Host

Simmons Bar; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,818,000 - 38,573,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount

Hospitality discounts platform

Progression opportunities

Experience days / team events

Job summary

Simmons Bar in London is hiring hosts to welcome guests, assist with enquiries, and ensure tables are clean and ready for bookings. You will help manage no-shows and support the management team to maximise sales during busy periods.

As a Simmons Host you join a renowned bar group offering progression opportunities and staff perks, including a strong discount and vibrant team events. This role suits energetic team players in a bustling city venue.

Responsibilities

• Providing all guests with a warm and professional welcome during the checking-in process.
• Assisting with all guest enquiries.
• Ensuring tables are properly clean and set up prior to their booking arrivals.
• Managing and reporting any no shows to the management team and ensure we maximise sales where possible.
• Complete all reasonable requests from line managers.

Job description

What’s in it for you:

• £12.75 per hour + tips
• 50% staff discount, including during our award-winning Happy Hour!
• Hospitality Essentials, a discounts and perks platform for your weekly shops and holidays!
• Great progression opportunities- 70% of our managers have been internally promoted.
• Exciting incentives, including experience days, team nights out and trips abroad!

Who we are:

We’re well known for being the best bar group in London (and probably the world). A late night cocktail party bar offering you the perfect place for after work drinks or a cheeky dance into the early hours. We’re located in lots of different places across London, we can be hired out for private parties and we have a notoriously eclectic musical taste; ranging from hip-hop, to disco, to funk, to 80’s, to 90’s to classic party bangers!

About you:

As a Simmons Host, you will play a key role in assisting the management team in ensuring that all guests start off with the best experience from the moment they approach our venue.

Main responsibilities:

• Providing all guests with a warm and professional welcome during the checking-in process.
• Assisting with all guest enquiries.
• Ensuring tables are properly clean and set up prior to their booking arrivals.
• Managing and reporting any no shows to the management team and ensure we maximise sales where possible.
• Complete all reasonable requests from line managers.