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Play Cafe Operations Lead

Grow Cafe
Charlotte, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 6/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/22/2026
About The Role

Support daily café operations while ensuring a warm, positive experience for all guests. This role assists with opening and closing procedures, maintains cleanliness and safety standards across the café, play space, and party rooms, and monitors and restocks café supplies, food ingredients, paper goods, and retail items, with ordering handled by the owner. The Operations Lead prepares and organizes materials for events, workshops, and programming, supports private parties, classes, and special events from setup through breakdown, and engages with children and families in a friendly, attentive, and professional manner. This position also communicates supply needs, facility issues, and improvement ideas to the owner and serves as a shift lead when on duty, helping guide associates and ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

Requirements

  • Experience working with children, families, or in early childhood settings preferred
  • Café, hospitality, childcare, or customer service experience strongly encouraged
  • Reliable, organized, and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
  • Comfortable engaging with young children and caregivers
  • Strong communication skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and follow established systems
  • Passion for family-friendly, community-centered spaces

About The Company

Grow Cafe CLT is a unique play cafe where families can enjoy delicious food and drinks while their children engage in fun, creative play. We are looking for a dynamic Play Cafe Manager who can manage daily operations, create engaging social media content, organize events, and foster relationships with community partners. If you are passionate about early childhood education and have experience in a cafe setting, we want to hear from you!

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