reduce wastage and report shortages where necessary., • Maintain cleanliness and order in your area., • Adhere to daily cleaning schedules., • Uphold high standards in appearance, uniform, punctuality, and conduct., • Safely store and rotate deliveries (FIFO)., • Prepare salads as required, etc., • Be a team player, proactively jumping into support your colleagues where needed to keep the store running smoothly. Why You Might Not Want To Work For Us… 🤨 Peak times can be intense. Our stores get very busy, especially during lunch and seasonal rushes. In these moments, the pace is fast, the expectations are high, and staying calm under pressure is essential. Everyone gets hands on with everything. Being a team member means pitching in wherever the team needs you - whether that’s serving salads, cleaning fridges, prepping ingredients, or jumping on the tills. No task is “someone else’s job.” About The Pay 💸 £12.71 per hour, with opportunities to progress when you become a team member star or supervisor (and the opportunities don’t stop here!) Our Benefits ✨ 🟢 A generous 50% discount at any Urban Greens location. 🟢 Enjoy a complimentary, healthy meal during every shift. 🟢 28 days of annual leave (including bank holidays). 🟢 Full-time positions, all with the security of permanent contracts. 🟢 Join us to acquire new skills and thrive in your career - Over 85% of our store management team started out as team members. 🟢 Access to Employee Assistance Programme 🟢 Regular team socials and company-wide events. The Interview Process 💭 We like to keep things simple and transparent so you know exactly what to expect: A short 10 minute screening call - this will be a brief chat to get to know you and answer any initial questions you have. A 3 hour trial shift + a 15 minute chat - during the trial, you’ll get a real feel for the role and our team. We’ll also have an informal chat with some situational questions to understand your experience and how you’d approach common workplace scenarios. If this role appeals to you, please go ahead and apply! We look forward to hearing from you :)

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  • Head Chef
    Head Chef
    18 days ago
    £43000–£45000 yearly
    Full-time
    London

    ALL ROADS – BRIXTON Modern comfort. Built on community. OPENING MAY 2026 – HIRING NOW All Roads has always been about people. Food, music, energy and creating spaces where people come together. We started with supper clubs and built this slowly. No big backing, no shortcuts. Just people showing up, again and again. Sold out nights, word of mouth, residencies, collaborations. Proper support that’s never watered down. Now we’re opening our first neighbourhood restaurant in Brixton. The food matters. Good ingredients, cooked properly. Thought out plates that actually hit. No frills. Just real food, done well, in a space that feels like home. Director led, on the ground and in service. We’re looking for a Head Chef ready to step up and grow with us. GETTING STRAIGHT TO IT This role is for someone who genuinely cares about food. You may not already be a ‘Head Chef' but you will be ready to confidently step into your own! You’re curious, thoughtful and always looking to push further. Eager to learn more, but also ready to share what you know. You should be confident enough to speak up, contribute ideas and help shape the kitchen, while working with respect for others and their contributions. You take pride in the details and want to cook food that actually means something. We’re building a strong, collaborative kitchen and want people who are part of that. WHAT’S ALL YOU -⁠ ⁠Running sections and supporting the pass -⁠ ⁠Prep planning, organisation and consistency -⁠ ⁠Supporting ordering, stock control and minimising waste -⁠ ⁠Training and developing junior chefs -⁠ ⁠Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food safety -⁠ ⁠Working closely with the founders on menu development -⁠ ⁠Managing service flow and stepping up to lead when needed WHAT’S GOOD HERE -⁠ ⁠Fair rotas, planned ahead -⁠ ⁠Balanced schedules that make sense -⁠ ⁠Proper breaks, always -⁠ ⁠30% off food + wine -⁠ ⁠First drink on us -⁠ ⁠Tronc shared properly + surplus redistributed -⁠ ⁠Occasional team perks -⁠ ⁠Proper family meal every shift -⁠ ⁠Cost price meat + wine -⁠ ⁠Staff socials — time with your team -⁠ ⁠Your birthday off -⁠ ⁠Clear structure and expectations -⁠ ⁠Real development with the founders -⁠ ⁠Room to grow with us We’re building this properly. If you’ve got it, you’ll want in early. Not for everyone and that’s the point. Looking forward to hearing who you are and why you want in. If you’re right, we’ll move quick. Speak soon, M&P

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