Assistant Manager

Assistant Manager

Full-time | Bar & Events Focus | Competitive salary + tronc

Market House is Reading’s grown‑up playground. Big bar, big energy, packed weekends, corporate bookings midweek, and a crowd that expects things to run smoothly without being babysat.

We’re looking for an Assistant Manager with solid bar experience who’s comfortable leading from the floor, running shifts, and helping deliver everything from corporate meetings to full‑tilt Friday and Saturday nights.

You’ll be part of the core management team, working across service, people and events. One minute you might be setting up a corporate meeting or private hire, the next you’re running a busy late shift with DJs, games and a full floor.

This is a hands‑on role. You’ll be expected to lead the team, not watch it.

• Running shifts across the bar, events and late nights.
• Leading and motivating a large team of casual staff and supervisors.
• Supporting delivery of corporate meetings, private hires and parties.
• Keeping service standards high during busy Friday and Saturday nights.
• Managing games bookings, guest flow and the overall vibe of the venue.
• Handling customer issues calmly and confidently.
• Supporting training, onboarding and day‑to‑day people management.
• Working closely with senior managers to keep the operation tight and organised.

• Experience as an Assistant Manager, Supervisor or strong Team Leader in a busy bar‑led venue.
• Confident running a floor and making decisions under pressure.
• Comfortable managing casual staff and flexing teams around trade.
• Organised, people‑focused and calm when it gets busy.
• Happy working late nights, weekends and event‑led shifts.

• Not a desk job.
• Not a quiet pub.
• Not a Monday‑to‑Friday role.

• Clear career pathway and development towards General Manager. A large majority of our GM appointments are internal.
• Access to fully funded apprenticeships and training and development courses.
• Competitive salary plus tronc.
• Free meals on shift.
• 28 days holiday per year.
• Company pension scheme.
• 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and 30% off overnight stays in Young’s Pubs with Rooms.
• Access to the Young’s Share Save scheme.

Market House is set in the centre of Reading, 5 min walk from the train station and surrounded by shops, restaurants and bars. With 23 hotel rooms, private spaces, a roof terrace bar, shuffle board, ping‑pong tables, darts and a karaoke booth we are anything but standard. We strive to provide the best eating, drinking, sleeping and gaming experiences possible, we want to make sure that everyone who walks through our door has the best time possible and most importantly wants to come back and have it again!