Bar Supervisor (Contracted)

Lightroom; Lewis (IA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Lightroom is seeking a Bar Supervisor to assist the Bar & Events Manager in daily operations and during events. You will manage stock, orders, training and act as lead supervisor on shifts, ensuring smooth bar service and a welcoming environment.

Ideal candidates will have bar experience, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage busy workloads while maintaining high standards of service.

Qualifications

• Barista experience and supervision experience are essential.
• Strong organisational and communication skills are required.
• Flexible, proactive and calm under pressure within busy environments.
• Experience in training and supporting team members is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the bar team on shift and drive sales while ensuring excellent service.
• Manage stock, orders, deliveries and bar documents; train staff on new products.
• Coordinate with events team for hires, including setup and post-event wrap.
• Liaise with operations for stock tracking and report completion.

Skills

Barista experience

Bar Supervisor experience

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Flexible / shift work

Team leadership

Training staff

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Salary: £16.06 per hour

Terms: 30 hr/week contract

Hours: Flexible, minimum of 1 shift of availability per week on Saturday or Sunday

Holiday: Calculated pro-rata

Reports to: Bar & Events Manager, Visitor Experience Manager

Location: Lightroom, 12 Lewis Cubitt Square

Deadline: 12 noon on Friday 3th September 2026

About Lightroom

Lightroom is a new storytelling medium for the world’s greatest creative minds. Our approach allows creative work of all disciplines to be seen in a new light: offering artists and performers a new way to tell their stories; and audiences a new way to engage with creative work, whether they are a lifelong fan or discovering something for the very first time. Through groundbreaking collaborations with leading artistic talents across art, music, film, fashion, science, and more, Lightroom is establishing itself as a new home for London’s cultural audiences.

Lightroom’s critically acclaimed shows released to date include: David Hockney: Bigger & Closer; The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks; Vogue: Inventing the Runway; and Prehistoric Planet: Discovering Dinosaurs. Our latest show, David Bowie: You’re Not Alone, transports visitors inside the many worlds of David Bowie. Through combining iconic performances, rarely-seen interviews and never-before-exhibited material, the show celebrates Bowie’s creative mind, spirit and soul – resulting in both a multimedia spectacle and an intimate and revealing self-portrait.

Lightroom’s flagship venue is based in London King’s Cross, situated next to Coal Drop’s Yard. Our shows have also played in 11 cities worldwide. Outside of London, Lightroom’s shows have played in France, Germany, Amsterdam, South Korea, China, Singapore and the United States.

About This Role

The Bar Supervisor will support the Bar & Events Manager in the smooth running of the bar, both on a day-to-day basis and during events and private viewings. They will assist with stock management, ordering, deliveries, bar documents, bar training and acting as the main Supervisor on shift when required.

Suitable candidates will be self motivated and have the ability to prioritise and manage their time and workload within a busy working environment.

Duties And Responsibilities

General

• Leading the team on shift, driving sales and ensuring excellent customer service is being delivered
• Maintaining the Bar and Foyer area, ensuring it is always clean, tidy, organised and a welcoming environment for customers
• Creating a positive and proactive atmosphere for the wider team
• Schedule and undertake stock takes every Wednesday and Sunday
• Ensuring stock is displayed, readily available and that the team have good product knowledge
• Maintaining stock levels in the Bar Store
• Liaise with the operations team with tracking and ordering of stock
• Working with other Bar Supervisors to ensure reports are filled out correctly at the end of every shift, and wastage is properly recorded
• Report any maintenance issues and liaise with contractors as necessary on visits to site
• Assist the wider operations team when planning events and private viewings, and being the lead Bar Supervisor when delivering those events and private viewings
• Create and help deliver training sessions for the Bar Team on new products and offers
• Reviewing and update the Bar Handbook with the wider operations team
• Ensure all Bar staff adhere to current Lightroom policy and procedure

Events

• Support Events team in planning and execution of commercial hires, including ordering, planning and delivery of service.
• Team management on the day of events, ensuring bar service is executed smoothly and to plan.
• Resetting and reconciling upon event completion e.g. stock reconciliations, bar reset etc.
• Liaise with clients and contractors to support the smooth delivery of the event

Administration

• Assist with menu development, expanding the café/bar range in line with audience needs
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding and training
• Collect sales data and distribute weekly bar reports
• Assist with stock takes and POS management

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Barista experience
• Previous Bar Supervisor experience
• Strong organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic, responsible, proactive and flexible approach to work
• Ability to remain calm under pressure in a busy and sometimes high-pressure environment
• Security and safety conscious
• Good level of IT literacy (including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office)
• Articulate, good clear communicator who is proactive in their approach to work
• Punctual and reliable
• High standards of confidentiality, initiative and tact.
• Knowledge of alcohol and service laws and the confidence to enforce them
• Experience of training and supporting team members