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Duty Manager

Plaza Community Cinema
Part-time
6th July 2026
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Duty Manager

Plaza Community Cinema

Liverpool

Salary: £14 per hour

The Plaza Community Cinema in Liverpool is recruiting for a new part-time Duty Manager. 

The Plaza Community Cinema in Liverpool is recruiting for a new part-time Duty Manager.

Key details
  • Salary: £14 per hour
  • Hours: 20 hours weekly. Evening and weekend work will be necessary. Overtime may be required from time to time. Some flexibility in the working week may be required
  • Responsible to: Cinema Manager
  • Purpose: To assist in the day-to-day running of the Plaza Community Cinema and its activities.
Key responsibilities

To ensure the cinema and all of its activities:

  • Are run efficiently and professionally
  • Meet all safety and legal requirements, and adhere to all cinema policies.

Principal tasks: 

Human Resources

  • To ensure all people carry out their work in line with their job descriptions or work plans
  • To manage all staff on shift in a responsible manner making sure that all areas are covered correctly
  • To ensure your shift has adequate staffing levels and to report any shortage of staff
  • To inform the volunteer coordinator of any staff absences or issues
  • To ensure volunteer details are protected in line with confidentiality guidelines and policies
  • To operate the projectors in a responsible manner, ensuring that all films go on at the correct time, including adverts, and end credits are left to run without shortening the sequence
  • To close down all machines at night ensuring that everything is switched off in accordance with procedures.

Finance and security

  • To cash up the daily box office and kiosk takings efficiently following established procedures
  • To enter the day’s takings on to the paying in book ready for banking the next day
  • To ensure that all cash is locked away in the safe at night and check the change box
  • To ensure the building is secured at the end of the evening, all locks and chains are secured into position, the securing of chains is the duty managers responsibility
  • To check toilets to ensure there are no patrons left in the building
  • To set the alarm system on leaving the building.

Maintenance and repair

  • To ensure all screens are cleaned and brushed out after shows
  • To ensure the foyer area is cleaned, including emptying bins and that staff are regularly checking toilets as required by Plaza
    policies
  • To ensure any damaged areas such as seating are marked and sealed off as required by Health and Safety and reported for repair
  • To ensure the kiosk area is kept clean and machines/floats are cleaned correctly/secured at the end of the day
  • To ensure that the office is locked up on leaving at night.

For the full job description and a person specification, download the job pack.

To apply

To apply, email your CV and a cover letter to: recruitment@plazacinema.org.uk

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The closing date for this position is 06/07/2026 at 17:00