Canterbury Oast Trust takes pride in providing first-class care and support within residential and community settings as well as development opportunities through our Life Skills Services for adults with learning disabilities.

We are looking to appoint a LIFE SKILLS MANAGER within our Coterie Tea Rooms life skills service, based at Rye. The Coterie Tea Rooms provides catering and hospitality training opportunities for our service users/students.

As LIFE SKILLS MANAGER you will be responsible for managing the day to day operation of COTERIE TEA ROOMS and the staff team; deliver and grow tea room sales whilst ensuring service users/students are provided with a quality service which meets their identified training, well-being or complex requirements.

KEY SKILLS:

o Proven commercial track record in a catering environment
o Experience of stock control
o Experience of providing direction, leadership and motivating a team
o Understanding the needs and rights of adults with Learning Disabilities
o Good working knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety
o Have a keen eye for detail and excellent standards of customer and staff care


BENEFITS INCLUDE:

o 22 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays; Additional annual leave for 3,4 and 5 years continuous service
o Paid DBS check
o Contributory pension scheme
o Healthcare Cash Plan
o Excellent training and development opportunities.


All appointments are subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK; an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service and two satisfactory references.

If you feel that you have the skills and experiences to be successful in this role then we look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: Sunday, 18th March 2018

Interview date: Thursday, 29th March 2018