Are you our next

General Manager?

The General Manager joins Civil Righteousness as a core organizational leader, entrusted with one of the most sacred and strategic roles in our community expression.

This position bridges two essential dimensions of The Garden’s life as you:

Café & Operations Leader

Ensure that we are able to give the community top-tier coffeehouse and café experiences, growing a culture of excellence in ambiance, service, product quality, team culture, and routine operations with a dynamic crew of baristas and kitchen staff.

Community & Events Manager

Oversee the scheduling, logistics, and execution of community conversations, gallery events, kitchen partnerships, and ministry gatherings — ensuring that every activation of The Garden reflects the heart and vision of Civil Righteousness.

This is a leadership position that is both spiritual and functional: maintaining, developing, and improving systems and operations while personifying biblical values through artistry, hospitality, collaboration, and friendship. As GM, you don’t just run a café, you carry community.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Required

  • Strong, active faith in Jesus Christ with a demonstrated passion for holy activism, reconciliation, and justice in alignment with the values and culture of Civil Righteousness

  • Minimum 3–5+ years of experience in a supervisory or management role, preferably in a coffee shop, café, restaurant, or comparable food and beverage environment; experience in hospitality, event coordination, or foodservice leadership also strongly considered

  • Working knowledge of Point-of-Sale systems, food safety procedures, and basic facilities maintenance

  • Strong understanding of basic financial reporting, cash handling, inventory management, and budget oversight

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills — able to engage effectively with staff, guests, vendors, partners, and leadership

  • Passion for coffee with a strong working knowledge of coffee preparation and café service; experienced barista service.

  • Exceptional customer service instincts with the ability to de-escalate conflicts and resolve complaints with grace and professionalism

  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities, teams, and timelines simultaneously without compromising quality or composure

  • Willingness to work a flexible schedule including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as operational needs require

  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities — someone who brings solutions, not just problems, to the table

Preferred

  • Experience in nonprofit, faith-based, or community-centered organizational leadership

  • Familiarity with event production, community programming, or gallery and studio management

  • Skills in vendor coordination, contract management, and facilities compliance

  • Background in or deep affinity for the arts, entrepreneurship, or restorative justice work

SPIRITUAL POSTURE & CULTURAL FIT

Civil Righteousness is not simply a place to work — it is a community to belong to, and a movement to participate in. The General Manager must be someone whose faith is not merely stated but lived: in the way they lead their team, welcome a stranger, repair a conflict, and show up consistently over time.

We are looking for a leader who understands that biblical hospitality is justice work — that creating a beautiful, safe, excellent, and radically welcoming space is an act of love for our neighbors and obedience to our God. We want someone who sees the café as a sanctuary, the event calendar as a ministry tool, and every person who walks through the door as someone made in the image of God.

If this resonates — and you are called to steward a place where hope truly grows — we want to hear from you.

Civil Righteousness, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all resumes will be duly considered. We are now accepting resumes until Monday, August 17th, 2026.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Café & Daily Operations

  • Direct all café workflows including opening and closing procedures, ordering, inventory management, and equipment maintenance and upkeep

  • Manage, schedule, coach, and develop barista and kitchen staff, fostering a team culture of excellence, accountability, and mission alignment

  • Ensure consistent quality across all offerings — coffee, baked goods, and café menu items — maintaining standards that honor both the craft and the guest

  • Uphold hospitality standards that reflect The Garden’s commitment to excellence and genuine community care in every guest interaction

  • Monitor café performance and operational indicators, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and guest experience

  • Oversee training and onboarding of all new team members, establishing clear expectations and building a cohesive, mission-driven crew

2. Facility & Event Management

  • Coordinate the calendar, logistics, and physical setup for all events hosted at The Garden — including The Table community gatherings, Imago Dei Gallery tours, Spark Tank entrepreneurship presentations, ministry events, and programming partnerships

  • Maintain the studio, café, gallery, kitchen, and all public spaces to meet high standards of presentation, cleanliness, and safety for both daily operations and special events

  • Supervise third-party service contractors including cleaning services, maintenance providers, and technology support — ensuring quality, reliability, and accountability

  • Ensure ongoing compliance with local health codes, licensing requirements, food safety regulations, and insurance obligations

  • Identify and address facility needs proactively, coordinating repairs, improvements, and capital needs with the Associate Manager of Property and operations leadership

3. Community Engagement & Partnerships

  • Collaborate with Civil Righteousness organizational staff to design and support events centered on reconciliation, restorative justice, faith formation, and community healing

  • Build and steward meaningful relationships with local nonprofits, entrepreneurs, artists, creators, and community groups who partner with or are served by The Garden

  • Represent The Garden and Civil Righteousness at community forums, outreach initiatives, and external partnerships — embodying the organization’s values publicly and with integrity

  • Create an atmosphere of belonging and welcome at The Garden where guests, partners, and neighbors feel genuinely seen, known, and honored

  • Identify emerging community needs and partnership opportunities that align with the mission of Civil Righteousness, bringing recommendations to leadership

4. Financial & Administrative Oversight

  • Manage and monitor budgets for staffing, café inventory, facility upkeep, and event production — ensuring responsible stewardship of organizational resources

  • Track, analyze, and optimize revenue streams, operating expenses, and staffing costs to support the financial health of The Garden

  • Oversee Point-of-Sale systems, cash handling protocols, and financial reconciliation processes, ensuring accuracy and accountability across all transactions

  • Prepare and submit regular operational and event reports for leadership review, providing clear and actionable insight into performance, challenges, and opportunities

  • Assist in the development of annual budgets and long-term operational planning in partnership with the Co-Directors of Operations

WHAT WE OFFER

  • A mission-driven, spiritually rooted workplace where your work is also your witness

  • The opportunity to shape a community-centered model that combines café excellence with cultural engagement and Gospel-rooted formation

  • A collaborative environment with space for creativity and innovation in events, programming, and community outreach

  • A base salary consistent with nonprofit café management standards

  • The privilege of leading one of Ferguson’s most beloved and transformative community spaces

WHO THRIVES IN THIS ROLE

You are a rare combination: operationally sharp and spiritually grounded. You lead with vision and follow through with detail. You can pull a perfect shot of espresso, negotiate a vendor contract, and facilitate a community conversation on restorative justice — sometimes all in the same day. You build teams that love their work and spaces that make people feel at home.

You are not intimidated by complexity. You are energized by it — because you know that behind every meaningful gathering, every transformed life, and every community built at The Garden, there is a leader who made it possible. That leader is you.

HOW TO APPLY

Send your resume and a thoughtful cover letter to office@civilrighteousness.org with the subject line: “General Manager Application”

Your cover letter should introduce:

  • Your journey and how it aligns with The Garden’s mission and the values of Civil Righteousness

  • A specific example of managing operations or events in a hospitality or community setting

  • How your faith equips you to steward both café and ministry spaces