Cafe and Operations Co-ordinator

The café and operations co-ordinator will be key to the smooth and effective day-to-day operational activities of Redwing Gallery and Café. This will involve a wide range of responsibilities and duties including:

• Creating an inclusive, welcoming environment and atmosphere
• Coordinating the rota
• Supporting and training others – including young people on placement
• Managing phone, email and in-person enquiries
• Opening up and locking up
• Selling of art, books and merchandise
• Managing space, room hire and group bookings logistics
• Running the till confidently, including cash handling, reconciliation and point of sale duties
• Preparing and serving food and drinks
• Maintaining a clean, organised and welcoming café and gallery space
• Stocktaking and ordering

Monitoring, evaluating and writing basic reports

• Supporting health and safety at Redwing Gallery
• Other operational duties relevant to the gallery, café, studios and other projects such as the Food Larder

Person Specification

This role will suit someone who is caring, reliable, proactive with a genuine ability to relate well to others, able to take on responsibility and manage multiple duties with project coordination experience, ideally in the arts or catering.

Essentials

• Commitment to Redwing’s Mission
• Experience of working in an arts, café or voluntary sector setting
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to relate and communicate positively with everybody
• Ability to juggle and prioritise according to need, as duties will vary enormously
• Experience of managing and/or coordinating staff/volunteers/colleagues
• Ability, willingness and commitment to reflect, give and take feedback, apply learning and contribute to development
• Ability to create and contribute to a positive supportive environment for all whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Ability to use initiative and manage multiple tasks
• Willing and able to take on responsibility
• A team-focused mindset with openness to learning and supporting others
• A professional approach to timekeeping and reliability
• Ability to work quickly and effectively
• Able to be creative and problem solve
• Ability (or willingness to learn how) to undertake many of the core duties involved in the day-to-day operations of running of Redwing (café duties etc)
• Ability to work flexibly and adaptably
• Experience of working with outsider, marginalised or alternative communities
• Experience of supporting people with learning difficulties, and/or who are neurodiverse
• Knowledge of and interest in the arts
• Experience in catering and/or hospitality
• Experience of project coordination or management
• Experience of training individuals or teams
• Experience of volunteer coordination
• Experience of working in the arts
• An interest in sustainability

Contract length:

4 months initially, ideally starting as soon as possible.

To Apply:

Please send a CV and covering letter that explains why you would like to work at Redwing and how you are suited to this role to redwingprimitive@gmail.com by 5pm 25th February 2026.