Closing: Sun 1 Feb 2026

Catering Assistant

Job
£12.21 per hour
You will be working in the Café and Bar within Derby Theatre. The café is open seven days a week, depending on performances, and you will be serving day-time trade as well as audiences of the theatre.

MAIN TERMS & CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Salary: £12.21 per hour

Hours: Casual, predominantly evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Pension: Derby Theatre operates a contributory pension scheme provided by NEST

Probation: This post is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Notice: One month during probationary period, two months thereafter.

Benefits: Complimentary or discounted tickets to selected shows (non-transferable and subject to availability), childcare vouchers scheme, discounted parking in Derbion car park, Saville’s Insights App for discount at selected Derbion stores.

 

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Purpose of Post

The main function of the role is to deliver exceptional customer service and ensure a welcoming and safe environment which is able to meet the needs of a wide range of customers. The postholder will be responsible for providing a knowledgeable and efficient customer, sales and information service which seeks to maximise sales and promote Derby Theatre.

You will have and be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and will have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, under time pressure. The role involves weekend, evening and public holiday availability. You will be handling food and alcohol and making sales directly to the public, and therefore have the ability to handle cash. Full training will be provided but experience in customer service and food service is desirable.

We aim to make the interviews as accessible and engaging as possible, and we want you to talk about yourself and your work experience in a relaxed and friendly setting.

We believe an interview is a chance for you to find more information about the role, us as an organisation and for you to get a sense of whether this is the right environment for you.

With this in mind, we have designed an interview process which will enable potential candidates to meet members of the team and partners, see some of the spaces you might be working in, and of course a chance to talk about you and your work experience.

Closing Date: Sunday 1 February 2026

We aim to actively champion and celebrate diversity in all its forms. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all of those we work with and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

We positively encourage disabled people, people of African or Caribbean heritage, South Asian heritage, East Asian heritage, West Asian heritage, Central Asian heritage, South East Asian heritage and people of Middle East and North African heritage and those who have experienced racism. By the term ‘those who have experienced racism’, we are referring to individuals who have experienced discrimination based on the colour of their skin, race and/or their culture.

We guarantee to interview any candidate with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role.

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