You make it Hand Picked!

Established by Guy and Julia Hands in 1999, Hand Picked hotels has grown organically and through acquisition to become the 5th largest luxury hotel group in the UK – comprising 21 hotels across the UK and Channel Islands. With welcoming and charming service delivered in truly inspirational settings, our guests are encouraged to relax, kick off their shoes and indulge.

We are currently recruiting for Bar Assistant at Hand Picked Hotels.

Stanbrook Abbey Hotel in Worcester has recently had a £4.2m renovation, meticulously designed to celebrate the country house hotel’s heritage, and introduced the new brasserie-style dining experience in The Refectory restaurant, situated in the site of the original nun’s cafeteria, as well as eight new bedrooms situated on the second floor with a further seven rooms built in the original schoolhouse in St Anne’s Wing, bringing the total number of bedrooms to 70.

About the role:

Have you got a big smile and a passion for delivering high standards of service?

We are looking for a Bar Team Member to join our team at Stanbrook Abbey Hotel, Worcester. This role will involve working on our bars and supporting with food service as part of a team. 

Applicants must be aged 18 or over due to the role being located in the bar.

Your bar knowledge and passion will inspire others and you will enjoy recommending drinks to our guests and putting forward new ideas to the management team to help drive sales. You are the ultimate hospitality professional able to make each and every guest feel special and have the ability to encourage and motivate others in the team to do the same.

This Full time role involves working earlies from 7am to 3pm, Lates from 2pm - 11pm/Midnight and will include weekends as these tend to be the busiest days. Rotas will include both straight shift and split shifts. Applicants will be required to be fully flexible with regards to the hours and shifts that they can work. 

About you:

• Ideally you will have some experience in a similar role and ideally within a fine dining restaurant or wedding venue
• You’ll be a team player with bags of enthusiasm and a big smile
• You’ll take pride in your appearance, and proud to be the face of Hand Picked
• You’ll be a stickler for hygiene and be able to demonstrate best practice
• You’ll feel comfortable in a fast-paced, busy environment
• Most of all, you’ll have a friendly, positive and proactive manner

Our Benefits include:

• A competitive salary package
• Company pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
• Live-in accommodation is available for £60.90 per week for a single room including all meals and bills
• Life assurance scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program to support you with whatever life throws at you.
• Company Sickness Scheme Benefit.
• 28 days holiday per year including bank holidays, increasing to 33 days including bank holidays with length of service.
• Forward career progression, with access to our In House and external training programs, including apprenticeships and other recognised hospitality industry courses which are all supported by our learning and development team.
• £30 staff stays with Hand Picked Hotels per room Bed & Breakfast & 25% discount on all food & drink. Yes, it’s as good as it sounds!
• Annual loyalty awards (like afternoon teas and overnight stays)
• Online retail discount platform offering thousands of savings with high street retailers and restaurants as well as a health and well-being platform.
• Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of team that celebrates Diversity and Inclusion.

Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.