£11.44 per hour

Part time -  8 hours per week, term time only

Closing Date: 23:59, Sunday 13 April 2025*

Job ref: RR24/25

Multiple roles available

Leeds University Union (LUU) is a charity that helps over 38,000 students Love their time at Leeds. Located at the heart of campus, the Union is a space to meet people, make new friends and get involved.

Find out more about Leeds University Union at www.luu.org.uk or follow us on X @LeedsUniUnion and Instagram.

If you work in our Bars, you'll be at the heart of our members’ experience whilst at LUU.

What we're looking for

These Bars and Venues Assistant roles are based in either Terrace, our modern cocktail bar with food offerings or Old Bar, our traditional pub showing sports fixtures and serving a wide range of draught and cask products. 

Whilst you will be asked to indicate which role(s) you are interested in at interview, successful candidates will be offered a position based on the recruiting panel's judgement of their suitability. If you are particularly interested in working in a specific outlet, please bring this to light using your knowledge and experience in the supporting information section of the application form and at interview.

We’re looking for team players with an enthusiastic approach to their duties, great communication skills, the ability to be innovative and creative, alongside a willingness to learn new skills. Applicants do not need to have previous bar experience to apply; you will be fully trained for the role.

Regardless of which outlet you are based in, there are fantastic opportunities to develop your skills through in-house training courses, allowing good future career prospects.

The benefits you can enjoy include a staff guestlist for gigs and events, holiday pay, extensive opportunities for learning and further development, NUS TOTUM Card, onsite venue staff discounts, discounted travel card, and discounted gym membership.

Sounds good?

For further details, please download an application pack below. In your application, please explain how you meet the person specification and what you can bring to the team here at LUU. If you have any further questions please contact unihr@leeds.ac.uk.

Bars and Venues Assistant Application Pack

Please note, if you are successful, you will be required to attend a mandatory in-person induction day on Monday 19 May 2025 between 8:00am - 3:00pm. This session is anticipated to take between 2 and 4 hours, if you are successful and unable to attend the induction session, we will not be able to offer an alternative start date and you will be placed in our Talent Pool.

Successful candidates will additionally be required to be available to work Leeds Ball which is due to take place on Saturday 7 June 2025 with an earliest start time of 5:00pm and latest finish time of 5:00am.

We recruit for this role using a talent pool system. This means that we are continuously filling positions throughout the year. Individuals who are successful in oversubscribed areas or unable to attend the mandatory induction session and shift detailed above may remain in the talent pool for up to 6 months and may be contacted in the event that there are available positions.

*These roles are very popular and so we may close this advert early if we receive enough applications. However there will be a number of additional advertising windows throughout the year.

LUU highly values inclusivity and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Key Information:

Closing Date: 23:59, Sunday 13 April 2025*

Online Interview Dates: w/c Monday 28 April 2025

Mandatory Induction: Monday 19 May 2025

Mandatory Shift: Saturday 7 June 2025 with an earliest start time of 5:00pm and latest finish time of 5:00am.

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*These roles are very popular and so we may close this advert early if we receive enough applications. However there will be a number of additional advertising windows throughout the year