Picturehouse Host City Screen York Picturehouse

Picturehouse; York; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about film and dedicated to providing exceptional customer service. In this engaging role, you will welcome guests to the cinema, ensuring they enjoy a seamless experience while promoting memberships and sales of tickets, food, and beverages. Your ability to connect with customers and maintain high standards of service will be key to encouraging repeat visits. Flexibility in working hours, including weekends and holidays, is essential. Join a vibrant team where your contributions will enhance the enjoyment of cinema-goers and make a lasting impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent customer service skills and be flexible with working hours.
• Experience in the food and beverage service industry is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Welcome visitors and deliver high-quality customer service.
• Promote ticket sales, memberships, and café offerings.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Customer Service

Cash Handling

Food Safety Standards Compliance

Health and Safety Regulations Compliance

Communication Skills

Flexibility

Education

Experience in Food and Beverage Service

Job description

Hard working individuals who love film and genuinely enjoy providing excellent customer service.

We are pretty cafe bar heavy here at City Screen so a background in the food and beverage service industry is an advantage.

Plus must be flexible and able to work weekends, evenings and school holidays.

Job Purpose To welcome visitors to the cinema in an individual and informed way whilst always delivering the highest standard of customer service. You will support the cinema team to promote the benefits of membership and continuously drive sales, whilst ensuring a smooth running of the cinema in line with policies and procedures. You will be fully trained to perform different duties at various times across the cinema to the standard required by Picturehouse.

Your Duties Will Include But Are Not Limited To

• Promotion and sale of tickets, retail, alcohol, food, and, Memberships
• Cash handling
• Ushering and piracy prevention
• Compliance with Health and Safety regulations
• Compliance with Food Safety Standards
• Preparing and serving café food
• Cleaning

MAIN DUTIES Customer Service

• Deliver excellent customer service in line with the Picturehouse standards through individuality; engaging guests throughout their journey to maximise enjoyment and encourage repeat visits.
• To ensure dwell areas are maintained and inviting to customers
• Follow the correct ticket verification procedure. Guide customers to their seats where necessary; and ensure every person who enters the auditorium has a valid ticket
• Respond to verbal customer complaints/queries immediately, where appropriate using your own skill and knowledge to resolve or direct them to an appropriate person who can assist
• Be knowledgeable about the individual cinemas services and facilities including accessibility, toilets, and proposition
• Ensure all communication via radios is appropriate, clear, and concise
• Be able to provide information on performance start and finish times, film synopsis, and film classification. Be aware of the policy towards film piracy within the cinema and take appropriate action when necessary
• Be aware of film classifications and identification requirements
• Ensure all lost property is correctly delivered to the appropriate area and logged in line with the policy
• Monitor screens for picture & sound quality, temperature, and customer disturbance

Product Knowledge and sales

• Be knowledgeable of current promotions and raise customer awareness
• Ensure sales accuracy by processing transactions, memberships, and discounts correctly and in line with the policy
• Promote the benefits of Membership during every transition
• Using suggestive selling to offer better value and enhance the customer experience
• Monitor stock levels and stock rotation and ensure departments are well presented
• Ensure all wastage is correctly recorded by following the wastage procedure
• Maintaining the highest standards of food hygiene and food presentation in line with policy
• Ensure that café offerings are prepared and served to the highest standards

Health & Safety You Will

• Follow all Health & Safety Policies with a Spot it, Sort it approach
• Work efficiently using all pieces of equipment (you have been trained on) correctly and with care
• Inform management immediately of any breaches or issues within Health & Safety
• Help monitor maintenance or repairs advising the relevant people of any issues immediately
• Open and close all areas, ensuring the relevant supporting paperwork is completed

Undertake basic daily cleaning duties including but not limited to departments, auditoriums, bathrooms (periodic toilet checks)*, staff areas, customer-facing areas, and sorting and removing of rubbish as required

• You will be expected to attend regular staff meetings and shift briefings and keep up to date on staff communications
• Adhere to all policies and procedures

Along with your main duties, you will also be expected to carry out any other duties that are reasonably asked of you.

Note: This job description reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop the job description will be reviewed and is therefore subject to amendment.