Part Time - Bar Waiter/Waitress - 24 Hours

Dakota Hotels; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 15,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

40 per cent off stays at any Dakota

25 per cent off drinks and dining at a

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Meals on duty

Uniform provided

Annual bonus for referrals

Bi-annual eye testing

Job summary

Dakota Hotels is seeking a friendly Part-Time Bar Waiter/Waitress at its Eurocentral location near Motherwell. The role offers predominantly Friday and Saturday nights, with a minimum of 24 hours per week across 4 days.

You will deliver excellent guest service and work with the Bar & Kitchen teams to ensure smooth service. Ideal candidates will have waiting experience, be outgoing with strong communication, and comfortable serving alcohol.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year working experience, ideally in a hospitality environment.
• Having previous waiting or coffee shop experience is strongly preferred.
• Be an outgoing personality with effective communication skills.
• Ability to work at pace and be physically active for the duration of your shift.
• Willing and able to pour, serve and sell alcohol.
• Be able to be physically active in your role, standing for much of your shift and working at pace.
• An enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity.
• Be task oriented with a great pride for the work they do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.
• Successful candidates must demonstratehaving researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.

Responsibilities

• Carry out the role of a waiter/waitress,providing table service, taking guest orders and running large trays ofdelicious food to guest tables.
• Provide the highest levels of guestservice, offering personalised dish and beverage recommendations, anddelivering a memorable dining experience.
• Work closely with the Bar and Kitchen team to ensure the effective flow of communication.
• To have a comprehensive knowledge of foodand beverage menu options to enhance the guest experience.

Skills

Waiter experience

Outgoing personality

Communication skills

Guest service

Alcohol service

Job description

Dakota Eurocentral

Description

Dakota Hotel based in Eurocentral are seekinganoutgoing individual with waiting experience for the role of Part Time BarWaiter/Waitress to deliver exceptional service to our guests. Workingpart-time, predominantly Friday and Saturday nights, this role is ideal forstudents and those with weekday commitments.

Dakota Hotel based in Eurocentral by Motherwell islocated just off the M8 motorway in Maxim Business Park at the EurocentralJunction, we are a 92-bedroom boutique hotel which boasts a destination Bar& Grill restaurant as well as a newly built wedding events space.

Our location is easily accessible by car and we offer complimentary parking forboth employees and guests. Additionally, there are frequent buses using theCityLink 900 route, only 20 minutes from Buchanan St Bus Station directly toour hotel.

CONTRACT AND PAYRATE

Earnings are up to £13.71 perhour, paid weekly.

The role carries a permanentcontract of a minimum of 24hours per week based on the needs of the applicant,working any 4days out of 7.

BENEFITS

Our brand has been voted withinthe top 15 hospitality employers of the year for the past three years, and ourHR Team won ‘People Team of the Year’ 2022, so we must be doing somethingright! In addition to being part of a culture enfused with positivity andopportunity for ongoing development, tangible benefits you could enjoy when youjoin our team include:

o 40 per cent off stays at anyDakota

o 25 per cent off drinks anddining at any Dakota

o Access to our EmployeeAssistance Program which includes
- free private mental health support and counselling sessions
- video GP consultations and private prescription services
- online fitness resources

o Access to the Smart Spending Appto enjoy shopping discounts

o Support from our inhouse MentalHealth Champions

o Additional holiday day on thefirst anniversary of your employment

o Family-friendly flexible workingoptions

o Meals on duty and uniforming

o £150 bonus to recommend a friendto join our team

o £10 bonus every time you arementioned on Trip Advisor

o Free bi-annual eye testing forusers of display screen equipment

o Accredited, certified compliancetraining given on employment such as in Food Hygiene, Alcohol Responsibility,Data Protection, and Health & Safety

o Access to a suite of external,certified resources via our Learning Management System

o Supportive continuousprofessional development culture with an annual appraisal and objectives, or aPersonal Development Plan

o Opportunities to undertake both internal andexternal training courses, including potential for in-house Apprenticeships

Full terms on our benefits canbe found in our Handbook.

ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS

Dakota is a growing UK-basedlifestyle brand with five locations, known for our stylish hotels, bustlingbrasserie Grills and upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota’s story started with twoboutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, andGlasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city centre locationsin Glasgow, Leeds, and Manchester.

Dakota is synonymous fordelivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract hard-workingindividuals who are passionate about working to the highest standards.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carry out the role of a waiter/waitress,providing table service, taking guest orders and running large trays ofdelicious food to guest tables.
• Provide the highest levels of guestservice, offering personalised dish and beverage recommendations, anddelivering a memorable dining experience.
• Work closely with the Bar and Kitchenteam to ensure the effective flow of communication.
• To have a comprehensive knowledge of foodand beverage menu options to enhance the guest experience.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

The successful applicant willhave/be:

• At least 1 year working experience,ideally in a hospitality environment.
• Having previous waiting or coffee shopexperience is strongly preferred.
• Be an outgoing personality with effectivecommunication skills.
• Ability to work at pace and be physicallyactive for the duration of your shift.
• Willing and able to pour, serve and sellalcohol.
• Be able to be physically active in yourrole, standing for much of your shift and working at pace.
• An enthusiastic individual who willpromote our culture of positivity.
• Be task oriented with a great pride forthe work they do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift patterns andavailable around the needs of our business.
• Successful candidates must demonstratehaving researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.