Shift Leader

About the job

Key information

• Salary: £22,996.48 per annum
• Working hours – indicate if full or part time (under 35 hours per week is considered part time): 32 hours per week Weds – Sun. This role involves daytime, evening and weekend working
• Contract type: year round / permanent
• Location: The Weavers Pub, Dilton Marsh, BA13 4DZ
• Closing date: Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 09.00am

Fairfield Trust is a local, independent charity. Its core areas of operation include an independent specialist college for young people with additional needs, alongside residential care services. In addition, Fairfield provides practical learning and work placement opportunities through its commercial ventures: The Weavers, a community pub in Dilton Marsh, and the Fairfield Animal Centre, a visitor attraction and café located within Southwick Country Park, Trowbridge.

The Trust’s mission is: To enable young people to live and work without barriers

Our 5 agreed values are:

Teamwork: We hold ourselves and each other to account, and are better when we work together
Compassion: We act with trust, honesty and kindness in everything we do
Inclusion: We treat each other fairly and with respect
Innovation: We encourage thoughtful, creative and aspirational ideas
Pride: We encourage each other to be proud of who we are and what we do

What will I be doing?

Working as a Shift Leader at The Weavers Pub, daily duties may include; supervising and directing small team of staff, opening and closing up, cash/till handling, order taking, drink preparation and serving, kitchen porting, food/drink running, dealing with customer queries, general cleaning and stock rotating. There is an expectation that this role may involve working at other locations across the Trust, including Fairfield College and Fairfield Animal Centre.

This role will also require you to work alongside college students and other trainees as the Weavers serves as training centre for young people with disabilities.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

The role requires excellent customer relations skills and previous hospitality experience is essential.

Additionally, you will be self-motivated and able to work independently, prioritising your workload.

Annual holiday entitlement is 5.6 weeks for a full-time employee, and pro-rata for part-time and term time employees. Public holiday entitlement is included in this amount and you may be required to work any public/bank holidays, which fall on a normal working day.

Essential Experience of:

• Customer facing roles
• Previous hospitality experience; guest services and/or bartending (if applicable)
• Operation of point of sales terminals and reconciliation
• Maintaining cleaning records

Desirable Experience of:

• Working with people with learning difficulties and disabilities
• Previous key holder experience
• Supervisory/shift management
• Ordering pub/ supplies/stock

Supporting documents and information

Suitability of shortlisted candidates will be assessed at interview using a combination of values-based recruitment techniques; a formal interview and/or a supervised observation or practical session where applicable.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please speak to a member of the HR team.

The closing date for this post is Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 09.00am

Interviews will take place week commencing 19 October 2026

We would welcome applications made via the Trust Application Form, available on our website.

Please note that we will not accept CVs

We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received.

Fairfield Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer

A charity for the advancement of education for young people with learning disabilities

Fairfield Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and all staff are expected to share this commitment. You will be expected to report any concerns relating to the safeguarding of young people in accordance with agreed procedures. If your own conduct in relation to the safeguarding of young people gives cause for concern, Fairfield Trust agreed child and adult protection procedures will be followed.

All posts involving direct contact with young people, children and vulnerable groups are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

For all roles that involve regulated activity, a DBS check will be required before appointment is confirmed.

Apply on the Fairfield Trust website