Head Waiter

Head Waiter, Somerset

• £29,952 – £36,000 per annum, Service Charge Included (£30,451.20 Salary plus estimated service charge per annum) working 48 hours per week, 5 days from 7
• Incredible Industry Leading Benefits: detailed below

Your Role

As our Head Waiter with Artfarm in Bruton, Somerset, you’ll be leading by example when it comes to exceeding our guests' expectations. Inspiring your colleagues and sharing knowledge with the front of house team while providing warm and genuine service. We are looking for someone who has found their way as a waiter and feels ready for the next step or is a seasoned Head Waiter looking to engage in a new and interesting challenge. Daily duties include opening and closing procedures, cashing up, and training team members. Further to that, you will be influential when it comes to assisting with training, taking responsibility for our guest experience, and taking a lead on private dining. This isn’t just working in any restaurant though; this is Da Costa where we enjoy cooking Italian cuisine on fire, dining on dishes from our very own farm and garden, serving cold drinks and delicious food in the sun, and hosting plenty of community-engaging events which you will be part of.

It is always our duty to share our passion and knowledge with all of our guests and colleagues, so we are looking for someone who enjoys hospitality and not just service.

Our Team has been chosen for their passion and creative flair with a desire to consistently learn and grow.

What's in it for you as Head Waiter?

• Competitive Rates of pay + Generous Tips
• Flexible hours - let us know what works for you and we'll flex the best we can
• 30 days holiday including bank holidays
• Nutritious food and drinks whilst on shift
• Free annual guest experience for you and a plus one, including a 3-course meal, cocktails, and a bottle of wine. It’s important we experience the magic too!
• Enhanced family-friendly policies, including 12 weeks full pay Maternity leave and 2 weeks full pay Paternity leave. These moments matter!
• Health cash plan – a health benefit which allows you to claim back your everyday medical expenses like Dentists and Prescriptions
• Life Assurance
• Generous Artfarm-wide discounts including:
• Up to 50% off room booking at the award-winning Independent Hotel of the Year 2021, The Fife Arms
• Up to 25% off food and beverage across our properties in Somerset, Scottish Highlands, Los Angeles, and London
• Up to 30% off our fabulous retail products
• High street discounts off thousands of retailers through MyArtfarm site and app.
• Amazing socials led by local social committees – bowling, 10k runs, or just a cold pint in the pub – there’s something for everyone.
• A unique approach to career development and learning opportunities tailored around your individual aspirations and goals.
• Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action
• Enhanced pension scheme to help you save into your piggy bank for the future!
• Option to save directly from payroll into an ISA to enhance financial wellbeing
• Generous Refer a Friend Scheme – up to £1000 to share with your friend!

About Da Costa

Da Costa has been named for and inspired by Artfarm co-founder Iwan Wirth’s maternal grandfather, who originated from the small mountainous village of Rivamonte Agordino in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. He emigrated to Switzerland in the early 20th century and opened a restaurant much loved for its simple, honest fare. A century later, and some 800 miles from that first restaurant, Da Costa continues this glorious culinary adventure. The menu is an exploration of traditional northern Italian recipes featuring an array of antipasti, homemade pastas, risottos, and daily specials cooked over fire. Using freshly grown seasonal ingredients from the walled garden and surrounding area, our dishes blend the best of both worlds – quintessential Englishness with Italian culinary flair.

About Artfarm

Artfarm is a one-of-a-kind independent hospitality company founded by Iwan and Manuela Wirth. Renowned for developing and reinventing distinctive sites including the award-winning Fife Arms Hotel in Braemar, Manuela restaurant in Los Angeles, and Roth Bar and Farm Shop in Somerset. Artfarm uniquely brings together art, community, education, people, and place.