Duty Manager

Salary: £12.50 per hour

The Castle Cinema are looking for full-time and part-time Duty Managers to join their team.

About The Castle Cinema

The Castle Cinema is an independent community cinema in Hackney, and the reincarnation of one of London’s earliest cinemas! Built in 1913 as The Castle Electric Theatre, the original cinema closed in 1958 but re-opened in 2017 after a successful crowdfunding campaign.

With two beautiful screens and a stunning bar, we’re passionate about great films, delicious refreshments and genuine service, and want a trip to The Castle to be remarkable for all three.

We’re proud to have built a great reputation with the following values: Honest & generous; Friendly & informal; Diverse & inclusive.

Summary

Duty Managers are responsible for the day to day management of The Castle Cinema, ensuring an outstanding customer experience.

They open and close the building, run the cinema’s daily operations, lead the Front of House (FOH) and Supervisor team, ensure excellent customer service, and are accountable for areas of delegated responsibilities – assisting Senior Managers and Directors in a wide range of daily, weekly and ad-hoc tasks.

Please read the full job description here.

Terms & Conditions

• Job title: Duty Manager
• Reporting to: Senior Managers, Cinema Directors
• Manager of: Front of House and Supervisors
• Pay: £12.50ph
• Hours: 24-40 hours per week, we’re open to full-time and part-time applicants. Evening and weekend availability is essential.
• Holiday entitlement: equivalent of 28 days per year (calculated pro rata)
• Other benefits: complimentary tickets to screenings and events in the cinema, 50% discount on food and drink at the bar.
• Contract: permanent, subject to a three month probationary period

Applications

Please send CVs and cover letters to: jobs@thecastlecinema.com and include “Duty Manager” in the subject line. Cover letters should be no longer than a page long, and outline why you would like to work with The Castle.

Please complete this diversity monitoring survey: https://forms.gle/4uAP4Z8mqpk9j6Ns9

Deadline for applications: midnight 30 Sept. There will be two interview stages, the first with the senior managers  and the second with the Cinema Directors.

Start Date: Ideally from mid-October. There will be several training days scheduled as part of the on-boarding process.

Please note: as a small team we may not be able to respond to every application, if you haven’t heard back from us by 6 Oct this means your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you in advance for your interest.

Last updated: 13 Sep 2022

The closing date for this position is 30/09/2022 at 00:00