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Tucked away behind Victoria Street and only minutes away from St James’s Park and Victoria station, Chez Antoinette Victoria adds to the neighbourhood’s vibrant French restaurant. An oasis of calm locals would prefer us to keep a secret. “We wanted to create a canteen for the locals and provide the business community with a new dining-room” Jean-Baptiste Noel, JB, co-owner. Chez Antoinette Victoria draws inspiration from the beloved Parisian cafés, combined with a blend of Lyon’s famous guinguettes, reinterpreting classic dishes treating fresh seasonal ingredients with a modern sensibility. We have a fantastic and exciting position for a dynamic, driven and enthusiastic Assistant Manager to join our restaurant. We are looking for the right person to become the heart of the restaurant and be part of the Chez Antoinette family. This French Bistro located at the center of Victoria has developed a reputation through the years for its high quality service and offer. It has grown continuously and always managed to beat expectations, you could be the one to take it to the next level. The understanding of the French culture and friendly customer service is essential. At Chez Antoinette we offer a high quality yet simple product in a busy environment. What we are looking for: - To be passionate about great food, quality service and hospitality - Promote good working relationships throughout the team - Ensure the efficient and smooth running of the Front of House - Ensure the training and knowledge are kept to standard and team efficiency is high - Have a great knowledge of busy brasserie services in a fast-paced environment - Ensure high standards of personal performance, hygiene, appearance and cleanliness at all times - Take responsibility for the management and supervision of the health and safety. - Assist the manager in overseeing daily restaurant operations - Ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation regulations - Manage inventory and order supplies as needed - Provide excellent customer service and address customer concerns or complaints - Assist in creating and implementing staff schedules - Collaborate with the manager to develop and implement strategies to increase restaurant sales and profitability - Maintain a clean and organized restaurant environment Qualifications: - Previous experience in a supervisory role, preferably in a restaurant or hospitality setting - Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and best practices - Excellent leadership and team management skills - Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks effectively - Strong communication and interpersonal skills ** **In return: - You can look forward to working with a dedicated team - You will receive a competitive salary and 28 days holiday - Free staff meals At our restaurant, we value teamwork, leadership, and providing exceptional service to our customers. As an Assistant Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of the restaurant and maintaining high standards of food quality and customer satisfaction. We offer competitive pay, opportunities for career advancement, and a positive work environment. If you are passionate about the restaurant industry and have the necessary skills and qualifications, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a new hotel receptionist based at H10 London Waterloo Hotel to ensure the smooth running of the shift. You will work on a rota basis during the day time. You may start as early as 7 am and the latest shifts ends at 11 pm. You will work on a 40h contract per week. 8h per day plus 30 minute break. We will provide food in our lovely canteen. During the day time you may expect guests arriving to do check in or check out. Answering queries by email or phone, doing some paperwork during your shift, counting the float, etc. We are looking for someone with a great smile and positive attitude to greet our guests, someone with customer focus to help with queries, someone able to work as part of a team. We offer a base salary of 26.5k per year, up to £164 per month as travel compensation, one meal on duty and access to our discount platform. You can also enjoy 50% of food in our restaurant to visit with family and friends and discount stays within H10 Hotels around the world.

We are looking for a runner to progress into a front of house Staff that have a passion for delivering excellent customer service whilst also being flexible and a jack of all trades, able to fulfil multiple roles within the restaurant. Front of House Staff responsibilities: Welcoming customers, introducing menus and dishes Taking orders and delivering them in a timely manner Adhering to food and health standards Making cocktails, coffee and drinks Washing small dishes,cutlery and glassware Carrying dishes up and down to and from the kitchen Identify special dietary needs Processing payments Working closely with other team members to ensure the smooth running of restaurant/bar/cafe Organising and cleaning the restaurant and bar Favourable skills and experience: Ability to speak Italian Experience as a waiter/waitress Experience as a bartender Sociable, friendly and passionate to speak with guests Ability to micro-manage tasks. Job Type: Full-time Additional pay: Performance bonus Tips Benefits: Canteen Employee discount Store discount Schedule: Flexitime Ability to commute/relocate: London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Experience: Hospitality: 1 year (preferred) Bartending: 1 year (preferred) Work Location: In person

Job Title: WK Events Manager Days/Hours This is a 18-22 hour/ 4 day a week role. You will work up to 45 hours in 'peak season' per week (roughly May-September) but off peak will be considerably less. 4-5 day working week as standard. Mondays off when weekend work is required. Event work can happen at irregular times! Location: SW18 based and other locations (on events) London locations + outside of London events travel Salary Offered £15ph (admin and small events) Up to £20ph (larger events) Reporting to: Ops Manager/ MD Requirements: Full UK Manual Driving License, Confident driver with various vehicles. OVERVIEW OF WELL KNEADED Company Overview Well Kneaded Ltd is a unique farm-table pizzeria, events company and Charity based in South West London. We serve an exciting and innovative seasonal menu of sourdough pizza, amazing pasta, locally-sourced salads, small plates and top quality drinks. We’ve won awards recognising our sustainable sourcing and supply chain, and are a charity because of our employment practices offering opportunities to young people who have faced barriers to employment. Well Kneaded has a great team culture and we’re committed to a supportive and enjoyable working environment for all our team. OVERVIEW OF EVENTS ROLE The events manager role combines client and on-event management with business development and event ops. It is a hands on role for someone who wants a great combination of management & office based work with practical on-event management. We have a busy calendar of weddings and events, especially from May- September but you will help us fill that all year round. You will be able to hit the ground running, making sure our events setups outfits look the part, are well organised, and are health and safety compliant. The events we cater span weddings, birthdays, street parties, festivals, in-house pizzeria events and corporate workshops (more recently) and more. You will be responsible for creating the amazing Well Kneaded experience ‘off-site’. A key part of your role will be clear communication with the head chef at the pizzeria and the event teams, in order that events operations are well planned and smoothly executed. The role requires your high capacity for planning and organisation.! You will be strategic and able to quickly understand the bigger operational picture of Well Kneaded for diary management and coordination, and will be an excellent team player and motivator. You will be a natural problem solver, managing both client and team expectations with an energetic flair, in the lead up to an event, and also the wind down. Responsibilities PRIMARY - Being the first point of contact for all event enquiries, responding promptly and clearly communicating how Well Kneaded can provide great food to employ great people for a greater planet and converting those enquiries into bookings. - Clarify with the client and put in place specific requirements for event logistics and staffing. - -Maintain clear records of past and upcoming events and pro-actively communicate these with accountants & internal team when needed. - Responsible for execution of our events work in line with WK Vision & values to give our clients the best events experience (internally and externally) in London including developing relationships with new venues/ clients and working with online platforms to market our events offerings. - -Maintain WK Events storage areas, including the WK lockup and any areas used in the pizzeria. - Responsibility for health and hygiene and food safety procedure on events, ensuring 100% operationally safe events, and that all events team are trained and prepared in this. This includes responsibility for regular maintenance of all events set up - -Weekly meetings with Events/Ops team to discuss anything events based. - -Manual handling of events equipment and food - SECONDARY - Grow our KERB opportunities as well as our regular client database and communications/ marketing strategy. - Take responsibility for events P&L (after 6 months in role) - Develop marketing materials (alongside ops & marketing manager) including promotions for events offerings in order to retain and grow events stakeholders (clients, venues, tasting participants, potential partnerships with local schools/ mums groups/venues, etc) - Weekly meetings with Head of Food to develop events offerings where you see gaps, within budget - If capacity, develop and market downstairs basement kitchen and/or garden for pizzeria private events together with Ops Manager and head of front of house. - Add posts directly to Instagram/ Facebook that are pertinent to events/ the team and also the pizzeria if required. - Position Type - Event role has possibility to be a job share between a senior event manager and events coordinator where the events manager has overall oversight & a focus on driving growth and coordinator has on-event/ day to day ops focus. This means role could be 2-2.5 days/ week. - EXPECTATIONS & LIMITING FACTORS - Be able to handle emergencies and last-minute changes of plan under pressure. - There is an event-staff holiday freeze in July (No holiday can be taken in July due to the full nature of the WK calendar) - The nature of the job involves a lot of weekend and evening work, so days off are generally Sundays and Mondays, with one full weekend off per month (except June/July). In quieter seasons there will be more flexibility on this. - Being able to confidently drive a manual vehicle - PERSON SPECIFICATION - The Events Manager will be committed to the Well Kneaded vision and values, with a keen interest in sustainable food and amazing event creation and will have the following: - Previous experience in events or managing/ leading a team. Including examples of responsibility for running events from start to finish. - Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel and Powerpoint - Confident to take initiative and is pro-active in project and event management. Is as good at starting a project as well as is at finishing it, and feeding back in. - Highly organised and excellent at planning. - At least an active interest in sustainability - English; strong in both written & verbal communication, if not your first language - UK Drivers License - confident to drive multiple vehicles including a vintage van. - Strong relational skills PERKS/ BENEFITS/ HOLIDAY - 29 days holiday (statutory plus an extra for your birthday) + sick pay + pension (holiday increases 1 days/ year worked with WK after year 2, up to 4 extra days) pro rata if not full time. - 6-8 weekly reviews with line manager. - Friends and family discount (20% off bill when you eat in with f&f) - Christmas day & Easter Sunday off - If full time- Management/ Leadership training plus up to 2 team days per year Free delicious food - Being part of a team who champions each other. - 2 Complimentary tickets per year for friends and family to in-house events - Seeing transformation in the lives of young people - Pension contribution and sick pay Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Freelance Pay: £15.00-£20.00 per hour Additional pay: Yearly bonus Benefits: Additional leave Canteen Casual dress Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Flexitime Paid volunteer time Sick pay Store discount Work from home Schedule: 10 hour shift 12 hour shift 8 hour shift Day shift Holidays Monday to Friday Overtime Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate: South West London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Experience: Event Management or Leadership: 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification: UK FULL MANUAL DRIVING LICENSE (required) Work authorisation: United Kingdom (required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in South West London Expected start date: 06/01/2025