Bar Team - The Love Inn, September 2025
Organisation: The Love Inn
Job Title/Role: Bar Team
Place of work: The Love Inn, Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY
Hours: Variable rota
Start Date: Immediate
Application deadline: Friday 19th September 2025
About - The Love Inn
The Love Inn is an independent, grassroots electronic music venue in the heart of Bristol’s cultural centre that combines quality curation, sound and hospitality.
Collaborations with local promoters and programming that platforms emerging talent from the City alongside international names (that often belie the intimate size of the venue) are a key part of our identity.
Creating an inclusive dancefloor is central to our ethos - we want everyone to feel safe and at home in our venue.
Find out more about The Love Inn.
About the Role
We are looking for new members of bar staff to join our team. We are looking for friendly and proactive people with excellent communication skills who will help to ensure that our customers have a really good time whilst they are at the venue.
General bar experience or relevant transferable skills are a must. The bar can get busy for service at times, so being able to deal with that whilst remaining composed is key.
Being prepared to work weekends is crucial. As we are a late-night venue, you must also be comfortable with working hours that mainly fall between 6pm and 5am.
Key Responsibilities
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Pouring drinks for service
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Glass collecting, washing and polishing
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Supporting with set up and close down of the bar and venue
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Changing draught barrels and general cellar maintenance
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Cleaning, emptying bins, litter-picking and following recycling guidelines
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Greeting customers
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Adhering to The Love Inn Health and Safety policies
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Adhere to Love Inn staff, venue and licensing processes and policies
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Undertake other duties, which may arise or as may be delegated from time to time, commensurate with the skills required for this post.
Personal Characteristics:
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Proactive
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Personable
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Flexible & dynamic
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Reliable
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Enjoys being around people
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Comfortable in busy environments
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Able to work under pressure
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Comfortable working late nights and at weekends
Skills & Experience
Essential:
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Confident, friendly and positive communicator
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Able to follow set processes and procedures with good attention to detail
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Works well in a team environment
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Works well in a busy environment
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Flexible thinking and the ability to respond to changes as they arise
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Experience of working in similar level role at a bar, nightclub or other hospitality venue (or able to demonstrate transferable skills)
Desirable:
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Mixologist Experience
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Personal License Holder
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First Aid Trained
Other Information
The Love Inn is committed to increasing diversity within our workforce, promoting equality and openly challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds - please click here to read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
We are also committed to promoting equality of opportunity for disabled staff. We aim to support disabled staff by making reasonable adjustments wherever possible to prevent any disadvantage. If you would like to discuss this informally and confidentially prior to making an application, please contact our Accessibility Manager - accessibility@teamlove.org.
Physical Description of Work: Bar work is often physically demanding, requiring activity and movement throughout a shift like stooping, reaching and twisting. The ability to interact with customers and colleagues is required, as is manual dexterity for preparing drinks and handling cash. The environment is often noisy and crowded. Stamina and endurance are required.
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Next Steps
If you think this sounds like the role for you, please apply here.
If you have any questions about the role, (or need the application form in an alternative format - if relevant) please contact rhod@teamlove.org
The Love Inn operates under UK Employment Law and we will require evidence of your right to work in the UK at interview stage.



