Waiter/Waitress [Rooftop Bar]

Waiter · £15.00 per hour · Full-time · Kings Cross · Midnight finish ·

Work with unparalleled views on our 11th floor rooftop bar in central London! Spring/Summer seasonal work, April to October, with opportunities to transfer within the hotel’s restaurants and bars thereafter.

The Standard sets the bar high again this spring with the relaunch of The Rooftop in April – an open-air bar and terrace that turns the London skyline into the perfect backdrop for cocktails, beers, and great music. This year, we will celebrate our legendary New York rooftop bars and clubs with New York-style pizza and Italian American snacks!

Open to guests and visitors throughout the summer months and hired out for private events, The Rooftop is the stage for our most striking parties and performances. Joyful, playful, and picturesque, this is a hidden gem set high up and off the beaten path.

We are now looking for experienced Waiters to join our Rooftop opening team.

Your role

As a Waiter at The Rooftop, you will become part of an exceptional team that will launch this exciting venue onto the London scene.

You will be passionate about service, very well organised with an exceptional working knowledge of restaurant and bar operations, and order of service. We expect very busy days, so prior experience working in a high-volume venue is important – and a love of the outdoors, as you will be outside all Spring/Summer!

You will have a deep appreciation and knowledge of our menu and bar offering to confidently host our guests and enhance their experience, so you need to be highly social, upbeat, and friendly; confident and able to handle pressure well; thrive in a busy high-volume, high-energy environment and manage multiple tasks and guests with ease.

Do you have what it takes to be a Waiter for The Rooftop at Standard, London

While we take every detail of design and guest experience seriously, we do not take ourselves too seriously. ‘Standard People’ are at the heart of our brand; dynamic, vivid, and engaging.

Prior experience as a Waiter is essential for this role. You will also have an uncompromised and natural flair for service and be able to build genuine relationships with guests. You will also need…

• Prior experience as a Waiter, ideally gained in a similar busy restaurant, pub, ‘Lifestyle’ boutique hotel, rooftop bar or restaurant pop-up
• Happy to work outside for your entire shift, come rain or shine
• To be confident in restaurant and bar operations and service, with a passion for food and drinks
• Highly social, motivated, and pro-active; acting with professionalism and positivity in all interactions
• Available full-time with full flexibility to work Monday – Sunday, and happy to work in our other hotel restaurants when we are unable to open or close The Rooftop due to inclement weather
• Prior experience using squirrel epos and SevenRooms is advantageous, however full training will be given
• Available for The Rooftop season April – October (initial contracts will be for the season, with the opportunity to move into another hotel position when the venue closes in the late Autumn)
• As well as Waiter experience, we are actively seeking candidates with a diverse range of lifestyle skills and welcome applications from those in the arts, music, and entertainment industries

We are defined by our richness of personality and diversity of background, so if you think you have what it takes to be a Waiter at The Rooftop, we would love to meet with you!

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates prior to commencing employment.

Benefits Include

• Meals on duty
• Uniform provided
• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance (2 x Annual Salary)
• Medical Assistance (including online GP and Physio)
• Employee Assistance Programme with Well-being service
• Discount platform including GYM
• Worldwide Travel Discounts via The Standard Advantage platform
• Employee & Family Rates across all Standard and Bunkhouse properties
• In-house Experience Programme
• F&B Discounts ranging from 25-50%
• Recruitment Referral Bonus up to £1,000
• Tuition Aid Scheme & subsidised training
• Season Ticket Loan & Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Social Committee with regular monthly social activities