£12.51 per hour plus £1.51 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
13 Jul 2025

Role & Department Overview

LUSU – The Sugarhouse 

LUSU are seeking staff to join their team at the Sugarhouse in September 2025. Roles involve working late evenings during fresher's week and then on Wednesdays & Fridays during term time.   Duties are varied and include, bar work, customer service, marketing and cleaning duties. 

Title: Sugarhouse Team Member 

Location: The Sugarhouse, Lancaster, LA1 1NW 

Hours: 4-6 hours per week during term time, more during fresher's week.  Hours are typically between 10pm and 3am 

Pay Rate: £12.51 per hour (£14.02 including holiday pay) 

Interview: 23 July 2025 (tbc) 

Job Description

 
  • To collect tickets and money at the front door.
  • To work behind the bar serving drinks, with table service for early evening events.
  • To stock the bar with drinks, glasses and ice.
  • To collect glasses, wash them and return them to the bar.
  • To work in the cloakroom taking customers’ personal belongings and issuing tickets.
  • To carry out light cleaning duties; including washing tables, mopping floors and maintaining a decent standard of cleanliness in the toilets.
  • To attend appropriate training sessions.
  • To attend regular staff meetings.
  • To be willing to take part in marketing activities for the venue.

Person Specification

Applicants should have experience of providing good customer service to others.  Experience of bar work and/or the night time economy is desirable but not essential.  Post holders work closely in a team with others and so should be able to demonstrate good team working skills.
 

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

  • Commercial Awareness
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Flexibility
  • Multi-Tasking
  • Problem Solving
  • Verbal Communication

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Help and advice on making applications can be found on the Lancaster University Careers pages. Visit www.lancaster.ac.uk/careers.