Bar and Events Supervisor - Rough Trade Liverpool

Role: Bar and Events Supervisor

Location: Hanover Street, Liverpool, UK

Contract: Full-time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Competitive

We have an exciting opportunity available for a hard-working and passionate music lover available to join Rough Trade as the Bar and Events Supervisor of Rough Trade Liverpool, a brand new store opening on Hanover Street in the heart of the city. The store will operate across two floors, a record shop and café on the ground floor and a bar and events space on the first floor.

You will be responsible for supporting the Bar and Events Manager to run all aspects of our café, bar and live events proposition including events operations and customer experience.

Working at Rough Trade is a unique opportunity to join one of the largest independent music retailers in the world, and to work in a vibrant and exciting bar and events environment where every day is truly different. We have had some incredible musicians grace our doors over the years, and that will always be the case. The best new music sits at the heart of everything that we do.

The successful candidate will be responsible for helping to run the Bar and Events space at Rough Trade Liverpool and will report to the Bar and Events Manager.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Managing and working in the Bar and Events space, including running of all day-to-day operations

• Working on the Café and Bar as required

• Café and Bar stock ordering

• Helping set up for in store events

• Helping set up for out store events

• Some events promotion on store social channel

• Supporting with the running of in-store events

• Supporting with the running of out-store events

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience:

• Live events experience essential

• Previous experience needed in a busy pub or bar environment

• Passionate about new music

• Hard working

• Fantastic customer service skills

• Strong team player and a fast learner

• Barista skills preferred

This role is full-time. Candidates must be available to work a varied shift pattern including evenings, late nights, weekends and public holidays. Due to the nature of the role, candidates must be over 18 years of age. Salary is dependent on experience and is based on a 37.5 hour work, 5 day work week between Monday to Sunday.

At Rough Trade we value diversity and inclusion across everything that we do. From the records that we sell, to the events that we hold, to the incredible people that work in our stores, we are committed to delivering the best possible experience for everybody.

If you are a hard-working and passionate music lover who enjoys sharing your knowledge and recommendations with others, and are committed to fostering a vibrant local music community, then we want you to come and join our team.

We are a Real Living Wage employer.