Venue Manager - Harbour Rocks Hotel re-opening soon!

The Independent Collection is a curated selection of hotels, each of which lives up to an exacting standard to offer travellers the best of luxury, elevated, urban, comfort and social experiences. While every hotel celebrates its own unique brand & experience, together the Independent Collection shares a passion for one-of-a-kind experiences, service and quality.

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150award winningrestaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges,Atura,LyLo, Independent CollectionandAustralia’s most lovedyear roundalpine resort,Thredbo.Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Onceyou’rein,there’sno limits on where your career could take you.

About Harbour Rocks Hotel:

Harbour Rocks Hotel is entering a bold new chapter! Our heritage-listed boutique hotel in the heart of The Rocks has been thoughtfully reimagined through a full refurbishment blending historic character with elevated comfort, warm design, and a more refined guest experience throughout.

We’re looking for passionate hospitality people to join our reopening team. The kind who notice the little things, remember the details, and genuinely enjoy creating moments guests talk about long after checkout. If you take pride in thoughtful service, love boutique hotels with personality, and know that true hospitality is never one-size-fits-all, you’ll feel right at home here.

Key Responsibilities

Tayim Restaurant Leadership

As the operational leader of Tayim, Harbour Rocks Hotel's signature restaurant,



you will spend the majority of your time leading day-to-day service, supporting the team and ensuring every guest receives a memorable dining experience.

Tayim celebrates up-to-date Levantine cuisine and genuine hospitality, making this role ideal for someone who enjoys leading service in a premium restaurant setting.

You will:

- Lead service from the floor and maintain a visible presence during trading periods.
- Ensure consistently high service standards and guest satisfaction.
- Work closely with the Head Chef to deliver a seamless restaurant experience.
- Coach, train and develop front-of-house team members.
- Drive team engagement, accountability and service culture.
- Manage reservations, service flow, table allocation and guest recovery.

Multi-Outlet Operations

While Tayim will be your primary focus, you will also oversee service delivery across Eric's Bar, in-room dining and conference & events.

You will:

- Support operations across all food and beverage outlets.
- Coordinate and deliver conferences, private dining and special events.
- Ensure service standards remain consistent across all guest touchpoints.
- Assist with activations, promotions and seasonal experiences.
- Support beverage service, cocktail offerings and wine recommendations.

Team Leadership & Operations

- Lead, roster and develop a high-performing team.




- Manage labour costs and staffing levels in line with business needs.
- Maintain service SOPs and operational standards.
- Ensure compliance with WHS, food safety and RSA requirements.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve service and efficiency.

What You'll Bring

- Previous experience as a Restaurant Manager, Venue Manager, Assistant Venue Manager or similar hospitality leadership role.
- Strong background in premium dining, boutique hotels, restaurants or multi-outlet hospitality venues.
- Experience leading service in busy, guest-focused environments.
- Passion for food, wine and hospitality.
- Strong understanding of restaurant operations and team leadership.
- Ability to train, coach and motivate teams.
- Hands-on leadership style and willingness to lead from the front.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- Experience working with Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Levantine or similar cuisine styles will be highly regarded.

How You Work

- Daymaker ethos — no one’s too big for the small things.
- Hands-on and non-hierarchical — leads from the front.
- Growth mindset — learns, shares, and levels up others.

Perks from Day One

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.

- 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
- $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
- Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
- Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
- Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.

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