Christmas Restaurant Team Member – Temporary (Front of House)

Parogon Group; Congleton; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% of tips go to you

30% off food bill

Free food on shift

24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

Potential permanent roles after Xmas

Job summary

Parogon Group is recruiting for Christmas roles at The Orange Tree in Congleton. We’re looking for friendly Front of House team members to support our festive service. Roles include servers, bartenders, runners and barbacks.

These are temporary posts covering the busiest weeks of the year. You’ll join a growing hospitality group with a track record of developing staff, and you’ll enjoy benefits like tipping, staff discounts, free food on shift and access to support services.

Qualifications

• Confident, with a willingness to learn.
• A keen eye for detail, because our standards are super important.
• Happy in a busy, fast-paced environment, and you thrive as part of a big team.
• You enjoy connecting with guests and colleagues alike.
• Ideally available across the festive period, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Look after our guests’ experience from arrival to departure.
• Support Front of House operations during peak festive period.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure smooth service.

Skills

Confident

Willingness to learn

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Guest service

Job description

Christmas is our favourite time of year, and we’re looking for awesome, passionate people to join the Restaurant Team at The Orange Tree, Congleton for the festive season.

The roles

• Servers
• Bartenders
• Runners
• Barbacks

These are temporary roles at The Orange Tree covering our busiest weeks of the year, from [start date] to [end date].

A bit about us

Parogon was founded by a group of local friends who had a passion for hospitality and wanted to bring something special to their local areas. We now have restaurants across Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, including The Orange Tree in Congleton.

We’ve got BIG plans for the future and a strong track record of developing our people from within. It’s at the heart of what we do and a huge part of our culture. We’re also recognised as one of the top 20 hospitality companies and one of the top 100 large companies to work for in the UK.

Our Front of House teams are one of the main pillars of our restaurants. They look after our guests’ experience from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave, and at Christmas that matters more than ever.

A bit about you

• Confident, with a willingness to learn
• A keen eye for detail, because our standards are super important
• Happy in a busy, fast-paced environment, and you thrive as part of a big team
• You enjoy connecting with guests and colleagues alike
• Ideally available across the festive period, including evenings and weekends

Previous experience is great but not essential. If you love food, hospitality and creating memorable moments for people, we’d love to hear from you.

The good stuff

Equity is important at Parogon, so our seasonal team members get the same great benefits as everyone else:

• 100% of tips go to you, our teams, and Christmas is our busiest time of year
• 30% off your food bill when dining at any Parogon Group restaurant
• Free food on shift, straight off the menu
• 24-hour access to a dedicated, confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• Valuable experience within a growing restaurant group, with the chance to be considered for permanent roles after Christmas

At Parogon Group, our mission is to bring joy to our guests through fantastic food and drink, excellent service and passionate people.

At Parogon we are committed to inclusivity, welcoming people of all ages, genders, identities, races, sexual orientations and ethnicities. We foster an environment where everyone, from every background, can find happiness at work.