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We’re looking for an Assistant General Manager to join our talented team at The Blues Kitchen. This integral role will steer our renowned venue in delivering operational excellence and seamlessly execute its unique hospitality experience. You will have a natural hospitality flair and demonstrate positive leadership. Working closely with our General Manager, you will support all day-to-day operations of The Blues Kitchen and contribute continuously to develop operational effectiveness and efficiency at the venue with unparalleled attention to detail. Responsibilities: - Collaborate with the General Manager to oversee daily operations and ensure a seamless guest experience. - Assist in managing and leading a dynamic team, providing guidance and support as needed. - Contribute to the development and execution of strategic plans for business growth and profitability. - Support financial management, including budgeting, cost control, and reporting. - Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, as well as licensing requirements. - Uphold and reinforce The Blues Kitchen's brand values and standards. - Actively participate in the organization's overall success by taking on additional responsibilities as required. About you: - Previous experience in a supervisory or assistant management role in the hospitality industry. - Strong leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and engage team members. - Effective communication and interpersonal abilities. - Understanding of financial management principles, including budgeting and P&L analysis. - Familiarity with restaurant operations, compliance, and customer service best practices. - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities. - Passion for music and experiences offered by The Blues Kitchen. Benefits at The Columbo Group At The Columbo Group, it is our utmost priority to ensure each individual feels supported and valued as part of our teams. Joining our family allows you to access the following: - 50% discount across all of The Columbo Group venues. - Free guestlist to our events and festivals. - Best in-class training and development opportunities - ambitious team members are encouraged to enroll in the prestigious Columbo Academy. - Team get-togethers including an invitation to our renowned End of Year celebration party at the Jazz Cafe. - Pension Plan The award-winning Blues Kitchen is one of London’s most loved and legendary venues. Stunningly beautiful, it is the perfect space to soak up a live soundtrack of timeless blues and soul from world-famous resident musicians. With all American favourites on the menu and an expertly curated selection of the world’s finest bourbon, The Blues Kitchen is one of the UK’s most loved experiences.

PLEASE NOTE: This job position is starting 5/6th February. Barts Burgers are recruiting for a dark kitchen manager to run our brand new kitchen in the heart of Islington / King’s Cross N7. The Ideal candidate must have a minimum of 2 years kitchen manager experience and hold a minimum level 3 food hygiene certification & allergen certificate. The position is around 45/50 hours per week working every Wednesday to Sunday evening, full training will be provided by our development chef. Bart’s Burgers is a brand street food brand launching not just in King’s Cross with our dark kitchen but this summer with our brand new fully restored classic 1974 American street food truck for events / festivals etc. We are a new brand but have over a decade of experience in the hospitality sector and this job has plenty of potential to grow within the company. Starting wage is £14.50 per hour.

We’re looking for exceptional Front of House team members to join our talented team. If you have experience in casual fine dining and delivering a small-plate service, we’d love to hear from you. The Parakeet is a Public House and Dining Room situated in the heart of Kentish Town. A hub for the local community and beyond, The Parakeet is a classic boozer in the front bar, with an award-winning small plate restaurant in the dining room. Our kitchen, headed up by Chef Ben Allen has been widely regarded as one of the most important restaurant launches of 2023 and has reached critical acclaim. But don’t take our word for it… Benefits at The Parakeet & The Columbo Group: At The Columbo Group, it is our utmost priority to ensure each individual feels supported and valued as part of our teams. Joining our family allows you to access the following: - Free guestlist to our events and festivals. - Regular industry trips to Europe’s finest vineyards. - Wholesome team meals before each shift prepared by our incredible chefs. - 50% discount across all of The Columbo Group venues including The Jazz Cafe, The Blues Kitchen, Phonox and The Old Queens Head. - Best in-class training and development opportunities - ambitious team members are encouraged to enroll into the prestigious Columbo Academy. - Team get-togethers including an invitation to our renowned End of Year celebration party at the Jazz Cafe.

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

40ft Brewery is a neighbourhood brewery in Dalston, East London. We brew modern beer serving pubs, restaurants and bars with a core range of beer in keg and small pack. Our onsite taproom pours fresh favourites and limited releases. Job Overview We are a small, driven team looking for a Bar Manager to join us as we enter what will be our busiest period yet at 40FT Brewery. The candidate will report into our Operations Manager helping to refine and grow the hospitality side of our business. Renumeration £15ph (approx £31,200 pa) plus bonus. Reports To Operations Manager. Start Date January 2025 Work Hours The successful candidate can expect an average 40 hours per week, Monday - Sunday. Rotas are prepared two weeks in advance. Responsibilities and Duties Shift Management Bookings Management Customer Service Rota Planning Staff Recruitment & Training Stock Ordering Maintenance & Cleaning Representing the brewery at beer festivals Hit KPI’s (Labour Percentage, GP Percentage & Revenue Targets) Benefits Competitive London Salary Workplace Ethical Pension Scheme Employee Assistance Programme Private Health Care Company Gym Membership Taproom beer allowance 50% discount at all 40ft venues 30% discount at The Dusty Knuckle Bakery Opportunity to learn brewing through Taproom special brews. Please apply before 7th January 2025. Interviews to take place from second week of January.