The Canteen is a restaurant, cafe, vibrant bar and live music venue, all in one. For over 15 years we have established ourselves as an independent beating heart of the Bristol scene, delivering high quality casual veggie food, local booze and music 7 nights a week in an arts, culture & community space.
As a team member you will help with growing our reputation in the local food scene and our profile as one of Bristol’s only venues offering free music 7 nights a week. Juggling busy food services, artist liaison and a thriving cafe/bar to a high standard, yet with a laid back professional atmosphere.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading a great shift: Ensuring the team are organised for service and roles are delegated effectively
- The venue: Create a welcoming atmosphere and be the point of contact for our team and customers.
- Multi skilled: You’ll be trained in all areas of the business, from serving customers, liaising with bands, to making cocktails, coffees and serving our delicious food. You need to show a keen interest in these areas, showing the desire to learn and progress.
- Spread The Canteen Love: Greet customers with a smile and ensure they have the perfect Canteen experience. You are the face of our venue, and can share the knowledge of our food & drink offering.
- Work as a Team: Be part of a fun and supportive team, always willing to lend a hand. Keeping everyone happy whilst running a successful shift.
- Keep Things Running Smoothly: Assist with all kinds of tasks like keeping stock organised, keeping the restaurant clean, staff busy and promoting the business.
- Learning and developing: We offer training to help you develop and learn valuable hospitality skills. We know you may not have experience in all of the above, as we are multi-faceted in what we do.
Are you the ideal candidate?
You’re a great communicator
You're a team player with a positive attitude
You love working in hospitality and serving customers
You're a fast learner eager to succeed in your role.
You can work well and stay calm under pressure, keeping a smile on your face
You share our passion for great food, drinks and friendly service
Passionate about indie live music venues
Perks:
- Max 40 hour working week promoting a healthy work/life balance and a mix of day & night shifts. We are open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner and flexible working patterns may be possible.
- Dedicated personal development working with our management team.
- Pay reviewed annually.
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Staff discount on food & drink across our three Bristol venues
- Regular Team Events and an annual all staff party
- 28 days holiday
- Burnt Chef Assistance Programme
Please apply via indeed or email [email protected] with a cover letter and CV.
The Assemblies Ltd
The Assemblies is the parent company for The Canteen, No.1 Harbourside & Old Market Assembly. We create independent venues with a sustainable and ethical ethos at our heart.
Upholding a triple bottom line approach to doing business, The Assemblies place equal importance on people, planet and profit.
We are committed to sourcing great produce from local and ethical suppliers where possible. The Assemblies has been awarded the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s highest rating for our commitments to sustainable practices. Within our venues, team and communities.
Our teams are what we are made of and we are always looking for passionate and enthusiastic individuals. To support this we offer all employees career development and management training from our leading operations team. Work-life balance is a central pillar of our business.
As an ethically minded company, we pride ourselves in being accessible and affordable and a showcase for creativity in all its forms.
The Assemblies is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome, develop and promote people from all parts of our community, regardless of race, colour, age, disability, sex, religion or any other protected status. We encourage applications from all communities, particularly those underrepresented in our sector.
Job Types: Full-time, Zero hours contract
Pay: £13.41 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
Experience:
- Supervising: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
