Barback

About Clays

Clays is an amazing and fun activity bar inspired by the Olympic sport of clay target shooting. We combine interactive clay target shooting with an exceptional customer experience, great food and drinks in a spectacular space in central London. Our first Clays venue launched into the vibrant competitive socialising industry with a bang in November 2021.

We have ambitious growth plans to build a great global brand, expanding both domestically and into key global markets where the appeal for Britishness and competitive socialising has tested strongly. 

Our vision is to be the destination for fun, where people can come together to play, eat, drink and dance. Our goal is to create a scalable global brand and business through our passion and expertise in technology, data, brand, hospitality and customer experience.

Summary of position & key attributes

Our Bar Team is key to the experience and theatre of our business and you will be supporting the bartenders and floor team in a fast pace exciting environment. You will work closely with the kitchen and front of house team to deliver exceptional standards of service. 

We are looking for highly motivated barbacks that have a desire to be trained to become bartenders in the business. You will be provided extensive training and be expected to achieve execution criteria and consistency. 

Day to day duties will involve preparation for general service, preparing and setting up for private events, execution during service hours and maintaining the high hygiene and safety policies.  

We are looking for a self-driven passionate  individual that strives for excellence, iIdeally with some experience in the hospitality industry. This role will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business, including weekend and late night working.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supporting the preparation drinks

• Supporting the delivery of service

• Providing assistance to all service staff

• Understanding of our technology

• Engaging with our products and offering

• Maintaining the cleanliness of the bar

• Ensure that the bar is stocked throughout service

• Maintenance and cleanliness of all stock areas

• Preparation and break down of the bar

• Acceptance and recording of deliveries

• Maintaining Health & Safety expectations

• Completing curriculum of the Career Tree

Be a brand champion maintaining expectations and delivery at all times.

Skills and desired qualifications

• Some hospitality experience preferred but not essential

• Demonstrate an interest and drive for the hospitality industry

• Ability to work under pressure

• Experience in high volume bars, preferred not essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

 What you’ll get in return

We value our colleagues greatly and want them to feel rewarded, this role is offered with a competitive base salary of £10.50 per hour, plus £2.25 per hour Tronc service charge and quarterly Tronc bonuses. 

Other great benefits include:

- Continuing Career Development via our Career Tree learning journey and opportunities for progression in our growing business

- Paid Breaks

- 32 working days’ holiday pro rata every holiday year including bank holidays and an increasing holiday allocation with length of service up to a maximum of 36 days

- Additional Celebration Day every year to celebrate something that is important to you

- Generous 50% Staff Discount  during off peak periods and 25% Staff Discount during Peak Periods to enjoy Clays with your friends and family

- Market-leading Parental Leave Policies. In addition to  your statutory rights, Clays offers all colleagues with 12 months service, 13 weeks leave at 100% pay (based on your average weekly earnings) for Maternity, Adoption and Paternity and Partner leave

- 8 weeks Company Sick Pay at full pay and 2 weeks at half pay (inclusive of SSP and subject to notification requirements)

- All colleagues are eligible to join the Company’s non-contributory Pension scheme, where the Company will contribute a minimum of 3% of your basic salary into the scheme and you will pay a minimum of 5% of your basic salary into the scheme 

- Staff recognition and incentives

You will be part of a growing brand, business and an exciting adventure with excellent training opportunities and investment in your personal development. 

Life with Clays

Just like our venues are designed for everyone, so is our workplace. We know that we can't possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people, and that's why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We want the different perspectives, increased creativity and higher innovation that comes from diversity. So it doesn’t matter what you look like or where you come from, as long as you are passionate about making a positive impact then we want to hear from you. 

And of course, we're looking for someone who's going to live and breathe our values, which is why we framed them as a set of questions that inform what we do:

1. Is it safe? - This applies to all decisions, and without it, we don't proceed. Whether it's a decision that someone's had too much to drink or if we want to open a site in a new city, we must first ask if it is safe for the people and the business.

2. Will it enhance the experience? - We are an experience-led company, so we will replace someone's drink if they spill it accidentally as it's going to enhance their experience.

3. Is it lasting? - We want our business to survive the test of time, so when a decision to do something unsustainable comes up, you can guess the route we take. Do something right and do it once.

About Clays

Clays is an amazing and fun activity bar inspired by the Olympic sport of clay target shooting. We combine interactive clay target shooting with an exceptional customer experience, great food and drinks in a spectacular space in central London. Our first Clays venue launched into the vibrant competitive socialising industry with a bang in November 2021.

We have ambitious growth plans to build a great global brand, expanding both domestically and into key global markets where the appeal for Britishness and competitive socialising has tested strongly. 

Our vision is to be the destination for fun, where people can come together to play, eat, drink and dance. Our goal is to create a scalable global brand and business through our passion and expertise in technology, data, brand, hospitality and customer experience.

Summary of position & key attributes

Our Bar Team is key to the experience and theatre of our business and you will be supporting the bartenders and floor team in a fast pace exciting environment. You will work closely with the kitchen and front of house team to deliver exceptional standards of service. 

We are looking for highly motivated barbacks that have a desire to be trained to become bartenders in the business. You will be provided extensive training and be expected to achieve execution criteria and consistency. 

Day to day duties will involve preparation for general service, preparing and setting up for private events, execution during service hours and maintaining the high hygiene and safety policies.  

We are looking for a self-driven passionate  individual that strives for excellence, iIdeally with some experience in the hospitality industry. This role will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business, including weekend and late night working.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Supporting the preparation drinks

• Supporting the delivery of service

• Providing assistance to all service staff

• Understanding of our technology

• Engaging with our products and offering

• Maintaining the cleanliness of the bar

• Ensure that the bar is stocked throughout service

• Maintenance and cleanliness of all stock areas

• Preparation and break down of the bar

• Acceptance and recording of deliveries

• Maintaining Health & Safety expectations

• Completing curriculum of the Career Tree

Be a brand champion maintaining expectations and delivery at all times.

Skills and desired qualifications

• Some hospitality experience preferred but not essential

• Demonstrate an interest and drive for the hospitality industry

• Ability to work under pressure

• Experience in high volume bars, preferred not essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

 What you’ll get in return

We value our colleagues greatly and want them to feel rewarded, this role is offered with a competitive base salary of £10.50 per hour, plus £2.25 per hour Tronc service charge and quarterly Tronc bonuses. 

Other great benefits include:

- Continuing Career Development via our Career Tree learning journey and opportunities for progression in our growing business

- Paid Breaks

- 32 working days’ holiday pro rata every holiday year including bank holidays and an increasing holiday allocation with length of service up to a maximum of 36 days

- Additional Celebration Day every year to celebrate something that is important to you

- Generous 50% Staff Discount  during off peak periods and 25% Staff Discount during Peak Periods to enjoy Clays with your friends and family

- Market-leading Parental Leave Policies. In addition to  your statutory rights, Clays offers all colleagues with 12 months service, 13 weeks leave at 100% pay (based on your average weekly earnings) for Maternity, Adoption and Paternity and Partner leave

- 8 weeks Company Sick Pay at full pay and 2 weeks at half pay (inclusive of SSP and subject to notification requirements)

- All colleagues are eligible to join the Company’s non-contributory Pension scheme, where the Company will contribute a minimum of 3% of your basic salary into the scheme and you will pay a minimum of 5% of your basic salary into the scheme 

- Staff recognition and incentives

You will be part of a growing brand, business and an exciting adventure with excellent training opportunities and investment in your personal development. 

Life with Clays

Just like our venues are designed for everyone, so is our workplace. We know that we can't possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people, and that's why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We want the different perspectives, increased creativity and higher innovation that comes from diversity. So it doesn’t matter what you look like or where you come from, as long as you are passionate about making a positive impact then we want to hear from you. 

And of course, we're looking for someone who's going to live and breathe our values, which is why we framed them as a set of questions that inform what we do:

1. Is it safe? - This applies to all decisions, and without it, we don't proceed. Whether it's a decision that someone's had too much to drink or if we want to open a site in a new city, we must first ask if it is safe for the people and the business.

2. Will it enhance the experience? - We are an experience-led company, so we will replace someone's drink if they spill it accidentally as it's going to enhance their experience.

3. Is it lasting? - We want our business to survive the test of time, so when a decision to do something unsustainable comes up, you can guess the route we take. Do something right and do it once.