What This Role Is Here To Do (Role Purpose)
As Bar Manager at Poolhouse, you're responsible for running a high-volume, high-impact bar with precision, pride, and purpose. You’ll lead the bar team with clarity and confidence, ensuring smooth operations, great standards, and a lively atmosphere that keeps drinks flowing and guests smiling. From rota planning to stock control, training to floor presence, you’ll be the calm, organised centre of the action – setting the tone, pace, and standards every shift.
What Success Looks Like
* The bar runs like clockwork, even on the busiest nights
* Drinks are served fast, correctly, and always to spec
* The team is well-trained, well-presented, and performing to a high standard
* Stock, wastage, and cash handling are tightly managed
* Communication flows smoothly between bar, floor, and kitchen
* Guests consistently compliment speed, service, and vibe at the bar
* Team members feel supported, challenged, and inspired to grow
Where This Role Can Take You
With continued growth, development, and results, this role can grow into:
* AGM (Assistant General Manager)
* General Manager
Our Way of Working
This role is delivered with care, curiosity, and integrity, in line with our Poolhouse values:
Experience Obsessed | Take Care | Seek Excellence | Integrity | Elite Sports Team Mentality
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Experienced bar leader in a high-volume venue
* Naturally organised, systematic, and proactive
* Comfortable with numbers, stock systems, and reporting
* Confident communicator who gives clear direction and feedback
* Believes in developing people and building strong team culture
* Holds themselves to high personal standards and leads by example
* Strong product knowledge and attention to detail
* Calm under pressure and decisive in busy service moments
* Reliable, professional, and driven to consistently improve and elevate the bar
Benefits
* Lead the bar team with energy, focus, and a sense of fun
* Manage bar stock, deliveries, rotation, and stocktakes with precision
* Ensure all drinks are made to spec and served with pace and personality
* Maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and bar presentation
* Support the GM and AGM with rota planning, budgeting, and compliance
* Train and coach bartenders on skills, service, and brand standards
* Handle guest feedback and operational issues with professionalism
* Track sales, wastage, and key bar performance metrics
* Motivate and support team development through feedback and recognition
* Set and uphold expectations for appearance, punctuality, and teamwork
Benefits
* Founding member bonus payment
* Wellbeing membership
* Monthly Employee rewards
* Nutritious meals at work
* Social occasions to enjoy the Poolhouse community
* Medicash
* Code subscription