The Groucho Club
Bar Supervisor
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About The Groucho Club
The Groucho exists to keep Soho’s artistic, liberal spirit burning bright, and to champion London’s role as a creative powerhouse on the world stage. A joyful, generous and welcoming space for ideas, creative life and the occasional late night.
Born in 1985 as the antidote to the cloistered gentlemen’s clubs of London’s Mayfair, The Groucho Club was founded on a radical idea: that good company is the kind chosen by ideas rather than status, that emerging voices belong in the same room as established ones, and that culture is made through conversation, collision and curiosity.
Forty years on, that belief still drives everything we do. We exist to facilitate the conversations that shape culture now and next, to back the people making it, and to keep Soho generous, welcoming and alive to creative possibility. We host, we don’t serve.
Members and guests are people we know, not names on a list.
Bar Supervisor
We are looking for a confident and energetic Bar Supervisor to help lead our bar team and deliver exceptional experiences for our members and guests. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in high standards, and understands that great hospitality begins with genuine connection.
As a Bar Supervisor, you will support the Bars Manager in overseeing daily operations while leading by example behind the bar and throughout the club. You will be responsible for ensuring service flows seamlessly, drinks are consistently prepared to the highest standard, and the team feels motivated, supported, and set up for success.
This role is about creating momentum on every shift. From managing service standards and coaching bartenders to building relationships with members and solving challenges in real time, you'll play an important role in bringing the Groucho experience to life.
At The Groucho Club, every interaction matters. As a supervisor, you'll help shape an environment that is welcoming, vibrant, and unforgettable for everyone who walks through our doors.
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting the Bars Manager in overseeing daily bar operations and maintaining exceptionally high service standards.
- Leading from the floor and behind the bar, ensuring drinks are prepared consistently, accurately, and in line with club specifications.
- Supervising bartenders during service, coordinating responsibilities, and maintaining smooth service flow throughout the shift.
- Delivering warm, attentive, and professional service while building genuine relationships with members and guests.
- Leading pre-service briefings and ensuring the team understands daily priorities, menu updates, specials, and operational requirements.
- Coaching and mentoring bartenders on service style, cocktail preparation, product knowledge, and operational procedures.
- Monitoring stock levels, supporting requisitions, minimising waste, and maintaining agreed par levels.
- Ensuring all bar stations, service areas, and back-of-house areas are clean, organised, and fully prepared for service.
- Handling guest feedback professionally and supporting service recovery with confidence and discretion.
- Reviewing bills, voids, and end-of-night reports, escalating discrepancies where necessary.
- Supporting staff welfare, attendance monitoring, and Return to Work procedures.
- Working closely with floor teams, kitchen teams, events teams, and Duty Managers to ensure seamless operation across the club.
- Maintaining compliance with Health & Safety, Food Safety, COSHH, allergen, and hygiene standards at all times.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Previous experience as a Bar Supervisor or Senior Bartender in a busy, high-volume hospitality environment.
- Strong cocktail, spirit, wine, and beverage knowledge with a passion for quality and consistency.
- A natural leader who enjoys inspiring, motivating, and developing others.
- A confident communicator who builds positive relationships with both guests and colleagues.
- Calm under pressure and able to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
- Organised and detail-oriented, with a strong understanding of bar operations and service standards.
- A genuine host who understands that hospitality is about creating memorable experiences.
- Proactive and solutions-focused, taking ownership of challenges and seeing them through.
- Comfortable working across a diverse and dynamic membership, adapting your approach while remaining authentic.
- Flexible, dependable, and eager to contribute to the continued success of the club.
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Why You’ll Love It Here
- Competitive salary
- 30 days holiday inc. bank holidays, pro-rata
- Wagestream to support your financial wellbeing
- Nutritious meals made by our team
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action
- Refer a Friend Scheme – up to £1000 to share with your friend!
- And all the other things that get us excited such as staff parties, food and cocktail tasting and working alongside London’s best members.
Equal Opportunities
The Groucho Club is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
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