Casual Bar Staff Nottingham, England
Job description
We are recruiting for Bar Staff to join our team at the iconic Malt Cross a Grade II listed Victorian Music Hall - in the centre of Nottingham.
We are looking for fun, friendly bar and events staff with a genuine interest in the community and the charitable work of the venue to exceed customer expectations and promote our welcoming, inclusive and community-focused environment in one of Nottinghams best loved venues.
Famous for its great drinks selection, fascinating heritage and vibrant arts and music programmes, the Malt Cross is once again set to become the heart of the Community.
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 appreciates. We would hope to be able to offer permanent contracts in the future.
If you are looking to work for an organisation who cares about you and your wellbeing, the YMCA prides itself on the package of wellbeing we support all our employees.
At YMCA Robin Hood Group, you will have many additional benefits, including but not limited to:
- Monthly pay via our payroll
- Regular ongoing training
- Access to E-learning for 1000's of topics
- Pastoral support
- Excellent opportunities for development and progression in an exciting expanding organisation.
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.
