Employability Coordinator

What will you be doing? You will be supporting the establishment of a café in a space within the day centre, delivering the vision of a community café and driving this forward to make the café successful. This will include proposing and implementing innovative ideas to attract and engage the community. You will create an inclusive and supportive environment for trainees to ensure an effective and outcome based service is delivered and the right support is provided to enable the trainees to gain the skills required. As Coordinator, you will oversee the daily operation of the café and production of quality baked goods to be sold, the purchasing of required stock and money handling. You will also be responsible for meeting the standards required of Food Standard Agency and ensuring individuals are working in a safe environment. We are looking for someone who will be as passionate as we are about the success of the cafe, someone who is self motivated, able to work on their own initiative and who is used to prioritising tasks on a daily basis. You will be digitally proficient, able to use MS Word/Excel and confident posting on social media. About you The successful candidate will have a blend of skills and qualities, the key attributes we are looking for include: Experience in working in a café or similar setting, adapting processes and tasks for people with a learning disability and/or autism. Good communication and great interpersonal skills to interact with the adults we support, customers and the local community with a genuine interest in community engagement. Confidently identify issues and find effective solutions quickly. Have an understanding and patience for individuals with diverse needs. Prior experience working with adults with learning disabilities and/or autism is highly beneficial. Committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone. Be creative and deliver exciting ideas to attract and engage the community into the café, identifying opportunities and taking initiative. Our benefits We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes