Venue Supervisor

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university in Bath is seeking a Venue Supervisor to manage day-to-day operations of its diverse venues including bars and cafés. Ideal candidates will have experience in event management, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to customer service. This full-time role offers a supportive work culture, extensive benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Free counselling services

Cycle to work scheme

Generous annual leave allowance

Opportunities for professional development

Staff discounts on various services

Relocation allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in managing events or venues.
• Strong leadership skills to guide the team.
• Ability to ensure compliance with safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of venues.
• Lead staff to provide excellent customer service.
• Maintain compliance with university policies.

Skills

Customer service

Event management

Leadership

Compliance with legislation

Job description

Venue Supervisor

Department
Students' Union

Salary
Starting from £24,344, rising to £25,733

Closing date
Monday 28 July 2025

Are you passionate about delivering amazing events, managing vibrant venues, and supporting students in creating unforgettable experiences? Join our dynamic Students’ Union team as a Venue Supervisor!

This is a great opportunity to be to be part of an award-winning team!

About the role

As a Venue Supervisor, you'll play a key role in the day-to-day running of our busy and diverse Students’ Union venues – from bars and cafés to club nights and live performances. You'll lead from the front, ensuring excellent customer service, safe operations, and a welcoming environment for students and guests alike.

You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operations of the service, upholding the highest standards of customer care, and maintaining full compliance with university policies and relevant legislation.

About us

Our team consists of 5 full-time members of staff and over 70 student staff from a diverse range of backgrounds.

We have a fun, supportive and inclusive work culture, and opportunities for training and development, including first aid and personal licence certification.

This is a chance to help shape an exciting student experience!

Further information

This is a full-time role, working an average of 48 hours per week (5 out of 7 shift pattern) during term-time only on an annualised basis, with 3 months off to enjoy the summer!

You can also benefit from free or discounted access to SU events.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Mike Dalton, Head of Commercial (Venues & Events).

What we can offer you

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits on our website.

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