Redwing is looking for a

Cafe and Operations Co-ordinator

Hours: 25 – 30 hours a week @ £13.45 per hour – real living wage. Ideally 4 days a week 9.30 – 5 (with some flexibility for occasional evening work as agreed)

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 for Redwing and how you are suited to this role to redwingprimitive@gmail.com by 5 pm 25th February 2026

About the Role

Redwing is looking for a positive, capable and motivated individual, who is passionate about Redwing’s mission, to be our operations and cafe co-ordinator

This will be a varied, at times fast-paced and multi-faceted role, best suited to someone who is committed to Redwing’s mission and can foster an inclusive, welcoming environment whilst ensuring smooth running of the café, gallery and other day-to-day operations.

The post-holder will be working mainly in a public-facing role in our community gallery and café where inclusivity, efficiency, warmth and attention to detail will be essential. It will be necessary to juggle multiple priorities while working effectively and remaining positive and welcoming.

Background to the Role

This is a new role and will initially be a pilot for 4 months.

The role is a 4-day-a-week role with some flexibility but ideally core hours of 9:30 to 5, though some flexible working will be offered regarding some evenings.

This post will involve working closely with the CEO and Directors, to take on a range of operational duties and responsibilities.

Redwing has got to the exciting position it is currently in, due to the enormous dedication and hard work of volunteers and directors. As Redwing has grown and developed, the duties undertaken by the CEO are now all-encompassing. The post-holder will be taking on some of these duties and working closely with/under the CEO and directors to effect this, whilst ensuring operations are running as smoothly and effectively as possible, whilst also maintaining Redwing’s ethos, alongside a team of committed and skilled volunteers.

The operations at Redwing are a unique combination: a vegan café alongside a safe and inspiring outsider creative arts space, alongside an inclusive, welcoming supportive community space and services such as a repair café and food larder. It will take a very special combination of skills, qualities and mindset to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the operations whilst maintaining Redwing’s unique ethos.

The role will therefore be a very hands-on and varied role. Duties will include ordering, dealing with enquiries, making and serving food and drinks, supporting exhibition installations, coordinating the rota, washing up, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment, training and coordinating volunteers or young people on placement, selling art, being a listening ear, liaising with the many different groups, organisations and performers that book and use the space, stock takes, supporting the health and safety of operations.

The post-holder will be working alongside a committed, skilled team of volunteers to ensure the smooth running of Redwing’s operations on a day-to-day basis. As the role develops during the 4-month period, there will be increasing opportunities to take on responsibility.

The process of creating and shaping this role and its responsibilities whilst retaining the Redwing ethos will require significant input and thought. The post-holder, the CEO and directors will navigate, together, the shape of this role and its responsibilities, to best ensure this pilot is effective and contributes to the sustainability and potential growth of Redwing going forward.

We plan to review the pilot to make any adaptations to the role and future roles available at Redwing. There will therefore be the opportunity for this role to be extended depending on pilot outcomes and funding.

Job Description

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

Desirable

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

Thank you for your interest in the role. If you would like an informal chat or any further information about the role please email redwingprimitive@gmail.com

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