About the Roundhouse:
The Roundhouse is a youth charity and independent multi-arts venue based in Camden, London. We've spent the past 20 years shaping the UK’s cultural landscape as a home for world-class music, boundary-breaking theatre, circus, poetry and immersive installations. We're the UK’s leading creative centre for young people, engaging more than 10,000 young people annually through our creative youth programme.

The Role:
The Roundhouse Food & Beverage Bartenders play a key role in supporting the Food & Beverage Supervisors and wider Food & Beverage management team by delivering exceptional customer service and demonstrating excellent product knowledge.

This position is essential in ensuring that anyone who visits the Roundhouse has a memorable experience. Whether that be pouring the perfect pint, or recommending a new favourite beverage, our bartenders are committed to enhancing each guest's visit through attentive service and a passion for hospitality.

Primary responsibilities will be providing excellent, friendly and inclusive customer service to diverse audiences, driving revenue, maintaining excellent and consistent product delivery and product knowledge, and working to Health & Safety, Food Hygiene, and Licensing standards as set by Food & Beverage Managers, and Supervisors.

Weekend and evening work will be required according to business needs. Our bar team works across varying shows and gigs which mainly fall on weekends and evenings. Please take this into consideration when applying.

About you:
We are looking for individuals to join our ever growing bar team on a casual basis. The Roundhouse bar welcomes around 3000+ visitors per night, so we are looking for individuals to hit the ground running in an ever changing setting; such as gigs, or DJ nights as well as corporate events.

Successful applicants must show they are proactive, adaptable, and experienced Food & Beverage Bartenders with strong attention to detail, and who have great customer service skills, an ability to work calmly under pressure, and a passion for hospitality.

We welcome applications from people who feel they can bring their own skills, experiences and ideas to the table and empower those around them to do the same. We encourage those currently underrepresented across the cultural sector and all intersections of our diverse society to apply.

The successful candidate must have a current and acceptable DBS check, or be willing to undertake one due to the nature of the role.

For more information please download the full job description from our website and if you would like to apply, and feel you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please click “Apply Now” to complete your application by 14th October 2026, Midnight.

Please note, applications will be shortlisted as they’re received, and our first cohort of shortlisted candidates will be scheduled to attend group meets, week beginning 7th September 2026.

Trials and training shifts will then take place in September and October, with successful candidates being fully equipped to join our large and vibrant team throughout the busy autumn season.


Contract: Casual (this means that there is no obligation for the Roundhouse to offer work and no obligation for you to accept any work that is offered. Please note, we are unable to guarantee the same working hours/shifts each week)

Hours: Variable - includes evenings and weekends. Working hours will be on an ‘ad hoc’ and casual basis. Please note, we are unable to guarantee the same working hours/shifts each week
Rate: £14.80 per hour
Application Deadline: 14th October 2026, Midnight
Interviews: Applications shortlisted as they’re received. First cohort of shortlisted candidates will be scheduled to attend a group meeting and induction, week beginning 7th September 2026
Group 1 (September 2026)
Group induction and RTW checks (Mid-September 2026)
Trial shifts (October 2026)

Group 2 (October 2026)
Group induction and RTW checks (Mid-October 2026)
Trial shifts (November 2026)

All trial shifts are paid at £14.80 ph (all candidates must be signed up to our staff portal: StaffSavvy)

Benefits:
25 days’ holiday per year plus bank holidays pro rata, paid as part of monthly payslip
Pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Staff discount at our bar and café
Complimentary balloted staff tickets

All personal data submitted to the Roundhouse in the form of personal details forms is used for recruitment purposes and equal opportunities reporting only. By submitting a personal details form, you consent to the Roundhouse retaining your personal data for these purposes. Personal details forms contain your name, address and details relating to your gender, religion and nationality. All forms are anonymised before use. In accordance with GDPR all information submitted by unsuccessful applicants will be deleted within six months.