New vacancy
BAR AND KIOSK ASSISTANT (CASUAL) X2
Mayflower Theatre is the largest theatre on the South Coast with 2,271 seats in the auditorium. The Theatre’s aim is to bring a diverse range of shows to Southampton. We present a mixture of spectacular touring productions, from musicals to dance, opera, drama, ballet and comedy.
Mayflower Studios (MAST) is a cultural and community hub. We present family shows, dance, musicals, music, comedy, circus, cabaret, spoken word, and visual arts. We put participation at the heart of everything we do.
Both the Theatre and Studios operate under the Mayflower brand. Collectively we provide Inspiring Experiences to all who engage with each venue.
We are looking for a proactive and flexible individual with excellent customer service skills and experience within a bar setting to provide the highest levels of customer service, ensuring the comfort and safety of all our customers specifically in the bar and front of house areas
Your main responsibilities will be:
- To be friendly, welcoming and informative to our customers
- To promote sales of ancillary products including drinks behind the bar and kiosks, merchandise, sweets, programmes and ice creams.
- To assist in the set up and maintenance of all event and bar service areas.
- Maintaining the cleanliness of all the FOH areas.
- To cover front of house positions if needed.
Our ideal applicant will have:
· Excellent customer service skills.
· Bar experience.
· Excellent communication skills.
· The ability to be adaptive and to work well under pressure.
· Experience of working in a fast paced environment.
· A proactive and flexible attitude
Hours are ad hoc but evening and weekend working will be required.
This role will predominantly be at Mayflower Studios (MAST) however cross venue working will be required
Applicants must be over 18 due to licensing laws.
Pay: £12.72 per hour, plus benefits.
How to apply:
Full details including job descriptions and how to apply can be found at https://www.mayflower.org.uk/about/jobs-and-opportunities/
We are committed to ensuring a fair process for all candidates. For more details, please see our Diversity and Inclusion statement on our website’s jobs and opportunities page on the link above.
If you require any assistance or have any additional requirements to complete your application with the recruitment process, please contact the People & Culture Team at recruitment@mayflower.org.uk or on 02380 711800 ext. 0. You can also contact us with any further questions you may have.
Closing date: 29th August 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, therefore if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.
Job Type: Zero hours contract
Pay: £12.72 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: B&K_0825
Expected start date: 22/09/2025