Job title: Bar and Events Assistant
Hours: Casual (0 Hours)
Location: Havant Leisure Centre
Salary: £12.21 per hour (21 and over) / £11.78 (under 21)
Looking for a workplace that ignites your passion, values respect, encourages innovation, and embraces being dynamic? Look no further! This role offers you the opportunity to join a team that believes in empowering its colleagues to unlock their full potential with Horizon.
The Role:
As a Bar and Events Assistant, you'll support the smooth delivery of private hire events, parties, and functions by operating our licensed bar. You’ll also assist the café team during large-scale weekend events, ensuring top-quality customer service in both settings.
We are looking for a Bar and Events Assistant to join us in transforming our business from 'good' to 'great'! This is a thrilling time for our company, and we need a key team member like you to help us achieve unprecedented success.
What does the role involve?
A hands-on role that requires you to:
- Serve alcoholic and soft drinks responsibly and in line with licensing laws
- Prepare, set up, and close down the bar and café for events.
- Provide friendly, efficient service to all guests.
- Support food and drink service during busy events and parties.
- Maintaining cleanliness, hygiene, and presentation standards.
- Work flexibly across bar and café operations, including cash handling and basic food preparation.
Skills and competencies:
- Must be aged 18+ (due to alcohol licensing laws)
- Customer-focused with strong communication and social skills
- Confident, reliable, and able to work independently
- Available for evening and weekend work
Your Experience
- Previous experience in a bar, café, or hospitality role (desirable, not essential)
- Comfortable working in fast-paced customer-facing environments
- Experience handling cash, using tills, and preparing basic food and drinks
- Able to follow health & safety and hygiene procedures confidently
- A team player who takes initiative and enjoys delivering great service
What you can expect from us:
- A comprehensive induction and training programme; you don’t need to have worked in the leisure industry before. We will teach you all you need to know!
- Support from the wider team who have a great deal of combined knowledge and experience and who are eager to help you succeed!
- Variety; no two days is the same!
- An environment that encourages innovation and free thinking, surrounded by really dynamic, empowered individuals.
Benefits:
- Free access to our award-winning gym’s and exercise classes
- Internal recognition schemes
- Opportunities for training, development and progression
- Free onsite parking - subject to availability
- And much more....
Who we are:
Horizon Leisure Centres is a leisure trust operating since 1997, with centres in Waterlooville, Havant and Guildford. We are passionate about health and wellbeing and are committed to making an outstanding positive impact on our customers and within our local community. Our mission is to support and inspire our local communities to live healthier and happier lives by providing affordable access to sport and leisure facilities to all.
Interview Process:
The recruiting manager will review your CV and if shortlisted, you will be invited to a formal interview/assessment process where we will evaluate your suitability for the role.
There may be times when due to the volume of applicants to need to close a vacancy early to avoid disappointment, be sure to get your application in as soon as possible!
