Bartender - QT Canberra

EVT - Entertainment | Ventures | Travel; Canberra; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining discount

Movie tickets

Seasonal perks

Career growth

Parental leave

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

QT Canberra, part of EVT, is seeking an experienced bartender for Capitol Bar. You will craft exceptional cocktails, deliver high-end service with flair, and engage a diverse clientele in a fast-paced, premium hotel setting.

Join a daymaker culture across EVT's hotels and experiences, with opportunities for growth and career development within a network including QT, Rydges, Atura and more.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years experience in a similar restaurant, hotel or bar.
• Knowledge of cocktails from classics to the more unusual.
• Personable and able to engage guests in a busy environment.
• Strong communication, teamwork and attention to detail.
• Adaptable and capable of multi-tasking to meet guest needs.
• Willingness to support different outlets within a hotel environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain grooming and a clean, well-stocked work area aligned with hotel standards.
• Deliver exceptional food and beverage service while following safety and hygiene procedures.
• Demonstrate strong product knowledge and adhere to preparation and dispensing standards.
• Complete opening, closing, and cashiering duties accurately.
• Participate in training sessions to improve service and product knowledge.
• Collaborate with team members and assist other departments to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

1-2 years experience

Cocktail making

Customer engagement

Team player

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Job description

About EVT:

QT Canberra is part of EVT, one of Australasia’s market‑leading experience creators offering careers that can take you wherever you want to go across entertainment, ventures, and travel. In a world of cookie cutter experiences, here at EVT we believe in changing the game. It’s why we all call ourselves Daymakers - because each day is a chance to add the wow factor for our customers and continually grow in our own careers.

QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of ‘unexpected and unrequested’, with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140 entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150 award winning restaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo, Independent Collection and Australia’s most loved year round alpine resort, Thredbo. Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Once you’re in, there’s no limits on where your career could take you.

About the Role

We are looking for an experience bartender too join the team at Capitol Bar at QT Canberra. We are looking for someone with a passion for shaking exceptional cocktails and loves delivering service with flair and personality. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, high‑end environment and takes pride in their mixology skills, product knowledge, and ability to engage with a diverse clientele.

Skills & Experience

• 1 - 2 years of experience working in a similar restaurant, hotel or bar.
• Experience making cocktails with a good knowledge of all thing beverage related from your classics to the slightly mor unusual
• Personable, enjoy working in a busy environment and engaging with guests.
• Good communication, a team player and attention to detail.
• Adaptable and the ability to multi-task and anticipate the guests needs.
• Enjoy working in a hotel environment and have flexibility to support different outlets.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain personal grooming and uphold a clean, safe, and well‑stocked work environment in line with hotel standards.
• Deliver exceptional food and beverage service while adhering to all operational, safety, and hygiene procedures.
• Demonstrate strong product knowledge and comply with all preparation and dispensing standards.
• Complete all opening, closing, and cashiering duties accurately and efficiently.
• Participate in all required training sessions to continuously improve service and product knowledge.
• Collaborate effectively with team members and assist other departments as needed to ensure smooth operations.

How You Work

• Daymaker ethos — no one’s too big for the small things. .
• Owner’s mindset — acts on data/feedback; ships improvements.
• Resilient and solutions-focused — stays calm, moves fast.

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.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and review applications as they come in - don’t wait! We can’t wait to see the places your career will go with EVT.