Food and Beverage Assistant (variable)

THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON; Brighton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

TRONC

Job summary

The Royal Shakespeare Company in Brighton seeks a Food and Beverage Assistant to provide friendly, high-quality service across outlets including the Rooftop Restaurant, cafés and bars. You will deliver great hospitality during performances and events, with flexible, variable hours to support busy periods.

Reporting to the Food and Beverage Management team, you’ll help maintain hygiene standards, assist with deliveries, and collaborate with kitchen staff to ensure smooth service.

Qualifications

• Deliver friendly, welcoming and efficient service to guests.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across front of house, kitchen and events teams.
• Understand basic food hygiene and safety regulations (training provided).
• Are reliable and take responsibility for assigned areas and tasks.
• Have a willingness to learn and develop new skills.
• Are adaptable and respond positively to changing menus, service styles and event requirements.

Responsibilities

• Greeting and welcoming customers and taking responsibility for a section of the restaurant, café or bar.
• Serving food and drinks across all outlets.
• Ensuring areas are presented to a high standard for each service.
• Receiving and checking deliveries, ensuring safe handling and storage.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment – following food hygiene and health and safety procedures.
• Working collaboratively with the kitchen and other teams to ensure smooth service.
• Supporting with the delivery of functions and events.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Job description

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Job description

Food and Beverage Assistant (variable) (1849)

Can you deliver amazing customer service? Do you enjoy working with food and drink? Would you like to join a supportive team at the heart of a world-renowned theatre company?

We are looking for Food and Beverage Assistants to join our team, helping to deliver exceptional food and beverage services across our outlets, including the Rooftop Restaurant, cafés, terrace and theatre bars. Whether welcoming guests attending a world-class performance, enjoying a meal in our Rooftop Restaurant, or joining us for a special event, you'll play an important role in making every visit memorable.

These are variable hours positions which help us support busy trading periods and special events throughout the year. We are looking for people who can work flexibly across a range of shifts, including evenings and weekends.

Reporting to the Food and Beverage Management team, key areas of responsibility include:

• Greeting and welcoming customers and taking responsibility for a section of the restaurant, café or bar.
• Serving food and drinks across all outlets.
• Ensuring areas are presented to a high standard for each service.
• Receiving and checking deliveries, ensuring safe handling and storage.
• Maintaining a clean and safe working environment – following food hygiene and health and safety procedures.
• Working collaboratively with the kitchen and other teams to ensure smooth service.
• Supporting with the delivery of functions and events.

We are looking for people who:

• Deliver friendly, welcoming and efficient service to guests.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across front of house, kitchen and events teams.
• Understand basic food hygiene and safety regulations (training provided).
• Are reliable and take responsibility for assigned areas and tasks.
• Have a willingness to learn and develop new skills.
• Are adaptable and respond positively to changing menus, service styles and event requirements.

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 1 November. Interviews will be held in person.

About the RSC

The RSC strives for excellence, and values creativity, inclusivity, sustainability, collaboration, and accountability.

We can offer great benefits and aim to create a welcoming, supportive environment which is happy, healthy and safe. We place great importance upon developing a diverse, highly motivated and energised workforce to help achieve our priorities. We put our values at the heart of everything we do.

We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all individuals.

We believe that safeguarding children and adults is everyone's responsibility, and everybody working at the RSC has a duty to place safeguarding at the heart of their work.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (no. 212481) is a registered charity.

• Artistic/Executive:Executive
• Position Type:Permanent (Variable Hours)
• Closing Date:1 November 2026
• Salary:£13.45 per hour, plus TRONC