Job Description

Are you looking to join a fast growing hybrid of experiential leisure and hospitality? The Escapologist is already well established and successful in high footfall locations and offers an excellence like no other within the popular destinations. Our environment and decor wow's with a theme of steam punk and floral influences to enjoy all the bar has to offer. Our venues offer everything from shimmering mocktails and potions to bespoke cocktails, this coupled with our biggest attraction, the Escape Rooms, from Magical to Fantasy to Horror, we have a game for everyone to play and for all ages! Our latest venture now separating into elements of competitive socialising coming to our existing locations soon!

The salary is competitive starting at 30,000 based around an introductory/probationary period and experience. We also offer an entirely uncapped monthly bonus scheme, based around various KPI's of the venue and team.

We are keen for aspiring individuals, who have ambition to look for potential progression within the business. We offer progression opportunities throughout the business for all levels from team member to management.

Are you driven with high expectations and an overall keen eye for attention to detail? Someone who wants to excel with a business and its successes, promoting a strong work ethic and positive attitude. Someone who enjoys keeping things new and fresh in the bar, being up to date with latest trends, with a proactive approach to build on what is already effective.

Ensuring a happy team is extremely important as we develop here at The Escapologist, we believe they are the front and the face of the business, so ensuring your team is engaged, supported and motivated is a very important part of the position.

Role Specifications and Expectations:

- Working with the Team to ensure all daily/weekly/monthly targets and objectives are achieved. With Daily/Weekly/Monthly forecasting and planning and reviewing KPI's.

- On Site Duties - Ensuring all site based tasks are completed to required standards, i.e. check sheets/cleanliness/weekly & monthly procedures using our integrated systems etc.

- Good Business Financial understanding and management, including basic P&L understanding, Outgoings and Costing with Figures and Reporting skills.

- Maintaining the Health & Safety aspects within the Venue and ensure all aspects of such are kept up to date and inline with current guidelines.

- Aspects of Payroll Processing - Updating staff records, assisting higher Managment with payroll and ensure all processes are completed to deadlines and standard.

- HR & Team Management - Using our in-house HR facilities and ensuring all team are managed appropriately. Including recruitment and training, rota management along with holiday and absence processes. Also, supporting with aspects of investigation and disciplinary's/grievances if necessary.

- Office and Administrative Responsibilities, including cash handling and takings reconciliation procedures and ensuring back of house systems are kept in order and are completed to standard.

- Stock Management - stock ordering and rotation, data entry and end of weekly/monthly procedures.

- Social Media and Marketing - Supporting the creation and management of various social media accounts, this being maintained to the highest standard and quality to effectively promote the business. Including monitoring communication on all channels and ensuring all are responded to appropriately and in a timely manner with reliable complaints management and handling.

Benefits include:

Full Time Contract

Discounts at All Escapologist Venues and More

Excellent Career Progression as The Escapologist group grows

28 Days Holiday + 1 additional for your Birthday every year.

Multiple Discounts with other Companies

Employee Benefits throughout the Region

Uncapped Bonus Scheme (OTE up to a potential of an additional 10k per annum)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From 30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Bereavement leave Casual dress Discounted or free food Employee discount Flexitime Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Private medical insurance Store discount
Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 08/09/2025