We are looking for a confident, hands-on Manager to lead our busy café in rural Worcestershire.

The Fold is more than a café. We are an organic farm, community hub, events venue, and maker space, all rooted in sustainability and social purpose. Our café sits at the heart of this ecosystem — serving vegetarian and plant-based food grown right here on our land, welcoming regulars who feel like family, and hosting visitors who come for workshops, the markets and the wider community activity here.

This is a working management role for someone who enjoys being on the floor, leading from the front, and building a calm, well-run service environment — while also taking ownership of the systems that make a café sustainable.

Our café seats 45 indoors with additional outdoor seating and is open daily 9am–4pm. Much of our produce is grown organically on site, and we’re proud of our genuine farm-to-fork ethos. We’re looking for someone who shares our passion for food grown just a few metres from our door!

The Role:

You will be responsible for the overall day-to-day running of the café, including:

• Leading front of house service and setting the tone on the floor
• Managing and developing the FOH team
• Coordinating front of house and kitchen teams to ensure smooth daily service
• Staff rotas and wage cost control
• Customer experience and community engagement
• Cashing up and reporting
• Stock control (FOH side)
• Health & safety compliance
• Working closely with the Head Chef to ensure smooth daily operations

This is a hands-on role: you’ll spend much of your time on the floor, with protected management time built into the week for admin, planning and oversight.

As Café Manager, you’ll play an important part in connecting the café with the wider Fold community — from welcoming farm customers, people attending courses, and market visitors to helping the café feel integrated into the life of the site.

You might currently be:

• An experienced Café or Restaurant Manager looking for a more values-led environment
• Someone who enjoys operational leadership more than late-night hospitality

This role works closely with our Head Chef, who leads the kitchen, while the Café Manager holds overall responsibility for the smooth day-to-day operation of the café. You’ll be confident coordinating both front of house and kitchen teams to ensure a positive service environment for staff and customers alike.

If you’re someone who enjoys building strong teams, running a tight ship, delivering warm, efficient service in a unique community-based environment and is excited about our farm-to-fork offering, we’d love to hear from you.

What We Offer:

• A supportive, purpose-driven workplace
• Daytime hours (no evening service)
• The opportunity to shape systems and culture
• The chance to work within a thriving organic farm and community setting
• Profit sharing

To apply:

If you have a CV, you may send it along or you can fill out the application form below. Be sure to include a cover letter explaining your own values and what you feel you can bring to this role.