Yew Tree Café Manager

Could it be you?

Now in its fourth year, the Yew Tree Café is a gem in the community of Busbridge, Godalming (GU7 1XB), where locals and visitors come for excellent food and coffee in a particularly open and friendly atmosphere.

It’s a welcome stop for parents and carers dropping and picking up from the three nearby schools, a comfortable space for remote workers to plug in and connect, a cyclists’ pitstop and a favourite hang out for anyone meeting over a B-corp coffee and a handmade cake. We are close to the National Trust’s Winkworth Arboretum and Munstead Wood.

Why is it so special? The café is mainly staffed by volunteers from the Minster family and community minded people of all faiths who are passionate about sharing hospitality and a warm welcome. The volunteers are led by the manager or a deputy manager on every shift.

The Yew Tree Café is looking for someone, with:

• A passion for hospitality and providing an attractive, welcoming and inclusive service
• A love of creating appetising menus, delicious food and drink, and an eye for presentation
• Management experience in a profitable café or hospitality setting so that the café at least covers its ongoing running costs
• The ability to supervise, encourage and inspire staff and volunteers including 2 assistant managers (part-time), and volunteer staff
• A love and openness for all sorts of people
• A flexible attitude to accommodate the different groups and activities that might use the café
• A desire to be part of a driven and professional team
• Food hygiene level 3 and a willingness to undertake safeguarding training as necessary.
• Full time salary in the region of £26,000 (+ pension) depending on experience, or pro-rata part-time.

Godalming Minster respects and works alongside those of all faiths and none, but an understanding and sympathy with the Christian faith, and the mission of Godalming Minster, is a genuine occupational requirement for this role.

Please find out more on the Yew Tree Café page, follow us on Instagram and check us out on Google. If you’d like a chat, please ask to speak to someone about the role when you pop in for a coffee, or call the Godalming Minster Office on 01483 421267.

Use the links below to see the job role and specification, and to complete the application form.

Applications or expressions of interest are invited ASAP, and by 30 April 2025 at the latest.  

Interviews: w/c 12 May 2025