APPLICATIONS OPEN
Chair of Trustees
Are you an experienced Charity Trustee looking for a new challenge? We are looking for a collaborative & strategic individual with a track record to take on this important role responsible for charity governance. Join our diverse team of Trustees to oversee decision making and drive Luminary's vision forward.
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APPICATIONS OPEN
Progression Support Worker
Luminary are looking for someone to join our Progression Support team, providing specialist support for women who have experienced multiple disadvantages; empowering them to move towards independence, employment and fulfil their potential.
Deadline 15th May
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APPICATIONS OPEN
Barista
Love coffee? Enjoy working with great people and delivering excellent hospitality whilst having fun at work? Luminary are hiring for Baristas to join the team!
Full and part time vancancies available.
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APPICATIONS OPEN
Production Baker
Supporting the Luminary bakery team where needed, whether it’s a large corporate order of Letterbox Brownies; fulfilling consumer orders from the e-commerce store; or icing and decorating Celebration Cakes for special occasions
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APPICATIONS OPEN
Weekend Customer Administrator
We are looking for an experienced customer service administrator who will ensure the smooth running of weekend operations & be the first port of call for all incoming enquiries.
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INTERNAL ONLY VANCANCIES
Apprentice Baker
Want to develop your baking skills, along with learning about and how to perform roles such as collection, packaging and liaising with new clients to a consistent excellent standard?
Then the Apprentice Baker role is for you!
This post is only available for cohorts 15-17 and will start in May 2022.
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Café Apprentice
Are you looking to learn speciality Barista skills and all health & safety (and COVID) procedures required by law?
Then Luminary's Café Apprenticeship is for you!
This post is only available for cohorts 15-17 and will start in May 2022.
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Luminary Charity Roles
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Women's Involvement Champion
Luminary wants to see women’s voices at the heart of our organisation - we want our growth and development to be guided by the advice and recommendations of women in the Luminary network. This role exists to champion women’s involvement in the decision making and direction of Luminary. For this reason, this role is exclusively open to Luminary trainees, graduates or alumni - we’re looking for an Involvement Champion
to inspire others in the Luminary network to use their voice for change!
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APPLICATIONS OPEN
Progression Support Worker
Join us in changing the world with and for women by joining our team as a Progression Support Worker!
Providing specialist support for women who have experienced multiple disadvantages, empowering them to move towards independence, employment and fulfil their potential. Our progression support workers play a huge role in our work at Luminary.
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CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS
Luminary Mentor
Mentors are paired with one of our graduates, who is looking to start her career. The aim is to give individual guidance with venturing into the working world or entrepreneurship and an inspirational role model to ask the right questions / support them along the way.
We expect mentors to connect with their mentees for a minimum of 1x hour a month and a maximum of 3x hours a month, for 6 months duration.
Bakery roles
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Packaging Lead
This is a brand new role for Luminary, after the rapid growth of our online store and demand from corporate clients. This role will support the bakery and production teams with the packaging of high volumes of e-commerce orders going out for delivery via DPD on a daily basis.
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APPLICATIONS OPEN
Senior Artisan Baker
We are looking for somebody who loves the creativity and challenge of creating high-end, artisanal Wedding and Celebration Cakes and is looking for a way to develop their skills further through greater product and line management responsibilities. This role will be part of a fast-growing bakery and production team, so we are looking for people who are keen to be team-players and help build a happy and flourishing culture of work. If you are someone who would love to apply your technical skills and expertise and contribute to the Luminary mission in doing so, we would love to hear from you!
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APPLICATIONS OPEN
Head Baker (Production)
Joining the Luminary team as Head Baker for one of our bakery sites is a fantastic opportunity for somebody who is passionate about the positive impact that baking can have and who wants to be part of a dynamic business that is having a tangible impact on women’s lives. As the business enters into an exciting chapter of growth, we are looking for someone ready for the challenge of growing the bakery team, fulfilling high-profile orders for our corporate and consumer clients, supplying the Luminary cafe business and overseeing the quality and excellence of all Luminary Bakery products from that site.
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APPLICATIONS OPEN
Head Baker
Joining the Luminary team as Head Baker is a fantastic opportunity for somebody who is passionate about the positive impact that baking can have and who wants to be part of a dynamic business that is having a tangible impact on women’s lives.
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APPICATIONS OPEN
Bakery Roles
Vacancies as: Artisan Baker, Weekend Artisan Bakery and Cover Bakers.
Joining the Luminary team is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is passionate about the positive impact that baking can have, and who wants to be part of an exciting, growing business that is having a tangible impact on women’s lives.
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Head Office Roles
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Weekend Customer Administrator
We are looking for an experienced customer service administrator who will ensure the smooth running of weekend operations & be the first port of call for all incoming enquiries. This person will be the first interaction someone may have with Luminary, including wedding customers receiving the most important cake of their lives!
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APPLICATIONS OPEN
Operations Associate
The role is varied & dynamic and we are looking for an all-rounder who doesn’t mind getting their hands dirty in true start-up style, stays calm under pressure and thrives off managing multiple things at once. If you love problem solving, organisation, systems and want to work somewhere that has a purpose, this role could be for you.
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APPLICATIONS OPEN
Head of Operations
We are recruiting for this NEW senior position to take on responsibility for all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the business: from our front of house services to production, facilities management and everything in between. This leadership role will be integral to the ongoing growth and success of Luminary Bakery. Could this be you?
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Cafe Roles
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Barista Roles
We are looking for a confident and friendly individual who is willing to go the extra mile in customer service and in assisting our Baristas and Supervisors on shift at either of our locations. We’re looking for someone who learns the everyday running of our cafe and who can bring a positive energy and can-do attitude to the role and the wider team!
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WORKING AT LUMINARY
We are committed to building a diverse team, and seek to be representative of those we are supporting, so we would especially like to hear from from applicants who are from racially minoritised groups in the UK
THE LUMINARY MISSION
To empower the UK’s most disadvantaged women to gain employment and independence through training, support and community, using baking as a tool.
- Providing exceptional training & support programmes that afford women with the tools she needs to change her future.
- Offering opportunities into the ‘world of work’ by being an understanding and empowering employer and acting as a bridge for a woman to start her career.
- Producing beautiful, artisanal baked goods that make a difference & tell a story.
- Creating welcoming, community cafes with excellent quality products that engage the wider community by enabling them to ‘purchase with purpose’.
LUMINARY VALUES
- AUTHENTICITY - We are real, honest, transparent & we embrace vulnerability
- COMMITMENT - We are fully behind our vision, trustworthy, responsible & have a strong work ethic to ensure we have a positive impact on the world
- COMMUNITY - All are welcome at Luminary, we care for eachother & we are all about teamwork
- EMPATHY - We listen, get alongside others and provide a supportive environment
- EMPOWERING - We nurture worth in people to release them into a positive future, equipping them with the skills to achieve it
- EQUALITY - We believe that all people are created valuable and have potential no matter what their past or current circumstances.
- FAITH - Our driving force, it influences our behaviour & reminds us that anything is possible
- FUN - We have a culture of laughter, lightheartedness & inclusion
- REPUTATION - We stand for quality & excellence in every way and seek to be an example to others on ethical business
We are Luminary Bakery, an award winning London Social Enterprise Bakery that helps to create jobs, community and support women who have experienced social disadvantage, such as gender-based violence, poverty or criminal activity. We use baking as a tool to take women on a journey to employability and entrepreneurship, equipping them with transferable skills for the working world. We offer courses, work experience and paid employment within our bakery, empowering women to build their career. Our social enterprise business runs bakeries and cafes in both Hackney and Camden. We are an ambitious and driven team, with a desire to create as many employment opportunities for women as we can - Read more here.