****** FESTIVE
RECRUITMENT! ******
Dakota Hotel
based in Leeds City Centre are seeking outgoing individuals with waiting
experience, to join us for the Festive period, within our Bar and Grill.
Roles we
are hiring for:
Bar
* Bar Porter – 16
hours per week (£12.00 per hour)
* Bar
Waiter/Waitress – 16 hours per week (£12.50 per hour)
* Bartender – 16 hours
per week (£12.85 per hour)
Grill
* Restaurant
Waiter/Waitress – 12 hours per week (£12.50 per hour)
Please note:
* All contracts are on a fixed term basis, and you must be available to start on 5th November 2024 with the contract ending on 2nd January 2025 (inclusive).
* Earnings are paid weekly (inclusive of the anticipated tronc payment).
PRIMARY ROLE
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Working within
the Bar and Grill, provide table service, taking guest orders, and running
trays of food and drinks to guest tables.
* Provide the
highest levels of guest service, offering personalised drinks recommendations
and making genuine conversation to get to know our guests.
* Work closely
with the Reception team to ensure the effective flow of communication.
* To have a
comprehensive knowledge of food and beverage menu options to be able to offer
guests recommendations, including understanding the allergens present.
* To make drinks in accordance with our menu specifications
including mixing cocktails and hot drinks such as lattes with coffee art.
* Carry out bar set up at the start of a service including
preparing garnishes, glassware and cleaning duties. Additionally, at the end of your shift, ensure the bar
has been fully cleaned down and prepared ready for the following shift.
BENEFITS
In addition to being part of a
culture infused with positivity and opportunity for ongoing development,
tangible benefits you could enjoy when you join our team include:
* 40 per cent off stays at any
Dakota
* 25 per cent off drinks and
dining at any Dakota
* Access to our Employee
Assistance Program which includes
* free private mental health
support and counselling sessions
* video GP consultations and
private prescription services
* access to daily rewards to be
cashed out for shopping vouchers
* Access to discounted gift card
platform
* Support from our inhouse Mental
Health Champions
* Additional holiday day on the
first anniversary of your employment
* Family-friendly flexible
working options
* Meals on duty and uniforming
* £200 bonus to recommend a
friend to join our team
* £10 bonus every time you are
mentioned on Trip Advisor
* Free bi-annual eye testing for
users of display screen equipment
* Accredited, certified
compliance training given on employment such as in Food Hygiene, Alcohol
Responsibility, Data Protection, and Health & Safety
* Access to a suite of external,
certified resources via our Learning Management System
* Supportive continuous
professional development culture with an annual appraisal and objectives, or a
Personal Development Plan
* Opportunities to undertake
both internal and external training courses, including potential for in-house
Apprenticeships
Full terms on our benefits can
be found in our Handbook.
ABOUT DAKOTA
HOTELS
Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known
for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserie Grills and upscale cocktail Bars.
Dakota’s story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh,
in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into
prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, and Manchester, with Newcastle coming in 2025 and more in our pipeline.
Dakota is synonymous for delivering attentive and
genuine guest service. We attract hard-working individuals who are passionate
about working to the highest standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s
Top 15 Best Employers in Hospitality for the last five years in a row. We were
also featured within the Top 10 employers in the 2024 Sunday Times Best Places
to Work in the UK, as well as being awarded the Spotlight Award for Best Places
to Work for LGBTQIA+ employees.
As recent winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the
Year’, we have award-winning internal training programmes within Dakota Academy
fostering continuous development and ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of
our leaders have been promoted internally and, for four consecutive years, a
member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer
to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in the industry, demonstrating our success in
developing talent.
Eurocentral | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Leeds |
Manchester | Newcastle
Our
location, 8 Russell St, Leeds LS1 5RN, ideally located on Greek Street, we are
just a 5min walk from Leeds Train Station. We are also easily accessible by
bus, close to the east parade bus link and within a 10min walk from Leeds Bus
Station.
We
are an 94-bedroom luxury hotel boasting a destination cocktail bar with a
champagne room, and brasserie-style Grill.
APPLY
Please
send us your up to date CV.
Visit
our Careers page to learn about
current opportunities and find your #DreamRolesAtDakota – we’d love to hear
from you!
For
more information on our luxury hotel, please visit our:
* Website
* Dakota Hotels
Instagram or Dakota Leeds
Instagram
* Trip
Advisor
* Facebook page