Café Manager

Primary Objective:

This position offers a unique opportunity to shape a new program that integrates hospitality, business, and education, while fostering community within the school. The café manager will oversee the daily operations of the brand-new café located in Whitefield Academy’s Learning Commons. This role is responsible for creating a welcoming environment that reflects the Academy’s mission, while efficiently and effectively managing food and beverage service, as well as supervising student helpers and interns.

Key Responsibilities:

Operations Management

• Oversee daily café operation, including opening/closing procedures, inventory, ordering, and cash handling.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and food service regulations.
• Develop menus and product offerings that align with student and faculty needs.

Student Partnership & Mentorship

• Train, supervise, and mentor student helpers and interns, instilling responsibility, teamwork, and customer service skills.
• Collaborate with the entrepreneurship class to provide hands-on learning opportunities.
• Encourage students to apply classroom concepts in real-world café operations.

Customer Experience

• Create a warm, Christ-centered atmosphere that fosters community.
• Provide excellent customer service to students, faculty, staff, and visitors.
• Gather feedback and adjust offerings to meet the needs of the school community.

Financial & Administrative Oversight

• Manage budgets, track sales, and monitor profitability.
• Maintain accurate record of transactions, inventory, and staffing.
• Report regularly to school leadership on café performance and student engagement.

Other Responsibilities

• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals on a regular basis.
• Demonstrate stewardship ofWhitefield resources and spaces. 
• Adhere to the bylaws, policies and procedures, and to all laws that govern the school and its actions.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by administration.

Required Professional and Personal Attributes, Skills, Knowledge and Experience: 

• Previous experience in food service, hospitality, or retail management preferred.
• Strong organizational and leadership skills.
• Ability to mentor and work effectively with high school students.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to Whitefield Academy’s Christ-centered mission and values.
• Flexibility to work an 11-month schedule aligned with the school calendar.  
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications (email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Servant-hearted leader who models “others ahead of self.”
• Proactive mindset with creativity and initiative.
• Passion for fostering community and supporting student growth.
• Reliable, adaptable, and able to thrive in a new and evolving program.

In addition, the person should: 

• Commit to living his/her life under the lordship of Christ.
• Model a consistent daily walk with Jesus Christ, and be a Christian role model in speech, actions, and attitudes, which contributes to the spiritual atmosphere of the school.
• Believe and affirm the school’s Statement of Faith.
• Commit to exhibiting Whitefield’s core value for our students to experience diversity that reflects the body of Christ and support the school’s diversity vision that aims at unity in Christ
• Demonstrate evidence of consistent spiritual activities such as worship at a local church, fellowship with the body of Christ, personal devotional time with the Lord, and individual study of scripture.
• Evidence of the fruit of the Spirit in the nurturing of relationships with other staff members, students, families, and the community at large.
• Be actively involved in a local church.

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. A request for reasonable accommodations must be submitted to the HR department. 

Work for this position will primarily take place in an office. The physical demands of this position include lifting up to 25 pounds often, and up to 50 pounds intermittently; carrying up to 25 pounds often, and up to 50 pounds intermittently; climbing/balancing, crouching, and crawling rarely; stooping and kneeling intermittently; bending and standing regularly; pushing/pulling, reaching, sitting, and walking often. To perform this job the person must be able to talk, hear, stand, sit, and/or walk for extended periods of time; and must possess normal manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. 

  Nothing in this job description restricts the School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This job description is subject to change at any time. 

This part-time position will begin July 1, 2026.  To apply please go to www.whitefieldacademy.com under About Us/Employment Opportunities or use the following link: Cafe Manager.  Whitefield Academy is an equal opportunity employer.