Salary: £50,000 to £55,000
Location: South London
Contract: Full-time | Permanent
An incredible opportunity to run a high-quality hospitality operation where your leadership can genuinely change lives.
I'm recruiting a General Manager for a unique hospitality and training operation in South London.
You’ll combine commercial restaurant leadership with training and people development , helping individuals gain recognised hospitality qualifications, build confidence and develop the skills needed for future employment.
This is a role with real purpose, but it still needs a commercially strong General Manager who understands great food, brilliant service, P&L and running a high-quality restaurant operation.
Salary & Benefits
- Up to £55,000 salary
- 36 days holiday including bank holidays
- Lunch Service Only!
- Company pension
- Free meals on duty
- Company sick pay after qualifying period
- Employee assistance programme
- Staff recognition and awards
The Operation
- High-quality restaurant and hospitality environment.
- Strong focus on food and guest experience.
- Commercially operated alongside structured training.
- Up to 30+ learners at a time.
- Established management and culinary team.
- Unique secure working environment.
The Role
- Lead the overall restaurant and training operation.
- Develop, coach and motivate learners and employees.
- Maintain excellent food, service and guest standards.
- Oversee structured hospitality training and development.
- Manage budgets, P&L, stock and commercial performance.
- Lead recruitment, performance and team development.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders.
- Own food safety, H&S and operational compliance.
About You
- Experienced General Manager from a quality restaurant or hospitality background
- Strong knowledge of food, service and guest experience.
- Proven P&L and commercial management experience.
- Experienced training and developing people.
- Confident leading a complex operation and multiple teams.
- Calm, resilient and an excellent communicator.
- Strong food safety and operational knowledge.
- Empathetic, professional and comfortable working within clear boundaries.
Experience within training, education, social enterprise or purpose-led hospitality would be beneficial, but strong commercial restaurant leadership is essential.
You’ll also need to be comfortable working within a highly regulated and secure environment , with the successful candidate required to complete comprehensive security vetting.
This is a rare opportunity to combine serious hospitality leadership with genuine social impact , developing people, running an excellent operation and helping create meaningful opportunities for the future.
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