Bar Services Supervisor

Hull Culture and Leisure Ltd; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

LGPS pension

23 days annual leave + eight public/bh

Career development

On-the-job training

Family of Hull Culture & Leisure

Job summary

Hull Culture and Leisure Ltd. seeks an experienced bar supervisor to lead daily operations at the Guildhall, City Hall and Hull Arena. You will deliver exceptional customer service, develop the bar team, manage stock and ordering, and ensure licensing and food safety compliance in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires hands-on leadership, organizational strengths, and a passion for hospitality. A personal licence and duties as Duty Manager may be involved, with opportunities for career

Qualifications

• Hands-on leader with strong organisational skills and hospitality focus.
• Ability to manage bar operations in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to health and safety and licensing standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the day-to-day delivery of bar services at the Guildhall, City Hall and Hull Arena.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, licensing and food safety requirements.
• Assist in monitoring delegated revenue budgets and achieving targets.
• Be a personal licence holder and act as Duty Manager overseeing functions as required.
• As a key holder, ensure security of venues and respond to emergencies.
• Oversee stock ordering, storage and procurement in line with policies.
• Assist in staff rotas and admin tasks including payroll records.

Job description

Number of Vacancies

0

Time Type

Part time

Worker Type

Regular

Proposed Interview Date

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Hours of Work

30

Hiring Manager

Vikki Thorpe

Contact Number

01482 614301

We are the largest Leisure and Culture employer in Hull and offer candidates enviable pay and conditions packages including, a generous annual leave allowance, on the job training opportunities and career development. For more information on the benefits of working for us please visit the 'Working at Hull Culture & Leisure' page.

Job Description Summary

We are looking for an experienced and motivated bar supervisor to lead the day-to-day operation of our busy bar service at Hull City Hall and the Ice Arena. You will be responsible for delivering an exceptional customer experience, leading and developing the bar team, managing stock and ordering, ensuring compliance with licensing and food safety regulations, and driving sales and profitability.

The successful candidate will be a hands‑on leader with strong organisational skills, a passion for hospitality, and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment. Working closely with the wider hospitality team, you will ensure high standards of service, presentation, cleanliness, and operational efficiency are maintained at all times.

Role and Purpose

To efficiently manage the day to day delivery of a professional high quality bar and hospitality service at the Guildhall, City Hall and Hull Arena.

To assist the Functions Supervisor at banqueting, hospitality, wedding and functions including civic and corporate events.

To provide excellent customer care and professional advice to all visitors and clients in respect of the catering functions and deputise for the Hospitality Officer as required.

Principal Accountabilities

1. 1. Effectively supervise the day to day delivery of the bar provision at the Guildhall, City Hall and Hull arena ensuring that the services are prepared and set up to the highest standards and that all necessary resources and equipment are in place ensuring effective delivery of excellent customer services.
2. 2. Ensure that bar operations comply with all relevant health and safety legislation, licensing and food safety conditions. Ensuring compliance with risk assessments, inventory checks, policies and operational procedures designed to improve and support service delivery in pursuit of excellence.
3. 3. Assist the Hospitality Officer with the effective monitoring of delegated revenue budgets ensuring that the services under the post holder's control meet their financial and other performance targets, achieve Value for Money and identified income targets.
4. 4. Be a personal licence holder and act as Duty Manager overseeing the delivery of functions as required.
5. 5. As a key holder be responsible for the security of the venues as and when required and on call in case of emergencies, leading on the evacuation of venues as required.
6. 6. Ensure that all stocks (including saleable) for bars are properly ordered, correctly stored, controlled and monitored in line with procurement policy to ensure value for money in all transactions.
7. 7. Assist in the preparation of staff rotas as required and working arrangements to effectively meet the needs of the service, ensuring deadlines are achieved with maximum efficiency and minimum costs.
8. 8. Ensure that all paperwork, transfer notes, invoices to clients etc. are kept up to date and undertake administrative tasks such as keeping the work records of employees and preparing of the payroll and overtime sheets.
9. 9. Responsible for ensuring procedures for the security, handling, banking, and accounting for monies and keys are adhered to in line with the Company's financial procedures as appropriate.
10. 10. Assist in the effective performance management of staff within the catering team contributing to staff development plans to ensure team members are competent, well trained, informed highly productive and able to provide an excellent customer service. Assist in recruitment and selection as appropriate
11. 11. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull Culture and Leisure, as your employer and you as an employee of the company. In addition to the Company's overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health and safety and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Company's Corporate Health and Safety policy.

Compensation Grades

GRADES 4.

Pay Ranges

£26,427.00 - £27,274.00

Job Classifications

3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)

Benefits of Working for Hull Culture & Leisure

• - A competitive salary
• - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• - Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• - Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• - Great career development opportunities

We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We adopt a 'name blind' approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.

Hull Culture & Leisure is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and is an equal opportunity employer.

Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.