Bar staff

J D Wetherspoon; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meal and drink on shift

20% discount on food and hotel stays

Bonus scheme

Flexible hours with guaranteed hours

Job summary

The Portland Hotel in Chesterfield is seeking bar staff. Join J D Wetherspoon for a fun, fast-paced team where no experience is required—just a positive attitude and a willingness to learn. You’ll work in a busy pub, serving drinks and meals to guests with high standards.

We offer a free meal and a drink on shift, 20% discount on food and hotel stays for you and up to three guests, a bonus scheme and flexible hours with some guaranteed contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience not required; good attitude, willingness to learn and a calm head under pressure.
• Team player with reliability and customer service mindset.

Responsibilities

• Taking orders, preparing, dispensing and serving drinks at the bar or via the customer app
• Delivering food to customers and clearing plates within the required timeframes
• Providing friendly customer interactions and building rapport
• Being knowledgeable about promotions, events and new products
• Maintaining clean as you go standards and toilet checks
• Working in all areas including glass-washing, restocking fridges, floor and beer garden clearing and other duties as needed

Job description

Job Ref

666493

Job Title

Bar staff

Pub

The Portland Hotel, Chesterfield

Salary

£12.81

Closing Date

13-10-2026

Vacancy Description

The ideal applicant

We`re looking for fun, enthusiastic, passionate people to join our hard-working teams. No experience is needed, just a good attitude, a willingness to learn and a calm head under pressure. As a UK Top Employer with an award-winning training programme, we know that we can teach you the skills you`ll need to succeed.

Whether you`re looking for a long-term career or just some extra shifts, if you`re reliable, friendly and love working as part of a team - this role could be perfect for you.

What`s in it for you?

• competitive rate of pay
• a free meal and a drink, when working
• 20% discount on all food, drinks and hotel accommodation (for you and up to three guests), when not working
• £1 extra per hour, for hours worked during midnight-5.59am
• bonus scheme - earn up to 19% of your pay
• availability of guaranteed-hours contracts and variable-hours contracts
• paid holiday
• free shares (after a qualifying period)
• loyalty reward scheme

At a glance, your role is to work as part of a team to serve food and drinks to the correct specification, working efficiently, all while maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety and customer service.

Our pubs open early and close late, so we offer great flexibility with shift patterns, including mornings, evenings, weekends and late finishes.

Duties Include

• taking orders, preparing, dispensing and serving drinks to the correct spec, whether at the bar or via the customer app
• delivering food to customers, ensuring that check-backs are completed and clearing plates within the required timeframe
• providing friendly customer interactions: say "hello", thank customers and build rapport
• being knowledgeable about promotions, events and new products
• maintain our `clean as you go` standards, including clearing tables, wiping surfaces and carrying out toilet checks
• working in all areas, including glass-washing, restocking fridges, floor and beer garden clearing and other duties, as needed

Progression and development

Most Wetherspoon team leaders and managers started in the kitchen or behind the bar.

If you`re looking to progress, we can support your development with:

• structured on-the-job training.
• apprenticeships and management academies.
• cross-training into other areas (kitchen, hotel).
• opportunities to move into team-leader, kitchen-shift-leader and/or pub-manager roles.

Wetherspoon promotes an inclusive working environment where everyone is welcome.

When you`re at work, we want you to feel comfortable being yourself. Whatever your background, preferences or beliefs, we`ll ensure that you have the skills and knowledge you need for a great career with us.

Under-18s may attract a lower rate of pay, always in line with, but usually above, national guidelines.

If a high number of applications is received, this vacancy may close early.

Hours Per Week

8

Monday Hours

Flexible
Flexible

Tuesday Hours

Flexible
Flexible

Wednesday Hours

Flexible
Flexible

Thursday Hours

Flexible
Flexible

Friday Hours

Flexible
Flexible

Saturday Hours

Flexible
Flexible

Sunday Hours

Flexible
Flexible