Bartender (Part Time)

KERB Food Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous F&B discount across KERB food

CODE app membership

Employee Assistance Program

Perks at Work discounts

London Living Wage

Best Companies accreditation

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

KERB is seeking a Part-Time Bartender for Covent Garden, London, at Seven Dials Market. You will craft beverages, welcome guests, and deliver exceptional hospitality under the Bar Supervisor, with a focus on upselling in a fast-paced setting.

The role requires weekend/evening availability and prior experience in bar service, ideally within street food or high-volume venues. This is a zero-hours, part-time position at SDM by KERB.

Qualifications

• Excellent people skills and ability to engage with guests.
• Upselling opportunities and proactive service mindset.
• Positive and flexible attitude, able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional service to guests and address queries or issues.
• Follow directions while using initiative to work independently in busy periods.
• Assist with bar setup and cleaning duties for each shift.
• Maintain bar cleanliness, stock checks, waste removal and safety compliance.
• Know and promote the drink offerings and advise guests based on preferences.
• Ensure familiarity with Challenge 25 and licensing requirements.

Skills

People skills

Upselling

Positive attitude

Lightspeed experience

Licensing compliance awareness

Hospitality knowledge

Weekend/evening availability

Tools

Lightspeed

Job description

Bartender (Part Time)

Application Deadline: 12 November 2026

Department: Venue Team

Employment Type: Zero Hours

Location: Covent Garden, London

Reporting To: Raf Silva

Compensation: £14.80 / hour

Description

As a Part-time 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.

What you'll be doing

• Providing an exceptional service to our guests and answering any queries, complaints/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 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.

What you'll bring to KERB

Essential

• 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 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
• CODE app membership
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (Hospitality Action)
• Perks at Work discounts
• 28 days holiday pro rata (including bank holidays)
• 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.