Waiter/Waitress

KYN; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

28 days leave

Free meals

Training programs

Uniform provided

Pension scheme

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

KYN is seeking a Waiter/Waitress at KYN BICKLEY in Bromley for a permanent contract. The role involves hospitality duties, room service, and bar service, delivering high standards of service to residents and guests.

You'll work under the Hospitality Manager and Head Chef, ensuring dietary needs are catered for, maintaining cleanliness, and serving alcohol responsibly in line with licensing.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar hospitality venue.
• Maintain high standards in a safe, clean environment.
• Strong communication and polite manner.
• Ability to work under pressure and flexibly.
• Trustworthy, caring, adaptable and patient.
• Must be over 18 to serve drinks.

Responsibilities

• Support Hospitality Manager and Head Chef to create a warm atmosphere and deliver exceptional catering for residents and families.
• Provide room service, restaurant and bar service to residents and guests per KYN standards.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and health & safety compliance.
• Ensure residents' dietary requirements are catered for.
• Report any complaints to Head Chef/Hospitality Manager promptly.
• Ensure all rules for serving food and beverages are followed.
• Create a nurturing environment where residents and families feel safe and valued.
• Serve alcohol responsibly and adhere to premises licensing terms.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Over 18

Job description

£14.21 per hour, 40 hours per week KYN BICKLEY, Bickley Park Rd, Bromley BR1 2AZ

Waiter/Waitress - Permanent Contract

£14.21 per hour, 40 hours per week KYN BICKLEY, Bickley Park Rd, Bromley BR1 2AZ

About KYN

KYN is a brand-new care home company focused on offering an elevated approach to care: Individualised journeys built around the needs and interests of our residents in beautiful surroundings with life-enriching practices.

Our first home, KYN BICKLEY, opened in February 2023. KYN BICKLEY is an 86-bedroom home offering each resident an elegant and comfortable bedroom, communal areas for dining and reclining; and inviting outdoor terraces overlooking landscaped gardens bordered by woodland. We have a further three care homes in development in London.

About The Opportunity

• Supporting the Hospitality Manager and Head Chef in creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere and consistently delivering an exceptional catering experience for our residents and their families
• Providing room service, restaurant, and bar service to our residents and guests in line with KYN's exceptional standards including preparing meal trays, delivering refreshments, and removing trays following meals
• Ensuring high standards of cleanliness and best practices are always maintained and that health and safety, compliance and procedures are adhered to
• Ensuring that residents' and relatives' dietary requirements are catered for
• Reporting any complaints to the Head Chef/Hospitality Manager at the earliest convenience
• Ensuring that all rules and regulations concerning serving food and beverages are strictly complied with
• Creating a nurturing environment where our residents and their family members feel loved, happy, safe, and secure
• Ensuring that all alcohol is served responsibly and to adhere to the terms of the premises licence

About You

• You will have experience of working within a similar hospitality venue
• You will be a professional, who understands the importance of delivering and maintaining high standards - keeping a safe, clean, and compliant environment
• You will have strong communication skills, a corporative and polite manner, and an eye for detail
• You will have the ability to work under pressure, flexibly and consistently
• You will be trustworthy, caring, adaptable, friendly, and patient and continuingly striving for excellence
• You must be over the age of 18 as you will be required to serve drinks in the Great Room

About Our Commitment To You

• Competitive salary and benefits
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Complimentary meals, hot drinks, and snacks throughout your shift
• Bespoke company induction and on-going training programmes at all levels
• Access to the best-in-class equipment and technology
• Custom-made uniforms provided
• Employee assistance programme and other attractive wellbeing benefits
• Discount schemes
• Company contributory pension scheme
• And much more.....

To find out more about KYN, our teams and values please visit www.kyn.co.uk/careers

KYN is an equal opportunities employer.

To be considered for this role you will have to provide proof of right to work in the UK and consent to an enhanced DBS check.

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