Seasonal Christmas Bar & Restaurant Team Member

Shepherd Neame; Whitstable; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A historic brewing company in Whitstable is looking for Seasonal Christmas Bar & Restaurant Team Members to join their part-time team until early January 2025. Candidates should have a passion for hospitality and be able to work flexible hours including holidays. The role offers immediate start, competitive pay, and various employee discounts. Training is provided for those without experience, creating a welcoming atmosphere for all customers.

Benefits

Competitive hourly pay rate

Share of tips

Early wage withdrawal scheme

25% discount on food and drink

Company pension plan

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 years old.
• Willingness to learn and be trained in hospitality.
• Ability to work flexible hours including holidays.

Responsibilities

• Acknowledge customers with a warm welcome.
• Deliver great service to customers.
• Work during busy holiday shifts.

Skills

Hospitality

Customer service

Teamwork

Job description

Shepherd Neame is on the lookout for Seasonal Christmas Bar & Restaurant Team Members to join us part time until late December/Early January 2025, so if you are available to start work immediately, you love hospitality and you are a people person; this may be just the job for you.

Please note that subject to our opening hours you may be required to work some of the following shifts to include Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

Perched at the top of Tankerton Slopes, the Royal serves fresh food and drink with amazing panoramic sea views. The pub’s garden offers one of the best vista points in the area, boasting a magnificent clifftop setting with views across the Thames Estuary. The restaurant is renowned for delicious British dishes, with a raft of delectable daily specials making the most of local ingredients.

At Shepherd Neame we know that first impressions count, so you will play an important part in our business ensuring that you acknowledge our customers with a warm welcome and deliver great service to them at every opportunity.

If you haven’t got any previous hospitality experience please do not worry, so long as you are over 18 years old and you possess some of the qualities outlined below, we can train you and teach you everything else that you will need to know.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

• Immediate start available
• Competitive hourly pay rate
• A share of tips in addition to your hourly pay
• Early wage withdrawal scheme
• 25% discount on food and drink at Shepherd Neame Managed Houses
• 25% discount on overnight Managed House Hotel bookings
• Up to 40% discount on select purchases from the Visitor Centre Shop at Faversham
• Sheps Hut discounts and special offers hub on 100's of high street shops and services
• Access to a Workplace Mental Health Platform
• Company pension plan
• The opportunity to develop & move within our pubs, the Brewery & Support Office
• Flexible working hours

Shepherd Neame may be Britain’s oldest brewer but our approach is anything but old-fashioned. We are an authentic, independent business, yet flexible and agile, and that has enabled us to survive and thrive based on the following Sheps Skills:

• Working Together
• Pride and Passion
• Authenticity
• Sheps Spirit

WHO ARE WE?

Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, has been based in the market town of Faversham, Kent for over 300 years. An independent family business, we boast an award‑winning visitor centre and more than 300 pubs and hotels throughout London and the South East, from the historic heart of the City to the Kent coastline. We employ around 1,500 team members across our pub estate and more than 270 at our Brewery and Support Office.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion matter to Shepherd Neame. If you think you would be suited to this role we would welcome your application regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.