Senior Bartender

Jikoni; Greater London; In loco; GBP 22.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

51% team discount at our restaurants

28 days holiday

Company pension

Private health insurance

Delicious team meals

Training with biodynamic farm partner

Descrizione del lavoro

Jikoni in Marylebone seeks a talented and passionate Bartender to join our team. We value warmth, generosity and hospitality, with a focus on multicultural flavours and “Cooking Without Borders.”

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year behind a bar in a fast-paced setting, demonstrates kindness, curiosity, integrity and empathy, and shares our values of pluralism, excellence and entrepreneurship. This role offers opportunities for leadership and growth within our expanding group.

Competenze

• At least 1 year experience behind a bar in a fast paced hospitality environment.
• Emotional skillset: Kindness, Optimism, Self-Awareness, Curiosity, Integrity, and Empathy.
• Values alignment with Multiculturalism & Pluralism, Integrity, Hospitality & Seva (Selfless Service), Excellence and Entrepreneurialism.
• Leadership & Ambition: desire to build and shape new channels of the business and grow with us.
• Culinary curiosity for maternal cooking, immigrant cuisine and global flavours.

Mansioni

• Prepare and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to a high standard.
• Batch pre-mixes and manage bar setup.
• Deliver excellent customer service and create a warm atmosphere.
• Maintain bar cleanliness and organisation at all times.
• Restock bar supplies, place orders and manage inventory.
• Collaborate with team to ensure smooth service.
• Open/close duties for bar area.

Conoscenze

Bartender

Customer service

Hospitality

Emotional intelligence

Teamwork

Descrizione del lavoro

Founded in 2016 in Marylebone, Jikoni is a purpose-led restaurant and community-focused business founded on the belief that the purpose of a restaurant is to restore. We create warmth, generosity, and kindness through hospitality that transforms how people feel, drawing on multicultural culinary traditions and the wisdom of the maternal kitchen. Our approach, “Cooking Without Borders,” celebrates diversity by sharing flavours, stories, and techniques from Asia, the Far East, India, the Middle East, and East Africa, bringing the nourishing, selfless essence of home-cooked meals to every guest.

Since our founding, Jikoni has grown steadily and has now opened a new all-day café and restaurant project with the new V&A East Museum in Stratford's Olympic Park. We are poised to expand to another vibrant new restaurant in Bloomsbury late 2026. These expansions will serve as the foundation for the Jikoni Group.

Why Join Us?

• At our flagship site in Marylebone, Jikoni, we “cook without borders”. Our food is a joyful celebration of maternal cooking, immigrant cuisine and pluralism. This includes a celebration of the rich culinary heritage of South Asia, the Far East, the Middle East, East Africa and Britain. As we grow, our core principles remain the same.
• We are a restorative business committed to our team, our guests, our planet and wider community. As the UK's first independent Carbon Neutral certified restaurant, and with an exclusive partnership with a biodynamic farm, our commitment to social and environmental sustainability is at the heart of everything we do.
• Jikoni has consistently been recognised among the UK’s best restaurants, appearing in the top 7 restaurants in London on the Nordic 360 Eat Guide (2024), Timeout’s Top 100 London Restaurants (2023), SquareMeal’s Top 100 Restaurants (2022), Harden’s Best 100 UK Restaurants (2019), and the National Restaurant Awards (2017). Jikoni is also currently featured in Condé Nast Traveller’s Best Restaurants in London and Timeout's London's Best Cafés.

What we're looking for

We’re seeking a talented and passionate Bartender to join our team at Marylebone.

• Emotional Skillset: You embody the qualities that define great hospitality: Kindness, Optimism, Self-Awareness, Curiosity, Integrity, and Empathy.
• Experience: At least 1 year experience behind a bar in a fast paced hospitality environment.
• Values Alignment: You share our family values of Multiculturalism & Pluralism, Integrity, Hospitality & Seva (Selfless Service), Excellence, and Entrepreneurialism.
• Leadership & Ambition: A desire and drive to build and shape new channels of the business, contribute to a positive and supportive culture and build a career with us.
• Culinary Curiosity : A deep curiosity for our style of maternal cooking and immigrant cuisine and global flavours

Key responsibilities

• Preparing and serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to a high standard.
• Batch prepping pre-mixes
• Delivering excellent customer service and creating a warm atmosphere.
• Maintaining cleanliness and organisation of the bar area at all times.
• Restocking bar supplies, placing bar orders and managing inventory levels.
• Collaborating with team members to ensure smooth service.
• Setting up and closing down the bar area (opening/closing duties).

What we offer

• Career Progression: Opportunities for growth in a dynamic and progressive company and working directly with senior management and directors to grow your leadership, business and hospitality skills while contributing to business with a positive purpose.
• Unique Training: Go beyond the kitchen with visits and hands-on training with our biodynamic farm partner and specialist producers.
• Competitive Package and Team Benefits: Delicious and wholesome team meals, a 51% team discount at our restaurants upon passing probation, 28 days holiday, a company pension scheme and private health insurance plans for all team members.

Everyone Is Welcome

At Jikoni, one of our core values is Pluralism, the idea that celebrating both our similarities and differences make our community richer and stronger. We warmly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and lived experiences. If this role speaks to you but you don’t meet every requirement, we would still love to hear from you. Please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments or accommodations we can make during the hiring process.

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