Service and kitchen work, from neighbourhood eateries to fine dining.
On StaffLink, finding restaurant jobs and finding restaurant staff happen in the same app: waiters, commis, kitchen assistants and hosts apply for part-time, daily/extra or full-time listings; restaurants post jobs, create urgent staffing requests, plan shifts and run operations with recipe costing, tasks and check-in tools.
Restaurant work follows the rhythm of lunch and dinner service. Front-of-house staff welcome guests and take orders; the kitchen team handles prep, cooking and cleaning. Demand for extra staff rises at weekends and on special days.
Highlights for workers
Choose part-time, daily/extra or full-time listings that fit your schedule.
Tipping practices vary by business; you can ask about them in the listing or interview.
Service and kitchen assistant roles are a good way into the industry.
There is a path from service to management and from kitchen assistant to cook.
Roles commonly advertised in this sector
Pay is set by the employer and varies by position, experience, city and work type. Every listing states the pay or that it will be agreed at interview.
Many service and kitchen assistant roles do not require experience; communication, hygiene and teamwork matter. Cook and head waiter roles usually require experience.
A busy, fast-paced setting: long hours on your feet, quick decisions during service and constant contact with the kitchen.
Commis and waiters can progress to head waiter, service manager and assistant restaurant manager; in the kitchen, assistants can move up to cook.
Learn the menu and allergen information, communicate clearly with the kitchen during service and follow hygiene rules on every shift.
Restaurants use StaffLink to post jobs for waiters and kitchen staff, create urgent staffing requests on busy days, build the weekly rota with shift templates, and manage recipe and ingredient costs, opening and closing tasks and QR check-ins from the same account.
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Create an accountWorkers apply to listings, and businesses find staff and plan shifts in the same app.