Christmas Food & Beverage Assistant

DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short term Christmas contract

Worldwide employee discounts at Hilton

Hotel discounts across Axiom hotels; %

Benefits & rewards portal discounts

Employee Assistance Line for mental健康

Wagestream pay access

Free meals while on shift

Job summary

DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre is seeking Food & Beverage team members for the festive season in Edinburgh. Roles are fixed-term with flexible hours, and pay £12.21 per hour. Candidates should enjoy delivering great service and food and drinks, and be willing to learn as part of a hotel team.

Evenings and weekends availability is required for the Christmas period, with employee discounts and benefits on offer. Right to work in the UK is essential.

Qualifications

• To be passionate about delivering great service and great food and drinks.
• Previous experience as bartender, waiter, barista, host is advantageous but not essential.
• To be willing to learn new things and work as part of a wide hotel team.
• Available to work evenings and weekends between 20th November - 3rd January 2026.

Responsibilities

• Support in Food & Beverage areas during the festive season.
• Provide timely, efficient, and friendly service to guests.

Skills

Customer service

Bartender

Waiter

Barista

Host

Teamwork

Evenings

Weekends

Job description

DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre

Salary: 12.21 per hour
Job Type: Fixed Term
Hours: Flexible
Town: Edinburgh

Located at the heart of Edinburgh in one of the city’s most iconic A-listed buildings, our hotel is the perfect base to explore everything that Edinburgh has to offer. Our guests can enjoy comfortable bedrooms, a modern Scottish restaurant, stunning views of Edinburgh Castle and Doubletree’s signature warm welcome.

JOIN OUR TEAM THIS FESTIVE SEASON!

If you are friendly, courteous, love working as part of a team and are passionate about the hospitality industry, we would love to hear from you!

What we need from you

We hire mostly on personality & potential but here are a few of our requirements...

• To be passionate about delivering great service and great food and drinks
• Previous experience as bartender, waiter, barista, host is advantageous but not essential
• To be willing to learn new things and work as part of a wide hotel team
• Available to work evenings and weekends between 20th November - 3rd January 2026

What we offer

• Short term Christmas contract
• Worldwide employee discounts at Hilton Hotels;
• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels - colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal;
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing;
• Use of Wagestream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay;
• Free meals while on shift;

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FOOD AND BEVERAGE TEAM MEMBER AT DOUBLETREE BY EDINBURGH CITY CENTRE

We are looking for experienced Food and Beverage colleagues to join our team to support in our Food & Beverage areas over the festive season.
What you'll be doing...

Our Food & Beverage team are like a family, and we work together to deliver outstanding guest service to our guests by offering timely, efficient, knowledgeable, and truly remarkable service. We are an enthusiastic, authentic bunch of individuals who care about teamwork and great service!
Love the festive period? As we get closer to the Christmas celebrations, we are looking for Food and Beverage Team Members who are available evenings and weekends, who are warm and friendly and can help in spreading joy and festiveness throughout the party season!

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.