Overview
Skylark opened in early 2018 and operates as a cafe in the daytimes, serving brunch and specialty coffee all-day alongside lunches and wine, beer, cocktails. Dinner is served on Friday & Saturday nights and allows the kitchen team to explore their creativity with a short, yet impressive a la carte menu which showcases local ingredients.
About us:
35 cover cafe-restaurant in Eastbourne’s independent shopping district, Little Chelsea
Courtyard garden open April-September for alfresco dining
Focus on showcasing local produce and suppliers, cooking brunch, lunch and dinner from scratch & serving specialty coffee and handcrafted drinks
Small team of enthusiastic, knowledgeable & passionate people with high service standards, always striving for perfection
This Role Includes
We are looking for a dynamic, experienced and enthusiastic Restaurant Supervisor to join the team at Skylark. This is a full-time position of 40 hours/week minimum, but could be a part-time role of 25-30 hours for the right candidate
Our requirements:
You need to have great attention to detail with up to date knowledge of and a huge passion for food & drink.
You will be keen to promote a customer service focused culture. We are driven to provide the very best customer service and are well-known for this high standard.
The ability to work calmly in a busy environment under pressure is essential as when it gets busy, it gets busy! You must be able to act as duty manager when required leading others in a cool calm and collected way.
You will need to ensure the effective supervision, motivation, training and development of the team.
You must be available to work varied shifts including evenings and both weekend days.
You must have experience making and a good understanding of specialty coffee.
Knowledge of wine and cocktails preferable but not essential as training will be provided.
What we offer:
Excellent working environment amongst small team of friendly, professional people that love what they do.
Competitive rate of pay with share of cash tips, gratuity & service charge (circa £4k-£5k per annum)
Holiday pay accrued pro rata
Flexible rotas
Please send your CV and a brief cover letter of why you would like to work with us to info@skylarkeastbourne.co.uk
We look forward to hearing from you!