We’re looking for a new team member to expand our friendly Front of House team.
Whatever your level of experience, you’ll work alongside our creative team, growing and learning with us as we expand The Farmer’s Arms with our community and stakeholders. Successful applicants will be motivated and resourceful with excellent communication and customer service skills and a positive approach to teamwork and collaboration.
Your input into the development of the hospitality offer, its menus, drinks offer and The Farmer’s Arms programme will be encouraged.
Hourly Rates: £12.00 per hour plus tips
Working Pattern: Up to 30hrs per week, flexible (full or part-time) Wednesday to Sunday
Please Note: Interviews with shortlisted candidates will take the form of a paid trial shift with our team.
About The Farmer’s Arms
Grizedale Arts’ relaunch of this historic inn on the edge of the Lake District began in 2021. We reimagined the neglected site as ‘an inn for the 21st century’ and a lockdown fundraising campaign to save the pub from dereliction attracted community investors and donors from around the world to join the purchase. We now offer a restaurant & bar, café, outdoor wood-fired pizza oven, shop and holiday accommodation alongside community events and diverse arts, education and volunteering opportunities.
We have a growing reputation for good food and drink, using many local suppliers and a distinctively seasonal approach to our menus.
Person Specification:
Essential:
- A friendly, good-humoured and flexible approach to work
- A relaxed and warm approach to customers and colleagues
- An organised and detailed approach to tasks
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- An interest in contributing to a high quality, local, ethical and delicious food and drink offering
- Shared values with the core aims of The Farmer’s Arms project
Desirable:
- A Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate
- An interest in arts projects
- Confident use of basic IT systems including Epos tills, Google Docs and Microsoft Office systems
- A knowledge of Quickbooks
Role and Responsibilities to Include:
- Creating a warm and welcoming environment for all visitors to The Farmer’s Arms
- Providing bar and table service across our hospitality spaces and maintaining an excellent level of customer service
- Contributing to regular cleaning regimes to maintain impeccable standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout all areas (front and back of house) of our hospitality spaces
- Supporting the finance team by signing off orders against deliveries
- Other jobs as required to aid the smooth running of The Farmer’s Arms hospitality offer
How to Apply:
Applications should include a single PDF format CV detailing relevant skills, qualifications and the contact details of two referees. In the body of your email, please share your ambitions for working at The Farmer’s Arms and an overview of what you would bring to the team.
Shortlisted applicants will be offered paid trial shifts with positions available immediately. For those looking to relocate, accommodation can be made available if needed.
Please email your application to flora@lakedisctrictfarmersarms.com with the subject Job Application and your full name.
Access Needs:
If you have access needs that mean you need to make your application in another format, or have remaining questions about the opportunity, please email Flora deBechi –flora@lakedistrictfarmersarms.com
