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Head Waiter/Waitress - The London EDITION
Role summary
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The Head Waiter/Waitress supports the restaurant leadership team by coordinating service, guiding waitstaff and ensuring guests receive attentive, efficient and polished hospitality. Requirements typically include previous experience in a high-quality restaurant, hotel or bar environment, strong knowledge of food and beverages, excellent communication skills and confidence handling guest requests. The successful candidate is expected to lead by example, maintain service standards, support colleagues during busy periods and resolve minor issues professionally. Flexibility is essential, including availability for evenings, weekends and holidays. A professional appearance, positive attitude, teamwork, reliability and a genuine interest in creating memorable guest experiences are also expected.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Hotel jobs cannot be sponsored since July 2025; only youth schemes remain.
Official source: GOV.UK: Skilled Worker visa. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Live-in common in rural hotels |
|---|---|
| Meals | Staff meals common |
| Flights | No |
| Service charge | 100% of tips and service charges to staff (by law) |
| Contract | Permanent or seasonal |
| Leave | 28 days |
| Income tax | About 14% in all at GBP 25,000 |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
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About The London EDITION
The London EDITION is a luxury lifestyle hotel in central London, operating under the EDITION brand, part of Marriott International. The hotel combines contemporary design, personalised service, restaurants, bars and event spaces in a distinctive boutique-style setting. EDITION properties are known for attracting socially engaged guests and for creating vibrant venues that blend accommodation, dining and nightlife. Employees work in an international hospitality environment with opportunities to develop their service, leadership and operational skills. As a Marriott property, The London EDITION may provide access to structured training, employee travel programmes and wider career opportunities across the group, subject to eligibility and company policy. The hotel places strong emphasis on guest experience, teamwork, presentation and consistent luxury service.