We are looking for a reliable, friendly, and proactive morning person to join our team at The Washington Guesthouse as a Breakfast Waiting Team Member. This is a part-time position (12-15 hours per week), working 3-4 morning shifts on a rota basis, including weekends.

As part of a small team, we need a Breakfast Waiting Team Member who is flexible and happy to work shifts as a Kitchen Porter on occasion, primarily assisting with washing up duties. In a typical week, you can usually expect approx. one of your shifts to be a kitchen porter shift. This is a key part of the role, so please only apply if you are comfortable with both breakfast front of house service and kitchen porter shifts. 

The Washington is a cosy, warm and friendly boutique bed and breakfast style hotel which offers exceptional value for money in a fantastic Clifton location. All guests at the Washington have breakfast included in the room price – so the breakfast service is busy and buzzing most mornings! 

This position definitely suits an early riser as you need to be able to provide great customer service from the word go (although coffee can definitely assist with this!).

Key details of the Breakfast Waiting position:

• Based at The Washington in Clifton, Bristol
• Contracted hours of 12-15 hours per week (worked over 3-4 short morning shifts)
• While most shifts will be front of house on the breakfast service, some shifts will be as a Kitchen Porter, assisting with washing up and kitchen support
• £10.50 - £11.50 per hour plus a bonus of £10 per positive Tripadvisor or other online review mention
• Working to a rota - to include weekends (please note we will not consider candidates who are not able to work on weekends as part of a rota - not every weekend will be worked, but you must be able to work some!)
• Weekday shifts will be approx. 7am until 10am
• Weekend shifts will be approx. 8am until 11am

What does the Breakfast Waiting role involve?

• Serving breakfast to hotel guests
• Setting up the breakfast buffet and ensuring that remains topped up during the breakfast service; clearing down the buffet when breakfast ends
• Taking orders from guests for hot breakfast food and delivering that food to the table
• Clearing tables to ensure the dining room looks smart at all time
• Assisting with the clear down
• Additionally, for some shifts, you will work as a Kitchen Porter, primarily assisting with washing up and general kitchen cleanliness.

Who are we looking for in a Breakfast Waiting Team Member?

You’ll be an early riser who is able to provide friendly and efficient customer service to all guests from the word go! You will enjoy what you do and find fun in your work, whilst being productive and getting the job done. You’ll be efficient and a team player—able to help out where needed to ensure overall customer satisfaction. As part of a small team, you’ll also be happy to work some shifts as a Kitchen Porter, primarily assisting with washing up and general kitchen cleanliness. You’ll be quite flexible with your availability throughout the week (this is a part-time role, so if there is a day you can’t do, we’ll do our best to work around that). We are also looking for people who are reliable and able to get to the venue by the required start time easily (we are based in Clifton —parking is not available at the hotel, but there is ample bike parking).

The application process:

Please send your CV and a brief cover letter via the apply now link. Please do let us know if you are unable to do specific days in the week. The closing date for applications is Friday 14th March 2025.

Applicants who are successfully shortlisted will be invited to a first round telephone interview with a member of the HR team. Success at that stage would lead to a short trial shift with one of the venues.