Bar Staff

Launched in May 2021, The Orator- A Beautiful new Brasserie and Bar in the city centre of Cambridge.

Basic rate is £10.45 plus tips.

Offering excellent contemporary British food, great coffee, better tea, cocktails, wines etc. We are a firm that believes in developing our talent and want to work with you as you grow with training and structured professional development.

We have a beautiful Victorian gothic building with fantastic decor and grounds, working at The Orator you are also part of the team at the Cambridge Union Society; serving celebrities is not uncommon (see our Instagram for more details @theoratorcambridge).

We are looking for Bar Tenders to be part a diverse bar & waiting team, with experience in a high-volume operation, who cultivates a continuous development cycle, with high attention to detail.

Opportunities to develop your career and our business as we expand our offer to include a cellar bar event space and our garden street food offer. In addition to our commercial and corporate events including weddings and conferences for the likes of Amazon and Deloitte.

A host of additional benefits including access to the Cambridge Union Society events, a 20% discount off The Orator and a host of others around the city.

Benefits:

• 20% off food and drink at The Orator
• Access to the Cambridge Union Society Events
• Serving and meeting celebrities
• Access to speaker events and debates (recent highlights include Robert DeNiro, Bear Grylls, Bella Thorne & Nancy Pelosi)
• Team socials and nights out
• Uniform provided
• Flexible working hours
• 28 paid days off per year (pro-rata)
• Christmas day off
• Pension
• Gym discount
• PTO Volunteering

You will be:

• Excellent customer service skills
• A fantastic communicator
• A passion for hospitality
• Be a fun-loving team player

Don't be afraid to apply if you do not tick all the boxes we will work with you to develop your skills sets to be the perfect member of our team.

The Role

The bartender is responsible for delivering excellent service in our brasserie and bar. Working as a team to deliver excellent results.

• Proactive contributor to the day-to-day operation of the Orator.
• Work as a team to deliver an excellent experience for our customers
• Deal with any complaints effectively and positively.
• Run an efficient and customer focused bar section
• Contribute to ensuring high standards are kept throughout the operation.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 40 per week

Salary: £10.45 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Experience:

• Bartending: 1 year (preferred)
• customer Service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person