Job Title: Venue Team Member 

Reporting to: Venue Manager 

Place of Work: The University of York Student Union Bars and Venues 

Contract: Fixed Term - 8th September 2025 until 7th June 2026

Hours of Work:  Annulised based on start date (approx 10 hours per week at Courtyard, Glasshouse, Vanbrugh and Lounge or 8 hours per week at the Kitchen @ Alcuin during semester weeks)

Salary: £12.60 per hour

Closing Date: Saturday 30th August at 5pm (this end date may be brought forward if we receive a very high number of applicants)

Closing early due to high levels of interest in the role:

UPDATED Closing Date: Monday 25th August

Interview: Online

Here at The University of York Students Union, we have an exciting job opportunity to join our Commercial Services team in our bars and venues. 

This role would be perfect for first year undergraduates although we welcome applications from any year of study.

About the Role:

We’re hiring team members to work in a variety of roles across our venues, below is a brief description of one of the roles you could join:

Bar
Are you interested in learning to pour the perfect pint? Join one of our bar teams! Our front of house staff take on the responsibility of looking after our lovely customers, encompassing anything from taking orders and running food, to shaking espresso martinis and serving pints. We want someone who will take pride in ensuring the bar is clean, the cellars maintained and our guests happy.

Cafe
Build up your skills as a barista in our quaint little venue, the Kitchen @ Alcuin! Located within Alcuin college, The Kitchen is a fast paced cafe, offering a selection of specialty coffees, sweet treats & Boujie Bagels. We're looking for team players who are interested in leveling up their hospitality skills, learning the ins and outs of coffee, and how to make our new range of mouth-watering bagels!

Kitchen
Do you have a love for pizza? Or maybe a passion for freshly fried gyozas? A role in one of our kitchens could be the place for you. Our kitchen staff look after everything back of house. From prepping pizza dough to putting the final garnishes on our Chicken Katsu Curry. Our Kitchen roles are the perfect opportunity to delve into the world of work and build your confidence, without the pressure of directly serving guests.

What are we looking for?

Prior experience - We’re looking for someone with experience in the world of hospitality, whether that be a fast food restaurant, or a slow cozy pub.

Flexibility - Staffing our venues can at times be difficult as we work our rotas around your academic availability. To keep our working hours flexible to your time, we may require you to help out in other venues, roles or times!

Communicators - Our venues are social hubs for many students & staff across the university, be prepared to chat to your colleagues and engage with our customers to ensure they have a great experience!

Enthusiasm - We think work should be more than a place you come to earn some dosh. We want you to have fun, build friendships and have a positive impact on your team!
Working at York SU:

Working at York SU:

At York SU we know that maintaining a great work life balance also improves our team's wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer a range of contract sizes to fit around your studies and home life.

During your contract you will be able to update your availability at the start of their contract, and then over each holiday period (Christmas and Easter) to make sure work still fits around your lectures and studies.

Other benefits include:

• Staff Discounts within venues
• Free soft drinks on shift
• Access to enhanced student discounts (varies term to term)
• Free entry to official club nights in town with a student ID (excludes Wednesday's)
• Discounted or Free tickets to York SU organised events (e.g. Viking Raid and Summer Ball).

We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. Whatever your background, religion, identity, relationship status if you're good at what you do and want to provide the best experience possible for, with and by our students then jump in with your whole self.

York SU is committed to equality of opportunity - we are an organisation who works very hard to ensure we appoint based on merit. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised position.

**It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high number of applications, seasonal and high-peak times, we may have to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

If you are invited to interview with us we will share our interview questions in advance so you can feel a little more prepared. We’re more interested in hearing about your experiences and ideas than in testing your memory, and so we want you to feel as comfortable as possible.

If you have any further questions about the position, or if you have a requirement for adjustments that would make the application or interview process more accessible, please do not hesitate to contact us on [email protected].

Please note that products containing nuts, dairy, gluten and other potential allergies are served within our venues. We however aim to support a nut free environment within our student centre by encouraging staff not to bring nut based products to work.