Bartender (Seasonal)

Kerb; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 22.000 - 29.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

F&B discount

CODE app

Employee Assistance

Perks at Work

28 days holiday

London Living Wage

Best Companies Accredited

Descripción de la vacante

Kerb at Seven Dials Market in London is seeking seasonal Bartenders for the festive period. You'll deliver exceptional hospitality, craft drinks, engage guests, and support the KERB Sports Bar during peak periods.

Two-month contract starting Monday 2 November. Ideal candidates have hospitality experience, upselling skills, and a positive, flexible attitude. Weekend and evening availability is essential.

Formación

• Experience in hospitality or bar service.
• Ability to upsell and engage guests.
• Positive, flexible attitude and problem-solving mindset.
• Experience using tablet till systems (Lightspeed).
• Awareness of licensing requirements and responsible service.
• Love of great food and drink.
• Availability to work weekends and evenings.

Responsabilidades

• Provide exceptional service to guests and address queries or escalations with the line manager.
• Take direction from senior staff while using initiative in a busy environment.
• Assist with bar setup before opening and post-service cleanup.
• Clean down, reset for the next day, manage waste and stock checks.
• Know the SDM food and beverage offering and make guest recommendations.
• Adhere to safety regulations and verify customer ages when serving alcohol.

Conocimientos

People skills

Upselling

Positive attitude

Lightspeed

Licensing knowledge

Hospitality enthusiasm

Weekend/evenings availability

Herramientas

Lightspeed Till

Descripción del empleo

Description

Fancy being part of the team behind the festive buzz at Seven Dials Market? We're looking for seasonal team members to join us for our busiest and most vibrant time of the year.

Whether you're looking to gain hospitality experience, pick up new skills, or simply earn some extra money over the festive season, this is a great opportunity to join a supportive team and experience life at one of London's most exciting food and drink destinations. You'll primarily be based at Seven Dials Market, but may also have the chance to support our KERB Sports Bar team during peak trading periods and events, giving you exposure to different sides of the KERB business.

We're looking for team members who can join us for 2 months from Monday 2nd November and bring great energy throughout the festive season.

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.

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 clean down
• 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.

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, food halls in Central London and across the US and Germany 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.