Il Forno | Hampton, Melbourne
Part-Time & Casual | Wednesday–Sunday evenings
Award rates, with above-award rates available depending on experience
Il Forno is looking for warm, reliable and enthusiastic people to join our Front of House team in Hampton, across waitstaff, hosting and bar positions.
An established neighbourhood restaurant, Il Forno is a tribute to Italian culture and history, bringing together seasonal Australian and Italian produce, thoughtful cooking and warm, genuine hospitality.
Our style of service is relaxed and personable, but with attention to detail. We're looking for people who enjoy looking after guests, take pride in good service and want to become part of a close-knit restaurant team.
The Role
Depending on your experience and strengths, you'll work across waiting, hosting or bar, with opportunities to develop your skills across different areas of the restaurant.
For our waitstaff, responsibilities include:
Managing your own section and providing attentive, personable table service
Taking food and beverage orders accurately and confidently
Running food and assisting the wider team throughout service
Learning our menu and being able to confidently explain dishes and ingredients
Developing your wine knowledge and assisting guests with recommendations
Reading tables and adapting your style of service to different guests
Processing bills and payments
Resetting and maintaining tables and your section throughout service
Our hosts are often the first and last point of contact for our guests, welcoming and seating diners, managing the flow of the restaurant and assisting the wider FOH team throughout service.
Our bar staff are responsible for beverage service across the restaurant, including wine, bottled beer, spirits and a small cocktail list.
These roles aren't necessarily fixed. Where suitable,



we encourage our team to develop experience across different areas of the restaurant.
About You
Experienced in restaurant or hospitality service
Warm, confident and genuinely comfortable interacting with guests
Reliable, punctual and organised
Attentive to detail without making service feel overly formal
Able to work efficiently and remain composed during busy services
Proactive and willing to help the wider team
Interested in learning about Italian food, wine and hospitality
Able to read a table and understand when guests want attention – and when they don't
Neat and well-presented
Interested in becoming a consistent and valued member of our team
Existing Italian food and wine knowledge is beneficial but not essential. We'll help you develop a strong understanding of our menu, ingredients and wine offering.
A current Victorian RSA is required.
What We Offer
Part-time and casual positions available
Award rates, with above-award rates available depending on experience
Consistent Wednesday–Sunday evening trade
Typical shifts around 5pm–10pm, with some shorter evening shifts
Staff meals
Small, supportive and close-knit restaurant team
Training in our menu, wine list and style of service
Prospect to develop across waiting, hosting and bar
Opportunity to take on greater responsibility and progress within the restaurant
Established restaurant with an exciting next chapter ahead
Hampton location, only a few minutes' walk from Hampton Station
Friday and Saturday evening availability is expected, with Sunday availability also highly regarded.
We're looking for someone to join the team and are open to different levels of experience. More important to us is finding reliable people with the right attitude, an eye for detail and a genuine interest in hospitality.
We are looking for new team members to start as soon as possible.
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📌 Front Of House / Waiters, Hosts, Bar Staff – Il Forno (Melbourne)
🏢 Il Forno Hampton
📍 Melbourne