Festive Waiter / Waitress
| Posting date: | 11 October 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 November 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 5RN |
| Company: | Dakota Hospitality Limited (Dakota Hotels) |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1402364158 |
Summary
Dakota Hotel based in LEEDS CITY CENTRE are seeking outgoing individuals to join our Food and Beverage team this festive season - this is a great role for someone with alternative commitments and seeking their first job.
Our location, 8 Russell St, Leeds LS1 5RN, ideally located on Greek Street, we are just a 5min walk from Leeds Train Station. We are also easily accessible by bus, close to the east parade bus link and within a 10min walk from Leeds Bus Station.
We are an 94-bedroom luxury hotel boasting a destination cocktail bar with a champagne room, and brasserie-style Grill.
CONTRACT AND PAY RATE
The role carries is a zero-hour, fixed-term contract (17th Nov 2025 – 2nd Jan 2026)
Pay rate is national minimum wage plus tronc payments which are at least £1.09 per hour
Typical shifts will start at 5pm including working weeks
You must be available to work Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve
PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Carry out the role of a waiter/waitress in our Bar and Grill, providing table service, taking guest orders and running large trays of delicious food to guest tables.
- Provide the highest levels of guest service, offering personalised dish and beverage recommendations, and delivering a memorable dining experience.
- Work closely with the Bar and Kitchen team to ensure the effective flow of communication.
- To have a comprehensive knowledge of food and beverage menu options to enhance the guest experience.
HOW TO APPLY
To join us this festive season at Dakota Leeds!
We’re hosting walk-in interviews on Friday 31st October, between 14:00 and 17:00 - no appointment needed! Just bring your CV and proof of right to work (ID).
Prefer to plan ahead? Apply via this advert to secure a pre-booked interview slot for Friday 31st October, between 14:00 and 17:00.
If successful, you’ll need to be available for induction and training on Thursday 13th November, from 10:30 to 17:00.
We’re excited to meet you and kick off the festive season together!
ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS
Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserie Grills and upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota’s story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle with Manchester Airport coming soon and more in our pipeline.
Dakota is synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract hard-working individuals who are passionate about working to the highest standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best Employers in Hospitality for the last six years in a row. We were also featured within the Top 10 employers in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK for the last two years, where our inclusive culture was spotlighted.
As recent winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the Year’, we have award-winning internal training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted internally and, for five consecutive years, a member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in the industry, demonstrating our success in developing talent.
Eurocentral | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle| Manchester Airport (coming soon)
APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS
The successful applicant will have/be:
- Waiting experience is beneficial but not required. Be an outgoing personality with effective communication skills.
- Ability to work at pace and be physically active for the duration of your shift.
- Willing and able to pour, serve and sell alcohol.
- Be able to be physically active in your role, standing for much of your shift and working at pace.
- An enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity.
- Be task oriented with a great pride for the work they do and attention to detail.
- Flexible with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.
- Successful candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.
MORE DETAILS
For more information on our luxury hotel, visit our Careers page to learn about current opportunities and find your #DreamRolesAtDakota – we’d love to hear from you! Alternatively please visit:
- Website
- Dakota Hotels Instagram