Refer a Friend Scheme - Bar and Waiting Staff at Ascot Racecourse

Job Introduction

1711 by Ascot are currently recruiting Bar and Waiting staff to work in our busy bar and restaurant areas throughout Ascot Racecourse. You could be a part of ‘a place like nowhere else’ and be a part of our Ascot racecourse team.

We are looking for you to share the 1711 by Ascot way:

Are you?

• Elegant
• Uplifting
• Original

If so, we would love to hear from you!

What are the benefits of working for 1711 by Ascot?

• We pay £9.75 per hour
• You get paid weekly
• Be part of our race day team working up to 26 race days a year
• Weekly work available through our busy Conference and Events department
• Paid skill training
• Contribution up to £20 towards travel expenses (When travelling via public transport)

We are looking for school, college and university students and/or those with free-time, you could be part of a great team working some amazing events like Royal Ascot, Chelsea Flower Show and Henley Regatta.

Main Responsibilities

• Greeting guests, taking orders and serving food and beverages to guests
• Care about customer satisfaction and deliver the optimal client service experience
• Serving guests in a friendly, welcoming and efficient manner while maintaining a clean and safe work environment
• Help answer questions and make suggestions regarding food and beverage choices and related items
• Always report on time and in proper and impeccably clean uniform

The Ideal Candidate

• Good verbal communication skills and high awareness of customer service
• Being friendly yet professional
• Being a team player with an ability to resolve conflict and take criticism
• Patience and an ability to promote the menu in line with customer needs are highly valued
• Good attention to detail and punctuality

About The Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process