Resources Manager Position

[Guest guest]

Tree of Life Café

Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center

771 Harshaw Road

Patagonia, AZ 85624

(520) 394 2589

Fax: (208) 723-5025

cafe

www.treeoflife.nu

 

Resources Manager Position

 

The Tree of Life Café as part of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center

anticipates that it may have a need within the next 30-90 days for an

experienced Resources Manager to assist the Café Manager and Head Chef to

manage a kitchen and café operation that prepares healthy, gourmet, vegan

Live foods serving 20-40 people, 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. We are

looking for someone who is production oriented in the kitchen and in

addition is able to manage time, money and physical resources effectively.

The Resources Manager has the following responsibilities:

 

Ordering and Inventory

 

· Order fresh food and dried food products for the café as required for the

cultural menu, ensuring a regular inventory for an even flow of produce in

stock.

· Quantity planning for special events such as juice fasts and other TOL

programs.

· Research the highest quality products and find source companies with the

best prices.

· Order cleaning products required by housekeeping for Café and other TOL

areas.

· Ensure quality control on all ordered products and process and returns and

refunds.

 

Financial

 

· Create and manage the café resources budget; collect daily meal volume

numbers

· Process check requests as required for COD accounts and pick up orders

· Check invoices against orders to ensure accuracy

· Collect guest payments and ensure that they are transmitted accurately to

Accounting

· Coordinate closely with Accounting on all financial matters.

 

Café Equipment and service/prep items

 

· Maintain café equipment, ensuring they are in proper working order

· Return broken equipment, obtain replacement parts, order new or

replacement items.

 

Food Preparation

 

· Work meal preparation shifts as scheduled

· Teach basic food prep classes for staff and guests; participate in chef

apprentice curriculum training as directed by Café Manager.

· Ensure a daily supply of sprouts and Keep the sprout shed organized

 

Guest Services

 

· Maintain Café email list and send out resource list links to requesting

clients

· Answer queries by email related to the raw food lifestyle

· Update guest notice board with required notices, including sunset

meditation times

· Update white board with weekly guest special food requirements

 

Organizational Tasks

 

· Ensure that the café is presentable to guests at all times in coordination

with housekeeping and café staff

· Keep walk-In refrigerator storage area organized at all times

· Unpack and stock orders in relevant areas, rotate stock as required, keep

kitchen staff informed of what needs to be used up and what to use frugally

· Work with maintenance staff to keep recycling area safe and in order;

provide maintenance staff with safety and repair tasks needed at the café.

· Update kitchen notice board

· Weekly distribute and collect brunch sign up for staff

· Ensure staff and interns know applicable café policies and procedures

· Present and update kitchen guidelines and health practice book for interns

and staff.

· Take new staff on a tour of the land and café

· Communicate important messages about café to whole staff

· Kitchen meeting agenda and minutes

· Review new chef apprentice applicants along with Café Manager

 

The qualities that are essential for this position are as follows:

 

· Desire to source the highest quality all organic all live foods for the

guests and staff

· Dedicated to veganism and the live foods education movement, with a

passion to share with others without judgment

· Desire to work extra hours as and when required to ensure that the café

runs smoothly at all times

· Ecological understanding when ordering organic foods and café products

· Basic raw food preparation and sprouting skills

· Strong self initiative and desire for continual evolution of your work

space and colleagues

· Strong connection with your inner spirit bringing this into the work place

and community

· Ability to serve the needs of the guests and staff at the highest level

without question

· Strong desire to live a Sattvic lifestyle within a spiritual community

· Positive manner and attitude at all times

 

Essential Skills

 

· Excellent computer skills especially with Word, Excel, Outlook and

Explorer

· Excellent presentation skills for producing documents

· Ability in basic maintenance of PC computer and printer

· Ability to organize files in computer and paper

· Basic math skills for order procurement

· Excellent phone manner

 

The Tree of Life Café is part of a much larger vision which incorporates:

 

· Concious Living and physical and mental healing in service to spiritual

awakening

· Raw/ Living organic vegan foods

· Yoga, Kabbalism, Essenes, Native American traditions, other spiritual

paths

 

By taking this position you will be entering into a community of like-minded

people with a shared vision to bring inner awakening to guests and staff

alike.

 

Additional Information

Salary: commensurate with experience

Contact Details: Doug Busch, Operations Manager

Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center

Phone: 520 394 2520, ext. 206

Email: Doug

 

Much Love

Philip Madeley

Resources Manager

 

Tree of Life Café

(at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center)

771 Harshaw Road - P.O. Box 1080

Patagonia, AZ 85624

Tel: (520) 394-2589 Fax: (208) 723-5025

E-Mail: café@treeoflife.nu

Website: www.treeoflife.nu