Canteen & Café Manager

Seeking an experienced Canteen & Café Manager to join our Wycliffe Team.....

Location: Warrimoo, NSW
Employment Type: Permanent full-time, term-time position
Start Date: 11 August 2025

The Canteen & Café Manager will lead a new team in the school’s new purpose-built canteen and café facilities due to open in Term 3 2025. The Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of the school’s canteen and café - ensuring that students, staff and community members enjoy delicious food and drinks in a warm, welcoming hub in the geographic heart of the Wycliffe site. This position is responsible to the Business Manager, with the successful candidate required to manage multiple competing priorities in a calm, servant-hearted and generous fashion.

Personal attributes

The Canteen & Café Manager will:

• Have a firm commitment to the school's Statement of Faith and Vision Statement, evidenced by a love for the Lord Jesus Christ and his Word, and a deep desire to honour Him through their role

• Participate fully in the spiritual life of the school, including participation in staff devotions and meetings (as able)

• Exude a Christlike personality; flexibly and empathetically approaching their role

• Possess exceptional communication skills, with the capacity to meaningfully relate to students, parents, colleagues and others within the Wycliffe community

Key responsibilities

• Management of the school’s (interconnected but distinct) canteen and café facilities, ensuring that each operates in a sustainable fashion whilst contributing positively to community life

• Develop, implement, and maintain procedures to ensure safe, efficient and effective food service delivery

• Hands-on preparation and service of delicious food and drinks to students and staff for breakfast, recess and lunch

• Lead and train staff and volunteers to be cohesive and energetic, committed to delivering friendly and efficient service

• Oversee the rostering of staff and volunteers to ensure service delivery

• Assist in the recruitment and training of new staff

• Overseeing the ordering and maintenance of Café equipment, stock and supplies, including the management of supplier contracts

• Assist in the organisation and delivery of functions and events

• Maintenance of exceptional cleaning, sanitation and food hygiene practices (to commercial standards)

• Oversee daily financial reconciliations

• In consultation with the Business Manager, implement strategies to ensure that café and canteen costs are managed effectively

Selection criteria

Essential skills/qualifications

• A committed and active relationship with Jesus Christ, evidenced by regular attendance and service within a local church community

• Hospitality experience, including a strong understanding of workplace and food safety and canteen and café operations

• Flexibility, patience, empathy and a willingness to engage in a variety of tasks and responsibilities

• Highly developed customer service skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to manage and motivate a team and work independently as required

• Financial acumen, with a proven ability to implement strategies that enhance operations, profitability and customer experience

• The ability to creatively design canteen and café menus

• A strong desire to work with children and young people

• Ability to handle community information with discretion and confidentiality

• A current Working With Children Check

• A current NSW Food Authority Food Safety Supervisors Certificate (or willingness to obtain)

• Successful completion of the NSW Food Authority Food Handler Basics course

Desirable skills/qualifications

• Previous leadership experience within a hospitality environment

• Experience as a Chef/Cook

• Experience in a school-setting

Physical/work environment requirements

• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform tasks that require physical exertion (e.g. lifting and carrying supplies)

• Proficiency in handling kitchen equipment and utensils safely and efficiently

• Comfortable working in an environment with varying temperatures

• Ability to work in a busy environment with moderate noise levels.

Information for applicants

Download and view the Position Description

For further information, please contact Mr Andrew Smith (Business Manager) on (02) 4753 6422 for a confidential discussion.

To apply for this position, please complete the Employment Application Form.

Please submit your completed application to the school via the 'Apply to this Job' button below

Applications close on Friday 20 June 2025. Interviews may be conducted as applications are received.