Bar Staff

On a day to day basis you can expect your role to include:

Serve drink and food products efficiently and to a high quality

Promoting a welcoming inclusive and community-focused environment

Check and maintain stock levels throughout shifts

Keep the food and beer cellars clean and tidy on shifts

Clean and tidy the bar and other public facing areas on shifts

Support the Head Chef/Senior Chef as directed by the Duty Manager to ensure smooth service between the kitchen and bar teams

Use commercial awareness to drive food and drink sales

Cash handling and payment taking

Any other duties as may be required on an ad hoc basis

Attend training sessions as required

Act as an advocate and sharing messages about our charity work and the heritage of the Malt Cross with visitors

About You

First and foremost we are looking for passionate fun and trustworthy people to join our team. We really are a team and work really well together to have fun on shift but also create a welcoming but vibrant ambiance in our venue that our customers thrive off.

Previous bar experience would be preferred but we are looking for people who can talk with customers interact positively and deliver great customer service. You will be able to use the till and card machine to take payments. You will need to work with pace and ensure that customers are served quickly and efficiently but with care!

As with daily life in a bar there will be busy and quiet times. During those quiet periods we would love you to offer to help with cleaning stock management and other ad hoc tasks we all work together to keep our beautiful venue looking the best it can!

From your experience you will have a strong awareness of current bar trendsas well as a good working knowledge of Health and Safety and Food and Drink preparation practices; being Advance Hygiene Qualified or CIEH Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualified and/or holding NVQ Level 2 Food Preparation or equivalent qualificationis desirable. We are able to support your own personal development with further training and qualifications should they be required.

As would be expected of a hospitality venue most of our shift availability will be for evenings and weekend work. We will share with you our available shifts for you to be able to select which ones work for best for you. We aim to do this as much in advance as possible but there is always the possibility of shifts being available at short notice so your flexibility would be appreciated. We would hope to be able to offer permanent contracts in the future.

This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (paid for by YMCA) and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.