The RoleThe Storey & Events team are looking to recruit a dynamic individual who will be tasked with improving the current offer to maximise income generation across The Storey & Events team remit.
You will primarily be based at The Storey looking after The Printroom café and bar with the operation and management of the bar at Ashton Hall to support commercial activity at Lancaster Town Hall as part of your role.You will be responsible for the activities of the Catering Assistants and Casual staff at The Storey & Events Team.
Ensuring effective and efficient use of available resources and to continually review to ensure improvements in service delivery, both operational and financial.
Hold responsibility for the line management of employees, including performance management, recruitment and selection, team building, employee development, sickness absence management and discipline.You will need to either hold or be willing to work towards Food hygiene certificate and a Personal Licence.A full current UK driving licence is essential, as the post holder will be required to work across different sites to suit business needs.
As a result you will be required to sign up to the authorised external DVLA driving licence validation organisation that we use to manage and monitor our employees driving licence data.This post is permanent.
The hours of work for this position are 37 per week, working 5 out of 7 days on a rota basis including evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays.
This post is based at The Storey.The Council currently operates an excellent Flexible Working Hours Scheme which applies to this post.
Subject to the needs of this business, this may allow employees to work between the hours of 6:00am-10:30pm.About YouYou will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.Our BenefitsLancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:Generous annual leave allowanceLocal Government Pension SchemeA range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030.
As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation.
We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve, and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work.
We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected.
Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.We are a disability confident committed employer.Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually.
If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.Interview date: TBC