Overview
Supervisor – Social enterprise Cafe Jobs in Oxford, England, United Kingdom at Yellow Submarine Charity
Title: Supervisor – Social enterprise Cafe
Company: Yellow Submarine Charity
Location: Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Yellow Submarine is an award-winning charity, supporting people with additional needs and their families. We run two social enterprise cafes, within which we support and train adults with learning disabilities and autism, to prepare them for employment and independence moving into adulthood. Search ‘Yellow Submarine Cafes’ to learn more.
We have the opportunity for an energetic, supervisor to join our social enterprise café team. Helping with the day-to-day running of the café, working within the staff team and supporting the trainees enrolled on the café traineeship programme.
If you want the opportunity to join a small, supportive and friendly team, where you’ll get to see the impact of the charity’s work first-hand, this is the job for you.
We are looking for someone to join the existing team to help run all day-to-day operations of our busy café, whilst also providing support with on-site supervision to our trainees. This role will involve customer service, food and drink preparation, general café tasks, and additionally supporting and mentoring our trainees with learning disabilities and autism, within the café. The successful applicant is proactive, can work flexibly and efficiently, as well as having a calm and compassionate nature.
A sense of fun is a must!
EXPERIENCE
Working as part of a team
Customer service
Previous role in a similar setting: cafe, restaurant or professional kitchen
Training, mentoring or coaching
Working with adults or children with a Learning Disability and/or Autism
SKILLS
Able to read, write and speak English fluently
Demonstrate effective verbal communication skills
Attentive and friendly customer service
Patient and able to clearly demonstrate tasks repeatedly
Barista trained
Professional food production
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Be able to get on with people from all walks of life, and work as part of a team
Organised, efficient, hard-working, able to multi-task and work under pressure
Have a ‘can do’ attitude
Able to handle situations with tact, sensitivity and compassion
Willing to undertake training where necessary
Able to help others reach their potential
Have an eye for detail
Have a proven reliability, excellent time keeping and attendance record
APPLICATION PROCESS
We welcome applications from all people regardless of race, gender, disability, religion,
belief, sexual orientation or age and we are committed to providing under-represented
groups with the help and support they need to apply.
To apply, you must complete an application form, available on the ‘Join our Team’ page of
our website https://www.yellowsubmarineshop.org/jobs , or send a cv along with a covering letter
explaining why you are interested in this role to [email protected].
Recruitment process
Following a successful initial interview, candidates will be invited to a hands-on ‘trial shift’
and second interview. We must then seek two references and complete a DBS check in
order to be able to make a formal job offer.
Application deadline:
Initial interviews will be scheduled upon receipt of completed application forms, applicants
are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as the vacancy may be closed before the
deadline should the role be filled.
Start date: September 2026
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]
