Manager (Maternity Cover)
Cheltenham
We are currently looking for someone to join and lead our small but mighty team of passionate baristas. Situated in the beautiful Hatherley Park, we are blessed with the perfect setting to hone coffee making skills, chat to customers and meet some of our lovely four legged friends. As an independent, family-owned horsebox cafe, we rely on serving excellent coffee with excellent customer service.
This position is part time over weekdays and weekends, with specifi c hours negotiable at interview. We are excited to fi nd the right person for our team; please get in touch using the email below if you would appreciate an informal chat about the role.
The job will require you to:
- Work weekdays and weekends
- Have high quality barista skills (full training can be provided, however previous experience is desirable)
- Have excellent communication and customer service skills
- Handle cash, to include daily cashing up
- Open and close the horsebox independently
- Be comfortable primarily working alone
- Work well in a small team
- Do small amounts of heavy lifting
- Be willing to cover sickness and holidays
- Be available for initial training on weekdays
As a Manager (in addition to the above):
- As part of your contracted hours you will be required to be ‘on call’ to support staff at certain times of the week and weekend
- Lead a small team (experience desirable)
- Administrative tasks; preparing the monthly rota; managing sickness and annual leave; payroll; paying invoices; banking; record keeping
- Practical tasks to support the day to day running of the cafe; maintaining stock levels; collecting orders; monitoring food safety and hygiene; supervising and training staff
- Oversee the Cobo Coffee social media accounts
- Planning of occasional community events
- Hiring new staff when necessary
Please be aware this is not an exhaustive list.
Due to the nature of this role involving lone working, applicants must be aged 18 or over.
Please email your CV, with a cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the role, to Alice, by clicking on Apply Now.
Closing Date for Applications: 23rd October 2026
Salary: Competitive pay, to be discussed based on experience
Hours Per Week: Part time, approx. 30 hours per week

