Licensed Trade Assistant - KSU Student Staff 2026/2027
Kent Students' Union (KSU) runs two Coop franchise stores, Woody's Bar, Library Cafe, and The Venue on the Canterbury campus.
We are hiring for our 26/27 intake of student staff for two of our outlets, Woody's Bar and The Venue. Please see below for a description of each. For further information about the position please see attached job and person specification.
Woody's Bar
In September 2018 we launched a £3m new Student's Union building at Parkwood. The Parkwood building is a significant enhancement to the largest student accommodation area on campus, and boasts a 300 capacity bar/cafe offering a great coffee and food offer with a wide range of student events from quizzes to K-pop karaoke and showing all major sports fixtures. The Parkwood building also hosts a Co-op convenience shop with a broad range of fresh food, hot grab and go food and beverages, a social/study space to relax, meet and make friends, an IT/study hub for students and two dance studios/student activity spaces to support our 250 sports clubs and societies engage with their members.
KSU's Licensed Trade and Catering Department is one of the Union's largest customer-facing departments and runs 3 outlets: The Library Cafe, Woody's and The Venue across the Canterbury campus. We are dedicated to offering students value for money, entertainment and a safe environment to socialise and study in.
The Venue
The Venue is KSU's nightclub which plays host to a wide range of artists and events across the academic year including, Dick and Dom, Shy FX and Andy C (just to name a few). It first opened in 1998 and has continued to improve and remain KSU's largest Licenced Trade outlet. The Venue it home to the Wednesday night with our very own Vensday as well as other Weekly nights covering all music genres.
How to apply
To apply please submit your application on our recruitment portal at ksu.co.uk/careers. Please ensure that you pay particular attention in your application to detailing how you meet the requirements of the person specification.
Please Note:
Successful applicants must be available to complete relevant department training. The attendance of these courses is a mandatory requirement from the post-holder.
Further Information and Questions
If you require further information, please contact:
For interest in Woody's Bar: Johnny Fitzharris, J.Fitzharris@kent.ac.uk
For interest in The Venue: Alex Brogan, A.Brogan-Kent@kent.ac.uk