Breakfast Manager

Mary Rush Care Ltd; West of England; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension contribution

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership

Job summary

The Washington Guesthouse, Clifton, part of Quarter, is seeking a Breakfast Manager to lead the morning service at our busy Clifton guesthouse. This part-time role covers 25 hours per week across five shifts starting early, with a warm, hands-on manager to motivate a small team.

Responsibilities include overseeing breakfast service with the kitchen, scheduling rotas, maintaining high standards, and ensuring guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising or managing hospitality teams.
• Willingness to work early morning shifts.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead breakfast service each morning and manage the team.
• Write weekly rotas to balance hours with guest numbers.
• Collaborate with breakfast chef to ensure menu quality.
• Monitor guest satisfaction and service standards.
• Oversee stock control of tableware and ingredients.
• Maintain hygiene and Health & Safety standards.
• Coach and provide feedback to team members.
• Lead departmental meetings and contribute to daily hotel operations.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Rotas

Customer service

Excel

Word

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Saint Paul's Road, Bristol, BS8 1LX, UNITED KINGDOM

Join Bristol's favourite independent hospitality group, Quarter, as Breakfast Manager (part time) at our much-loved Washington Guesthouse in Clifton.

Are you an early riser with a passion for great food, great service, and leading a happy team? We're looking for a warm, organised, and hands‑on Breakfast Manager to take the reins of our morning service at The Washington Guesthouse - one of Clifton's most established and best‑loved guesthouses.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced supervisor ready to step up, or an existing manager looking for a new home within a supportive, independent group.

The Breakfast Manager role at a glance:

The Role: Breakfast Manager

Location: The Washington Guesthouse, Clifton, BS8

Hours: Part-time, 25 hours per week, typically worked over 5 morning shifts (rota based to include weekends)

Pay: £13 per hour plus £1,200 annual on-target bonuses (paid monthly)

Typical shift timings: starting at approx. 6:15-6:30am (weekdays) or 7:15-7:30am (weekends), finishing early-mid morning. You'll typically work 5 shifts per week, rota-based

Early starts mean early finishes - your afternoons and evenings are free!

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About The Washington Guesthouse

Located on St Paul's Road in the heart of Clifton, The Washington is a busy and characterful guesthouse - known for comforting cooked breakfasts, cosy boutique charm, and a whole lot of smiles every morning. Think friendly, warm, home‑away-from-home vibes. You'll lead a small, welcoming team who genuinely care about making every guest's stay special.

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What You'll Be Doing as Breakfast Manager

As Breakfast Manager, you'll take full ownership of breakfast service from start to finish - leading your team, delighting guests, and keeping everything running like clockwork. Your role will include:

Leading breakfast service each morning - supporting your team, greeting guests, and solving problems on the spot

Writing weekly rotas that balance your hours budget with forecasted guest numbers

Working closely with the breakfast chef(s) to make sure the menu delivers exactly what guests need (our breakfast is cooked fresh to order)

Keeping a close eye on guest satisfaction, service standards, and that all-important "wow" factor

Managing stock control across tableware, dry goods, and wet stock

Overseeing kitchen and dining area cleanliness, ensuring hygiene and Health & Safety standards are always met

Training new team members and giving your existing team constructive, supportive feedback

Leading departmental meetings, a monthly team presentation, and attending weekly hotel team meetings

Making sure you and your team are always guest‑ready - uniform, grooming, and standards on point

Keeping on top of admin - from KPI tracking to Safer Food Better Business logs

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Perks - What's In It For You?

Excellent long term progression opportunities (see our people page for some inspiring stories!)

The Washington is part of Quarter , an independent Clifton-based hospitality group. As such you’ll enjoy our Quarter staff discount - giving you a 20% discount in all our restaurants (plus a 50% discount at Racks between 5pm and 8pm on Fridays, and 50% off at Pizza on the Park on Sundays) and entitling you to fantastic friends and family rates within our hotels

Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support, national discounts and other wellbeing advice

50% off HowTheLightGetsIn festival tickets for you, your friends and family

The opportunity to work within an award winning independent hospitality company

Pension contribution

First Bus travel discount (10% off)

Cycle to work scheme + secure bike storage

Competitive Gym membership at Anytime Fitness on Queen's Road in Clifton and other local discounts including hairdressers, Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, Hospitality Rewards scheme and a very handy B&Q + Tradepoint discount

Regular company socials - Quarter holds regular parties for our staff to say thank you (with free food and a few free drinks!)

Ongoing training and support

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Who We're Looking For in our next Breakfast Manager

A friendly, outgoing, and confident leader who loves getting stuck in

Genuinely passionate about delivering great guest experiences

Someone who can juggle priorities, make quick decisions, and keep a cool head before most people's first coffee of the day

Comfortable with basic computer skills (Word & Excel) for rotas, admin, and logs

Previous supervisory or management experience in hospitality, front‑of‑house, or breakfast service is ideal - but a strong Supervisor ready to take the next step is very welcome to apply

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Why Join Quarter?

At Quarter, we're a proudly independent hospitality group with four restaurants and four boutique hotels in Clifton. We care deeply about our teams, and we believe in creating a workplace that’s fun, friendly, and full of opportunity. Want to see the personality behind our places? Head to @cliftonhotels on Instagram.

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Next Steps

Closing date for applications: Friday 2nd October 2026 (we may close early if we find the right candidate, so don’t hesitate to apply!). Please consider the contracted hours of this role when you apply to ensure they fit with what you're looking for - 25 hours per week.

Shortlisted applicants will first be contacted for a short phone interview. Success at the phone interview stage would lead to a final round interview, held in person.

Start your mornings right - with great food, great people, and the opportunity to take the Washington’s lovely breakfast team under your wing and begin a bright career at Quarter.

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Screening Questions

• This role offers 25 hours per week, worked over 5 morning shifts (rota-based including weekends). Does this pattern match your needs?
• Why would you like to join us as Breakfast Manager at the Washington Gueshouse?
• Describe your customer service and / or leadership experience (or any related experience for this position)