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Overview
Come and join our team as a Restaurant Manager and let your passion and personality shine. Our culture is important to us, and we encourage everyone in our teams to show thoughtfulness towards each other and our guests. As a Restaurant Manager you will lead our restaurant team and ensure we always provide exceptional service to our guests, helping them make memories that last a lifetime.
Key Responsibilities
* Know the menu well and advise guests when they ask for help.
* Recruit the best staff for your team when new team members are needed.
* Train new staff to be as wonderful as our current staff.
* Build close relationships with colleagues – we want employees to become friends across all teams.
* Ensure all guests have a memorable experience.
* Work together with other departments; we all muck in from time to time to help each other.
Benefits & Perks
* Competitive pay – we are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive rate of pay, irrespective of age.
* Service charge is paid into a pot and 100% of that charge is shared amongst all team members.
* Monthly service charge can be ~£300 (close to £3,600 per year) over and above base pay, for a full‑time employee.
* Off‑site staff accommodation may be offered in our two staff houses within walking distance of the hotel.
* Flexible rosters – we ask for flexibility in return for fair scheduling.
* Management bonus scheme for Heads of Department positions and above.
* Retail and hospitality perks through our Perkbox platform.
* Excellent discounts: 25% off food & beverage across our hotels; a £25 B&B per person rate; special rates for friends and family.
* Confidential helpline for employee support as part of our Employee Assistance Programme.
* Meals on duty are free.
* Unique development pathways; we encourage curiosity and continuous learning.
* Opportunity to progress – hundreds of internal promotions to General Manager level.
* Milestone awards: champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner; additional gifts like longer hotel stays, extra days off, and unique gifts.
Location
Located in the picturesque village of Amberley in the beautiful West Sussex countryside, Amberley Castle is a unique luxury hotel steeped in over 900 years of history. With 4 AA red stars, 3 AA rosettes, and membership in Relais & Châteaux, we give our team the chance to work in a castle with quality and style.
About Our Family of Hotels
We bring a family of hotels together under one roof, ready to welcome guests with open arms, warm hearts and memorable experiences. Each of our hotels is unique, individual, and quirky in personality. Quality is fundamental to everything we do, and it is the simple things that matter. We believe everyone should feel included, special, and welcome, and that applies to our team and our guests. Our hotels are located in award‑winning destinations: Gidleigh Park in Devon, the 900‑year‑old Amberley Castle, and the cool city centre Abode Manchester set in a 19th‑century textile factory, two minutes from Piccadilly train station.
About Company
Amberley Castle has a long‑held reputation for delivering outstanding cuisine. Enjoyed on the first floor of the castle in either the magnificent Queen's Room, with its barrel‑vaulted ceiling dating back to the 12th century and open fire, or The Great Room built in 1165 by Bishop Luffa of Chichester, a fine example of Norman architecture with its high lancet windows, open fireplace, oak flooring, tapestry and suits of armour.
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