F&B Assistant

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Food and Beverage Assistant to work in our dynamic team at The Belfry, England’s leading Hotel and Resort. We have 320 bedrooms, 2 rosette standard dining, five food and beverage outlets, fantastic leisure facilities including our 20 treatment rooms & pool and of course, what we are famous for…golf. We have a really exciting year ahead at The Belfry, starting with hosting The British Masters in June 2023, and continuing with the launch of new training and development opportunities and incentives.

Sam’s Clubhouse

Overlooking our stunning PGA golf course, our high-volume sports bar, Sam’s Clubhouse, is the perfect place to relax after a day’s golfing. This bar is busy all day, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The menu in Sam’s Club House is a mixture of clubhouse classics and Belfry touches from sharing boards, burgers, and buckets of wings to wraps, pies and catch of the day… In summer season the outside patio and bar opens and can provide dining options for up to 250 guests at any time and approximately 500 covers per day.

Salary

The on target earning potential for this role is £10.98 - £11.22 hourly rate, compromising of a base hourly rate of £10.18 - £10.42 plus a qualified estimate of £0.80 gratuities per hour

About the role

As a food and beverage assistant, your duties include all those of a waiter or bartender:

• To welcome all guests a polite and friendly manner

• To deliver a great experience from beginning to end

• To confidently talk about our menus, offer upsells and enthusiastically

• To take orders from our guests and proactively ensure that all of their needs are met

• Cleaning and good hygiene practices are a large part of this role

• To work across any of the outlets that are in need of assistance to ensure the smooth running of the resort as a whole.

About you

The Ideal candidate will have experience3 working within a busy restaurant, but this is not essential as we have a great team that will train you give you all of the skills you need to be successful. If you do have previous experience that’s great, we will take your skills and elevate them in a department where you feel you would be the best fit. For all of our future employees our requirements are…

o You are passionate about delivering a fantastic service to our guests

o You enjoy engaging in conversation, talking about our products and the resort

o You are a natural when it comes to selling

o You are outgoing and enthusiastic

o You have a can-do attitude and are proactive

Belfry Benefits

Wellness

• Discounted gym membership and access to team-led fitness sessions, such as our Belfry running club

• Team social events throughout the year

• Belfry-wide wellness programme with external speakers, focusing on ‘mind, body & soul’

• The Burnt Chef Project partnership, offering unlimited, fully-funded counselling and mental health support

• Wagestream access to all employees – track earnings, saving accounts, and access to wages when you want

• Healthcare schemes: life assurance, 24-hour GP, health cash-plans

• Employee Assistance Programme

• The Belfry is committed to the Hotelier’s Charter, demonstrating our commitment to our people

Showing some appreciation

• Long service awards

• Additional paid holiday for long service

• Reward Vouchers

• Free meals on shift in our canteen

• Annual Belfry awards

• Team appreciation events

• Fantastic resort discounts across restaurants, bars, retail, and golf

• Bed & Breakfast from £35 per room

• Free staff parking

• Subsidised taxi service for those who don’t drive

• Live-in accommodation for up to 3 months

• Relocation bonuses

Learning & Development

• Excellent training and career opportunities

• Internal career pathways programmes

• Access to The Belfry Campus Learning

• Commitment to developing our team through apprenticeship programmes

Making a difference

§ Belfry ESG committee, dedicated to delivering an environmentally sustainable business

§ Supporting industry, local and national charities

§ Pledges made on ‘Make Good Grow’, offering our team’s expertise and support to good causes