£27,179-£29,324 pa benefits Selly Oak, Birmingham Internally your job title will be Social Enterprise Lead. You have proven experience of working with young people between 18-25 with mental health issues, including experience of management or supervisory responsibility. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Social Enterprise Manager. Based in Edgbaston, Aquarius is a charity that helps people and communities overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling. This brand-new role involves working at our social enterprise café, Evolve, with sites in Selly Oak, St Paul’s and Digbeth’s iconic Adam & Eve, a former pub and music venue. Evolve provides young people who have faced barriers into employment with training and job opportunities – all whilst serving up stellar coffee, freshly prepared sandwiches, and tasty treats. Your challenge will be to take responsibility for the development and growth of Evolve and oversee the running of the sites. This could include creating and implementing new pricing and menu structures and maintaining standards. We’ll also look to you to line manage supervisors and volunteers and manage their progression. Overseeing the support of young people, budgeting and finances, creating and implementing new marketing strategies and building relationships with suppliers and sponsors – these are just some aspects of this brilliant opportunity. To succeed, you’ll need to be a multi-tasker with excellent timekeeping who’s flexible over working hours and willing to travel to various locations as required. Professional and presentable in appearance, you have an enthusiastic approach to all aspects of work, coupled with good customer service skills and a real team ethos. What’s more, you’re comfortable working within policy and procedural requirements and following instructions but can also use your initiative. Keen to learn new things, an understanding of costs and trading margins would be useful, and experience in, and a passion for, working in the hospitality industry is essential. An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post. This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37 hours per week. We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a Black, Asian and those in Minority Ethnic background. This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply. When applying, please upload a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience. Aquarius Action Projects is a long-established charity (since 1982) based in Birmingham with a national reach of contracts and Partnerships. Aquarius is a subsidiary of Waythrough – a large charity that specialises in mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas.