Bar Support

WHEN: ASAP

LOCATION: Seven Dials Market

REPORTS TO: Bar Supervisor

SALARY: £13.15 per hour

JOB CLASSIFICATION: Zero hours

Role Description

As a Bar Support at Seven Dials Market by KERB, reporting to the Bar Supervisor, you will play a key role in delivering outstanding hospitality by supporting an awesome and high-performing bar team, serving a diverse selection of drinks from independent brewers and businesses. The primary responsibilities of this role will include assisting with bar opening and closing procedures and performing various behind-the-bar tasks, such as restocking the bar and preparing garnishes. Ultimately, you’ll be critical to ensuring that our guests have a memorable experience through ‘Exceptional Hospitality’. This position is well suited to someone with a strong interest in being a part of KERB, ideally, with a good understanding of casual food and beverage service. You should have experience working in a fast-paced setting, with a strong team player mindset .

Whilst a background in the street food scene and experience in high-volume bars or hospitality is highly desirable, the most important qualities you bring to the role are a positive/flexible attitude and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing an exceptional service to our guests and answering any queries, complaints/issues and escalate to line manager when necessary
• Taking direction from senior members of the team, but also using your initiative to work independently and maintain a calm and professional approach in a busy environment
• Supporting with bar set-up ready for opening - chopping fruit and garnishes, preparing juices, final cleandown
• Putting away deliveries and restocking the bars, following the ‘first in first out’ procedure 
• Refilling ice wells and changing kegs and gas
• Clean down and re-set for the following day, including but not limited to waste removal, washing-up, stock take, switching off electrical items, rotate stock as necessary
• Assist with cleaning and putting away glassware
• Maintaining clean counters and keeping bar areas tidy
• Working closely with management team to ensure that Health & Safety standards are maintained

Requirements and skills

Essential

• A positive and flexible attitude, with the ability to think laterally and willing to problem solve
• A love of brilliant food and drink
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent people skills, able to communicate confidently with staff, guests and traders
• Confident in lifting beer kegs, holding trays of bottles and glassware
• Availability to work during evenings, weekends and public holidays

Desired but not essential

• Interest in the hospitality industry; previous entry-level experience in a bar or restaurant is not mandatory, but will be considered a plus

What you’ll get by joining KERB

• Generous F&B discount across KERB food and drinks
• CODE app membership
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (Hospitality Action)
• Perks at Work discounts
• 28 days holiday pro rata (including bank holidays) 
• London Living Wage and Disability Confident Committed employer
• A Best Companies accredited employer

Diversity & Inclusion

As part of our values, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusivity at KERB. We actively celebrate our teams’ different abilities, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Everyone, from any background, is welcome and supported in their development at all stages in their journey with us. Applicants are encouraged to share with our People Team any accommodations or reasonable adjustments required during the recruitment process.