Job description
Your hospitality journey starts here
Are you currently working in a bar but looking for a little more fun in your role? Do you like the idea of working in a theme park environment? Well, we have a fabulous opportunity to work within our hotel operations at Chessington World of Adventures.
We are looking for friendly and outgoing bar staff to come and join our fabulous Hotel Restaurant team at Britain's Wildest Adventure!
The Ingredients for Success
You will be offering our hotel guests the best possible experience, serving drinks efficiently and be engaging in a polite and friendly manner. This is a guest facing role where you could be working in a busy but fun environment.
What's in it for you?
You will be working on a seasonal variable contract, with our hourly rates starting from £9.00*.. Not only that, but you will also be joining a great team, with fabulous career prospects - we LOVE to promote from within!
* Please note that our hourly rates of pay will rise in April 2023.
We also offer the following great benefits:
- Merlin Magic Passes (Free tickets for you and your friends and family to use across our theme parks including Chessington World of Adventures, Warwick Castle, Thorpe Park, Legoland Windsor and Alton Towers (worth £1000)
- We operate a refer a friend scheme. Earn up to £300 for every successful referral who joins our team at Chessington World of Adventures
- You will also have development opportunities to allow you to grow your career with Aramark, where we have over 400 locations across the UK.
- On site discount across Merlin theme parks and attractions
- Generous accrued annual leave package
- Save hundreds of £'s with our online staff shopping scheme
- Free Uniform
- Working with a great team who have fabulous out of work social activities
- Employee assistance program
- Free staff parking
Your main responsibilities will include
- Taking orders and payment on tills
- Pouring and serving drinks to our guests in a friendly and professional manner
- Setting up and closing down the bar area
- Keeping the bar and service area clean at all times
- Being confident in providing and having the ability to support guests with enquiries
- Working with other team members to ensure all of our guests receive great service
- Occasionally supporting the wider restaurant team
Qualifications and experience needed
- Experience is preferred, but we will give the right candidate all the training they require.
- Our hotel operation continues outside of the parks opening hours. You must be prepared to work evenings.
- Able to reliably manage the commute around your hours.
- Good level of spoken English
- Willingness to learn
- Approachable and enthusiastic
- Positive and a can-do attitude
Due to the nature of this role you must be over 18 to apply for this position.
Not enough time to apply? Simply text Magic to 60060 and we will call you back
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: From £9.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Day range:
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Shift:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- CHESSINGTON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: CHHB13