Food and Beverage Assistant - Isaacs Restaurant

De Vere; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Service charge & gratuities

Staff meals

Employee discounts

Holiday entitlement (28–33 days)

Job summary

Isaacs Restaurant within The Grand Hotel Birmingham, operated by De Vere, is seeking a Food and Beverage Assistant. You will deliver warm, friendly service across breakfast to dinner and Sunday roasts, with flexible hours from 11:30 to 01:00. You’ll engage guests, know the menus, and contribute to a memorable dining experience.

Join a vibrant team and enjoy employee benefits, meal provisions, staff discounts, and career development opportunities in a historic Birmingham venue.

Qualifications

• Customer-focused hospitality mindset.
• Ability to explain menu items clearly and make recommendations.
• Willingness to work flexible shift patterns, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Promote a warm, professional image and assist guests.
• Know the menus and answer questions with recommendations.
• Follow all steps of service with guest-centric focus.
• Work closely with bar, kitchen, hosts and hotel staff to ensure top service.
• Build rapport with guests to maximise sales opportunities.
• Be flexible to jump into other restaurant roles as needed.

Skills

Guest service excellence

Communication skills

Flexibility

Team collaboration

Job description

Food and Beverage Assistant - Isaacs Restaurant

Isaacs is a vibrant modern brasserie rooted in British style with a French twist.

Open from breakfast to dinner, and every Sunday for our elevated Sunday Roast, Isaacs is a proud celebration of locally sourced ingredients and elegant simplicity. And when the sun goes down, Downstairs at The Grand takes over - a stylish speakeasy jazz bar with a full calendar of live music, craft cocktails, and cabaret charm.

As Food & Beverage assistant you will bring your personality and flair to provide a warm, friendly and generous service to our guests. The guest journey is paramount, so you'll know how to deliver fantastic experiences for our guests, time and time again.

We are offering flexible hours to suit your availability - shift patterns range through evenings and weekends from: 11:30 - 18:30 / 17:00 - 23:30 / 18:00 - 01:00

What the role will involve

• Promote an always welcome and professional image to the guest, and give full co-operation to any guest requiring assistance, forging great relationships
• To be knowledgeable on the menus, being able to answer any questions, and make recommendations
• To follow all steps of service, ensuring the focus remains guest-centric
• Work closely with the bar, kitchen, hosts and wider hotel staff to ensure best possible service
• To build a rapport with all guests in assigned section and use this to maximise sales opportunities
• Be flexible to jump into any roll within the restaurant when needed

What you can bring to the role

• Warm and genuine nature, someone who can make people feel at ease
• To be able to confidently, clearly and politely pass information to all guests
• Promote a positive attitude and display the ability to 'make things happen' to achieve or exceed anticipated results
• Due to the nature of the work, the ideal candidate would be fully flexible in their approach to work and be able to work shift patterns through weekdays and weekends

At the Grand Hotel Birmingham we make every effort to reward and recognise the loyalty and hard work you provide by offering the following;

• £12.71 per hour + Service Charge and Gratuities to further your earning potential.
• Stay at the Grand Hotel or other De Vere properties for as little as £50, with special rates for friends and family
• Get 50% off food and drinks when you dine in Isaacs or Madeleine - or at any De Vere location
• Explore our Exclusively Yours Benefits portal, unlocking hundreds of discounts on retail, travel, and leisure activities.
• Earn extra cash through our employee referral scheme.
• Free, freshly cooked meals from our chefs, available twice a day across service periods
• Take advantage of our Employee Assistance Programme, Hospitality Action, providing 24/7 health and wellbeing support, including free counselling.
• As a token of our gratitude for your loyalty, we'll treat you to an annual complimentary stay at The Grand Hotel or any De Vere property of your choice, plus additional monetary rewards for reaching long service milestones - which increase year on year!
• We believe in celebrating your special moments too, which is why we offer a £20 love to shop voucher to celebrate with you!
• Inclusive multifaith prayer room accessible any time for all team members
• Experience the flexibility and convenience of Wagestream, our financial wellbeing platform, granting you instant access to your pay when you need it.
• Take advantage of career development opportunities and apprenticeship programmes
• Regular team appreciation events and monthly recognition programmes
• Career development opportunities - including access to nationally recognised, funded apprenticeship programmes
• 28 days holiday each year (increasing annually up to 33 days) based on pro-rata calculations
• Venue closure over the Christmas period allowing you time off to enjoy the festive season

Birmingham's Grand Hotel on Colmore Row is housed in one of the city's most iconic buildings.

This landmark Grade II* listed building has been brought back to life combining beautifully restored classic and original Victorian features with modern service and style that compliments a vibrant and diverse Birmingham in the 21st century.

The Grand Hotel features 185 bedrooms and extraordinary suites, a glamorous cocktail bar, a buzzing New York style restaurant, and eight magnificent meeting and event rooms - as well as the spectacular, Louis XIV-style Grand Ballroom.