Café Supervisor

Colchester, Essex

£24,186.49 gross pa – £18,704.21 pro rata

PERMANENT – 29 HOURS PER WEEK

Week 1 (29hpw):

Tue/Wed: 9:00am – 5:30pm (8hrs + 30 min unpaid break) 

Thu: Extra shift if required by the business

Fri: 5:00pm – 10:30pm (5.5hrs with no break)

Sat: 9:30am – 5:30pm (7.5hrs + 30 min unpaid break)

Week 2 (29hpw):

Thu/Fri: 9:00am – 5:30pm (8hrs + 30 min unpaid break) 

Sat: 5:00pm – 10:30pm (5.5hrs with no break)

Sun: 9:30am – 5:30pm (7.5hrs + 30 min unpaid break)

Flexibility is required to cover events, absences, holidays

Firstsite is a contemporary visual arts organisation based in a stunning, award-winning gallery in Colchester, Essex. Since opening in 2011, Firstsite has welcomed over a million visitors.

Firstsite has established its reputation for being an art Gallery of regional and national importance especially through its work bringing internationally significant artworks to very diverse audiences. Firstsite have recently been awarded Art Fund’s Museum of the Year.

We are looking to appoint a Café Supervisor. You will be responsible for managing all daily aspects of the Café to ensure the smooth running of the café and events catering.

You will focus on delivering exceptional customer services to all customers, ensuring all can access this high level of service.

Please see the Job Description for more information.

Firstsite’s commitment to inclusion

We pride ourselves on being a place where your individuality is valued; you can be yourself and still achieve your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results to our objectives. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective, are important to us.

At Firstsite, we recognise that returning to work after an extended career break can be daunting. We understand and appreciate that those with experience who have taken a career break still have a wealth of experience and knowledge to offer our organisation, which helps us to achieve our business goals.

We will support you to refresh your skills, develop your confidence and provide a supportive network across the organisation to help you best integrate into the working environment.

Applying with a disability

Firstsite is proud to be an inclusive employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

We are committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. We aim to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum requirements of the role, and we look to anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments, as required. Please speak to your recruitment
contact for more information.

How to apply for this role

To apply for the role, please send your CV and a brief covering letter that states how your experience and skills match the criteria listed in the job description.

Please send your application to [email protected], together with a completed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring Form.

Download the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Monitoring form 

Deadline for applications is 5pm – Monday 3 Mar 2025 (or earlier if we receive a high number of applications)

Interviews:  w/c 3 Mar 2025

Start date: Immediate