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Job Title: Cafe Manager (The Larder West Lothian)

Company Name: The Larder West Lothian

Location: Brewster Square, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 9BJ

Hours / Days Of Work: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Occasional evenings and weekend work may be required

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary: £33,749.49 per annum

Job Description:
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and organised Café Manager to lead our Café at Brewster Square, Livingston. This is a hands-on role combining kitchen expertise, team leadership, and a love for creating a welcoming community space. The role will suit someone who enjoys working with people, keeping things running smoothly, and creating a welcoming community space through the deliver of really good wholesome food. You don’t need to be a professional chef, but you do need to love food, care about people, and have the confidence to lead a small team. This is your chance to run a café with purpose, where your skills will help shape both a business with purpose and a stronger community.

Experience and Qualifications:
Essential At least 3 years’ experience in a café, kitchen or similar environment, with similar responsibilities. Confident cooking skills, you can plan and prepare simple, tasty meals. Experience of pricing menus and sourcing the best and most efficient ingredients. A people person, you know how to bring the best out of others, whether they’re experienced staff or learning on the job. Experience leading or supporting a team in a busy hospitality setting. REHIS Food Hygiene and Safety qualification minimum level 2 or equivalent A team player, happy to work closely with staff in other Larder cafés and management. Organised and reliable, you can balance the cooking, the team, and the day-to-day running of a café. Experience and ability to support, supervise and guide trainees and young people in a safe, structured and supportive setting

Application Process:
To apply for the post, please send a tailored CV and covering letter to recruitment@thelarder.org. The covering letter should be no more than one A4 side and should tell us: 1.Why you want to work with The Larder, 2.How your skills and experience match this role 3.What you would do in your first three months to grow the café sales

Closing Date: 27/07/2026

Web Link: https://www.thelarder.org/support-us/vacancies/

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