Restaurant Waiter - Selva Amsterdam

Selva - "Another name for the Amazon, the lungs of the earth"

We are looking for a skilled and friendly waiter/waitress to join our team. In this position, you play a big role in creating and providing the best guest experience. Your goal will be to exceed guest expectations. You will be responsible for taking orders and serving food & beverages to guests. By means of storytelling and passion, you will play an important role in creating immaculate guest experiences; interacting with the guests to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and taking action to manage any challenges.

Are you a friendly waiter/ waitress looking for a challenging job opportunity? Inspired by tropical and Latin American cuisine, Selva is a new restaurant concept on the 24th floor of nhow Amsterdam hotel. This rooftop restaurant was opened in September 2023, it has 130 seats and is overlooking the city of Amsterdam. Together with the Restaurant Manager, Assistant Manager, and the international team of 20+ colleagues, and complemented by the amazing views, you will have this great opportunity to be a part of this trendy and cool restaurant concept and create the nhow experiences our guests hope for.

What are you going to do?

At Selva, we literally lift our guests; we bring them to a higher place to escape the busy streets of Amsterdam and let them emerge in a colorful and lush environment. Therefore, it is important that our waiting brigade facilitates a place for them to connect and interact with others whilst enjoying food, drinks, and views that stimulate their taste buds, eyes, and ears. In short: we offer a place where they will leave with only one wish. The desire to come back soon! Please keep in mind that Selva is currently only open in the evenings.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing excellent guest service
• Greeting guests and presenting menus
• Making suggestions based on their preferences
• Taking and serving food/drinks orders
• Up selling when appropriate
• Arranging table settings
• Delivering checks and collecting payments

What's in it for us?

• At least 1 year of experience as a waiter/ waitress, ideally in a destination-restaurant;
• Ability to actively listen and connect with people;
• Creating happy guests comes naturally to you;
• Excellent command of English language, Dutch is an advantage but not a must-have;
• You will be finishing late (between 00-01) and you must be able to get home easily at these hours (living in Amsterdam is preferred);
• Pleasant, positive, and open attitude

What's in it for you?

• Gross monthly salary based on a fulltime contract and your experience is €2,372 - €2,467 (scale 3 of the CAO) + tips
• A year-end bonus for every employee with a maximum of 100% of your monthly gross salary.
• Travel allowance to-/from-work of €0.23 per km, up to 30 km each way
• To show you how happy we are with you as our colleague, we give you a Signing bonus after your first 3 months of € 250,- gross and a second Signing Bonus after 12 months of € 500,-gross;
• Refer-a-friend bonus of € 500,- gross;
• : dine, spend the night, and have breakfast in your own hotel.
• Spend the night in our hotels all over the world for €36,- or €72,- per night and enjoy a 30% discount in our restaurants/bars;
• Discounts up to 25% for your friends & family.
• Discounts in all kinds of (web) shops.
• Stay fit with our Company Fitness, Bicycle- and Sport Plan.
• As an employee of nhow Amsterdam RAI, you can make free use of our hotel gym with a view!
• From short (training) courses to internal trainings, NH University is your internal training institute. In addition, when you are ready for the next step in your career, we offer plenty of internal career opportunities in The Netherlands and abroad.
• Team is very engaged, international, and fun.

Are you in for a new challenge? Apply now!

Minor Hotels Europe & Americas is committed to an inclusive working environment in which everyone is valued and encouraged equally, therefor we warmly welcome people from all horizons & personal abilities.