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WHAT: Bartender WHEN: ASAP REPORTS TO: Bar Supervisor LOCATION: Seven Dials Market SALARY: 13.15 per hour HOURS: Zero hours
Job Description
Company Overview
KERB is a business that powers other businesses. We focus on the incubation and growth of innovative, independent food businesses. We run brilliant street food markets, workshops, consultancy, bars, a food hall in Central London and have developed a growing, successful corporate catering company, KERB Events Limited. We are a food-obsessed and people-first company who believes that everyone with a bit of spark should have the opportunity to ignite it. Be it food entrepreneurs or team members, our mission is to create opportunity and joy through great food, from the KERB up.
Role Description
As a Bartender at Seven Dials Market by KERB, reporting to the Bar Supervisor, you will play a key role in delivering outstanding hospitality by serving a diverse selection of drinks from independent brewers and businesses. The primary responsibilities of this role will include crafting and presenting beverages, engaging with guests, and ensuring a memorable experience through ‘Exceptional Hospitality’. This position is well suited to someone with a strong interest in being a part of KERB, ideally, with a good understanding of casual food and beverage service. You should have experience working in a fast-paced setting, with a keen eye for spotting upselling opportunities.
Whilst a background in the street food scene and experience in high-volume bars or hospitality is highly desirable, the most important qualities you bring to the role are a positive/flexible attitude and excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
* Providing an exceptional service to our guests and answering any queries, complaints/issues and escalate to line manager when necessary.
* Taking direction from senior members of the team, but also using your initiative to work independently and maintain a calm and professional approach in a busy environment.
* Supporting with bar set-up ready for opening – chopping fruit, putting out cups, final cleandown.
* Clean down and re-set for the following day, including but not limited to waste removal, washing-up, stock take, switching off electrical items, rotate stock as necessary.
* Maintain an excellent understanding of the food and beverage offering at SDM and be able to make suggestions and recommendations to guests based on their preferences.
* Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of Challenge 25 and our legal obligations.
* Ensuring compliance with safety regulations and alcohol service laws, including checking the identification of customers to verify age.
Requirements and skills
* Excellent people skills, confident talking to our guests and traders.
* A positive and flexible attitude, with the ability to think laterally and willing to problem solve.
* Experience using tablet based till systems – we use Lightspeed.
* An awareness of the licensing objectives.
* A love of brilliant food and drink.
* Availability to work weekends and evenings.
Desired but not essential
* 1 years experience in bartending however this isn’t a dealbreaker.
* Great knowledge of beers, wines & spirits – cocktail experience would be a bonus.
What you’ll get by joining KERB
* Generous F&B discount across KERB food and drinks.
* Access to Employee Assistance Program (Hospitality Action).
* Perks at Work discounts.
* London Living Wage and Disability Confident Committed employer.
* A Best Companies accredited employer.
Diversity & Inclusion
As part of our values, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusivity at KERB. We actively celebrate our teams’ different abilities, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone, from any background, is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us. Applicants are encouraged to share with our People Team any accommodations or reasonable adjustments required during the recruitment process.
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