Seasonal Christmas Restaurant Team Member - Lenham

Shepherd Neame is on the lookout for seasonal Christmas Restaurant Team Members to join us part time until late December/early January 2025, so if you are available to start work immediately, you love hospitality and you are a people person; this may be just the job for you.

Please note that subject to our opening hours you may will be required to work some of the following shifts to include Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Overlooking the village square in Lenham, Kent, the Dog and Bear Hotel combines the friendly atmosphere of a local pub with all the comforts of a contemporary hotel and restaurant. It embraces that unique heritage, retaining historic character features such as oak beams, and traditional d cor and houses 24 en-suite bedrooms.

At Shepherd Neame we know that first impressions count, so you will play an important part in our business ensuring that you acknowledge our customers with a warm welcome and deliver great service to them at every opportunity.

If you haven't got any previous hospitality experience please do not worry, so long as that you possess some of the qualities outlined below, we can train you and teach you everything that you will need to know.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

• Immediate start available
• Competitive hourly pay rate
• A share of tips in addition to your hourly pay
• Early wage withdrawal scheme
• 25% discount on food and drink at Shepherd Neame Managed Houses
• 25% discount on overnight Managed House Hotel bookings
• Up to 40% discount on select purchases from the Visitor Centre Shop at Faversham
• Sheps Hut discounts and special offers hub on 100's of high street shops and services
• Access to a Workplace Mental Health Platform
• Company pension plan
• The opportunity to develop & move within our pubs, the Brewery & Support Office
• Flexible working hours

Shepherd Neame may be Britain's oldest brewer but our approach is anything but old-fashioned. We are an authentic, independent business, yet flexible and agile, and that has enabled us to survive and thrive based on the following Sheps Skills:

• Working Together
• Pride and Passion
• Authenticity
• Sheps Spirit

WHO ARE WE?
Britain's oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, has been based in the market town of Faversham, Kent for over 300 years. An independent family business, we boast an award-winning visitor centre and more than 300 pubs and hotels throughout London and the South East, from the historic heart of the City to the Kent coastline. We employ around 1,500 team members across our pub estate and more than 270 at our Brewery and Support Office.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion matter to Shepherd Neame. If you think you would be suited this role we would welcome your application regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.