Bartender

KERB; Greater London; On-site; GBP 16,820 - 23,956; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous F&B discount across KERB food and drinks

Access to Employee Assistance Program

25 days holiday + birthday day off

CODE app membership

Job summary

KERB is seeking a Bartender for Corner Corner in Canada Water, London. The ideal candidate will excel in delivering outstanding hospitality, crafting beverages, and engaging with guests in a dynamic environment. Experience in bartending or busy hospitality settings is advantageous. Join a diverse team, enjoy competitive pay at £14.80/hour, generous employee benefits, and the opportunity to grow in a vibrant community space focused on food and culture.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in bartending preferred but not mandatory.
• Great knowledge of beers, wines & spirits; cocktail experience is a plus.
• Availability to work weekends and evenings.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional service and handle guest queries.
• Support bar setup and maintain cleanliness.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and alcohol laws.

Skills

Excellent people skills

Ability to upsell

Positive and flexible attitude

Knowledge of beverages

Job description

Description

Located in Canada Water and developed as a collaboration between Broadwick Spaces and KERB, Corner Corner is a vibrant space that combines food, music, and community. With a rotating selection of food vendors and immersive cultural programming, Corner Corner is a destination for creativity, connection, and collaboration.

Department: Venue Team
Location: Canada Water, London
Compensation: £14.80 / hour

About the Role

As a Bartender at Corner Corner, reporting to the 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 a dynamic team within a vibrant live event space, 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. If you love interacting with guests, delivering exceptional hospitality and radiate a warm, welcoming personality, we’d love to hear from you!

What you'll be doing

• Providing an exceptional service to our guests and answering any queries, complaints, or issues and escalating 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 clean‑down


• Clean down and re‑set for the following day, including waste removal, washing‑up, stock take, switching off electrical items, rotating stock as necessary


• Maintain an excellent understanding of the food and beverage offering at Corner Corner 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

What you'll bring

• Excellent people skills, confident talking to our guests and traders


• An eye for spotting upselling opportunities


• A positive and flexible attitude, with the ability to think laterally and willingness to problem solve


• An awareness of the licensing objectives


• A love of brilliant food and drink


• Availability to work weekends and evenings


• 1 year 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 Corner Corner

• Generous F&B discount across KERB food and drinks


• CODE app membership


• Access to Employee Assistance Program (Hospitality Action)


• Perks at Work discounts


• 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) + birthday day off


• 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.