Job description
We're currently recruiting in our BAR+BLOCK Edinburgh City Centre (Princes Street). Working 35 hours per week, paying up to £12.80 per hour
Kitchen Assistant
RESTAURANT NAME: BAR+BLOCK Edinburgh City Centre (Princes Street)
LOCATION: Edinburgh (EH2 4AD)
HOURS: 35 hours over 4 days a week (3 10 hours shifts plus a shorter one), to be trained to be Grill Chef
SALARY: Up to £12.80 per hour (Terms and Conditions apply)
At Bar+Block we do our Chef jobs differently. Award-winning training. All the support you need. And brilliant career prospects. It's about giving our own people a great experience, so they serve up the fantastic hospitality, live grill experience and fresh, exciting flavours our guests love.
Your hands-on support in the kitchen helps the team deliver the lot, for tables of grateful guests. And if you make them feel special, we’ll make you feel special too. Supporting you. Developing your skills. Giving you a chance to grow. In a team that’s always there for each other.
What does it take to join our team?
A love of food. The ability to pick up new skills quickly and being a team player will help you thrive here, where we all pull together. If you’ve worked in a busy kitchen before, maybe as a kitchen porter, that helps. But we can teach you all you need to know.
Our fantastic offer
- Full induction and our free, award-winning apprenticeships
- Grow your career anywhere with over 1,300 of our hotels and restaurants
- Up to 60% off our hotels and 25% off meals in our restaurants. Meals on shift for £2
- Money off retail, your utility bills, travel, cinema trips, supermarkets and more
- Share in our success and plan for the future with our sharesave scheme.
Bar+Block, part of the Whitbread Group
You may not instantly recognise the name Whitbread, but you’ll certainly know our brands. We are the hospitality experts and opportunity is everywhere. For our business, our guests, and our fantastic people. So get better qualifications. Gain more experience. Develop. Because, as you become better, we become better. Because at Whitbread, we make it together.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcome your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQ+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQ+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. We are open to part-time and flexible working and, where possible, will try to support this.