Why work with us?

A career with the Beck Theatre is never dull, often challenging but at the same time fun and rewarding.

• Our business model is unique and our specialisms are broad.  You will learn and grow with us. 
• Our teams are super people to work with – we know because they regularly tell us!
• We expect staff to express their views, to listen to ours and to be part of decision-making processes.
• We’re proactively committed to diversity and equal opportunity for all.
• We’re very supportive of our staff achieving a happy work-life balance.
• Our vision is quite simply to be the UK’s premier provider of live entertainment and hospitality and we know that our people are our most important asset.

Students

Working with the Beck Theatre is popular with students as we offer a range of casual opportunities within hospitality, technical and marketing that can work around your studies.

Types of Roles

Hospitality

Providing innovative dining, drinking and conference facilities with theatrical flair requires a range of talented chefs and friendly servers over a range of levels and employment types.  

Box Office

The approachable Box Office team provide excellent customer service while proactively selling tickets in this customer-facing role offering fun and flexibility.

 

Technical

Often the hidden function of a theatre, these heroes make the show happen from assisting with the ‘get-in’ to managing the sound and lighting. 

 

Marketing

The marketing and promotions teams ensure our customers know about the broad-range of incredible events within the venues' many spaces in this busy but exciting department.

 

Administration and Management

Off the stage a gifted group of administrators, finance and management teams ensure the venues run smoothly. 

Assistant Box Office Manager

We are looking for a well-presented and professional individual with drive and leadership potential who is seeking career progression within a box office environment and can demonstrate a track record of excellent customer service.

The successful candidate will assist the Box Office Manager in efficiently and effectively running the Beck Theatre’s Box Office as a customer-focused proactive ticket sales operation which maximises all income opportunities; supervising in line with set procedures and playing an active role in the sale of tickets and database management.

Salary: £20,000 p/a dependant on experience, ability and potential

Deadline: Fri 4 May at 12 noon

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Commis Chef - Apprenticeship

We are looking an ambitious and organised self-starter who is keen to get started with a career in the kitchen. With training and support, you will learn and undertake a broad range of basic food preparation and operation functions across all kitchen sections to the quality standard set by the Head Chef and Sous Chef.

The successful candidate will work effectively and productively within the kitchen operating in a fair and equal manner that demonstrates effective teamwork. They will learn to ensure ingredients are stored, prepared and cooked correctly to deliver a quality product that is safe for the consumer. They will develop a range of craft preparation and basic cooking skills and techniques to prepare, produce and present dishes and menu items to highest standard in line with business requirements.

Deadline: Fri 20 April

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Kitchen Porter

We are looking for a hardworking individual with experience working in a kitchen environment to join our extremely busy catering team to support kitchen hygiene and the chef. This person must be able to work efficiently as part of the team, be able to follow instructions and carry out delegated tasks accurately, effectively and within given timeframes, able to demonstrate reliability and good time keeping and have a flexible attitude.
 

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Catering Assistants

Casual Hours - £7.38 per hour

Assisting the Hospitality Manager in presenting a professional and efficient catering provision for performances and special events. This multi-skilled role includes the operation of bar, coffee shop and food service.

Experience in restaurant, kitchen or bar service would be advantageous, but training will be provided where necessary.

Over 18s only.
 

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Please send completed application forms along with your CV and covering letter to:

Steve Sargeant
Theatre Manager
Beck Theatre
Grange Road
Hayes
Middlesex
UB3 2UE

or email ssargeant@becktheatre.org.uk

Do you love theatre and the arts?

Have you ever considered Volunteering?

There are lots of reasons why people volunteer. It may be that you want to make use of your skills (or learn new ones). Perhaps you would like to broaden your work experience, give something back to your community...or perhaps you simply want to meet people and make new friends. Whatever the reasons, volunteering with the Beck Theatre is a really rewarding experience!

As a the Beck Theatre Volunteer Usher you’ll be the face of the theatre, meeting and greeting our guests and ensuring that they have a fantastic experience when they visit us. We’ll train, guide and support you so that you can volunteer for us with knowledge and confidence. We know that everyone has commitments in their lives, so we’re flexible about when you volunteer. 

Volunteering with the Beck Theatre is an opportunity to taste, first hand, life in a theatre environment. If you have time to spare and would like to find out more, we’d love to hear from you.

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Meet the team

We’re committed to training and developing our staff, preparing them for their next step in whichever direction that might be. Here’s the proof.

Hollie King

Hollie joined the Beck in 2005 as Marketing Assistant, she started doing some additional casual hours in the Box Office to help out the team and realised that she loved meeting and assisting all of our customers. In 2014 she became the Box Office Manager, a busy role that she finds interesting and very varied as well as lots of fun.

Hollie says “I never thought I would end up in the Box Office when I first started working at my local theatre.  I really enjoy welcoming excited audiences to the theatre to watch their favourite shows."

 

Savannah Gevell

The Beck Theatre has been a very big part of Savannah’s life ever since she played a sugar cube in Beauty and the Beast at the age of three. She returned to our stage for the annual Summer Projects ‘Footloose’ in 2010 and ‘Grease’ as Rizzo in 2014. Savannah then started helping out the Marketing team with promotions at local events such as Hayes Carnival, Brunel Freshers Fayre, Family Arts Festival and storytelling at Waterstones Uxbridge. In 2015 she joined the team full-time as Box Office Supervisor and has recently been promoted to the role of Assistant Hospitality Manager.

Savannah says “I LOVE THE BECK! It is such a brilliant theatre and I am so lucky to be working here with so many great people. I love helping our customers enjoy their evenings out.”