Senior Waiter

**An exciting opportunity to join the friendly team as Senior Waiter in the restaurant of the award-winning Iford Manor Café & Kitchen, on the beautiful Iford Manor Estate, just outside Bath.**

**Relaxed fine dining; field to fork (often sourced from our own farm or walled garden); and connoisseurship.**

We are looking for a reliable, professional and engaging Senior Waiter to deliver front of house operations in our restaurant (the café is separate to the restaurant).

We operate a daytime, semi-seasonal operation, Wednesday to Sunday, with a varied customer base: the café & restaurant support local visitors year-round, with seasonal visitors to the garden (neighbouring visitor attraction) also catered for during the summer. Iford is rapidly becoming a destination; somewhere that you need to book to guarantee a table.

With only a few evenings required (private dining & supper clubs), your role will be based on a typical average 40 hour week.

In Summer, you will lead a small team as Senior Waiter in the restaurant, to deliver a busy lunch service and our fortnightly supper clubs.

In Winter season, when Iford Manor Gardens are closed, a slightly less fast-paced environment allows us to focus more on connoisseurship, with tastings, workshops and live music events; as well as our standard lunch service.

Working closely with both our Head Chef and Managing Partner, the right applicant will be knowledgeable and passionate about food and drink as well as customer service.

All food served at Iford is made from scratch on the premises, with many of the ingredients grown or reared on the Iford Estate, and the rest sourced from the best quality, local suppliers.

Customers should leave feeling refreshed and well fed after an exceptional experience in a beautiful setting.

You will work with our Front of House Supervisor to open and close the restaurant area each day, as well as ensuring that the health & hygiene requirements are met by the front of house team as set by our Head Chef.

We take Health and Hygiene extremely seriously, and with an eye for detail and process, you will most likely already possess a Level 2 Health and Hygiene certificate, and have at least 2 years’ service in a similar role.

Details of Iford Manor Kitchen café & restaurant:
**April - September hours**:

- Wednesday - Sunday & Bank Holidays
- Restaurant seats diners for lunch from 11:45 - 3:00pm
- Fortnightly supper clubs on alternate Friday evenings in the restaurant
- Some private dining events (lunch / evening)
- [Our adjacent Café is open from 10:00 - 16:30]

**October - March hours (CLOSED Christmas Day & New Year's Eve; not open NYE night)**:

- Thursday - Sunday & Bank Holidays
- Restaurant seats diners from 11:45 to 2:30pm
- Once a month breakfast & brunch service in the restaurant
- Friday Night supper clubs every fortnight;
- Private dining events and weekday workshops.
- [Our adjacent Cafe is open from 10:00 - 15:00]

**Job Types**: Full-time
**Permanent Salary**: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year dependent on experience.

**Benefits**:

- Share of service charge and tips
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Mostly day shifts only / no split shifts required.
- Closed from Christmas Day to New Year’s Eve
- Company Events

**Ability to commute/relocate**:

- Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 2BA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (essential)

Pay: £23,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

- Tips

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 2BA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you have a Level II Health and Hygiene Certificate?

**Experience**:

- Front of house: 2 years (preferred)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 11/07/2022
Reference ID: Senior Waiter - Iford Manor Cafe & Kitchen