Bartender - Hotel

Dakota Dunes Resort; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Dakota Dunes Resort is seeking an experienced Bartender to deliver exceptional beverage service. You will prepare cocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks while maintaining a welcoming bar environment and adhering to responsible service standards.

You will verify IDs, process orders and payments via the POS system, manage inventory, and collaborate with servers and kitchen staff to ensure smooth peak-time service. This role requires flexibility and strong customer service focus.

Qualifications

• Previous bartending experience in a restaurant, resort, hotel, or hospitality environment is preferred.
• Valid Serve It Right Saskatchewan (SIRS) certification or willingness to obtain.
• Strong knowledge of cocktails, beer, wine, and responsible alcohol service.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and remain calm in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when handling cash and processing transactions.
• Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve cocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages per recipes.
• Provide outstanding guest service in a friendly, professional, and efficient manner.
• Verify guest identification and ensure compliance with liquor laws and responsible beverage service practices.
• Process orders and payments using the POS system.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and fully stocked bar, including replenishing liquor, beer, wine, glassware, garnishes, and supplies.
• Monitor inventory levels and notify management of stock shortages or ordering needs.
• Prepare garnishes, mixes, and other bar ingredients to ensure efficient service.
• Follow all food safety, health, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.
• Handle guest concerns professionally and resolve service issues promptly to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Collaborate with servers, kitchen staff, and fellow bartenders to ensure seamless service during peak periods.
• Perform opening and closing duties, including cash reconciliation, cleaning, and securing the bar area.
• Maintain knowledge of current beverage menus, seasonal promotions, and resort events to provide recommendations and enhance the guest experience.
• Contribute to a positive team environment while supporting resort standards of excellence.
• Other duties assigned

Skills

Bartending experience

Excellent communication

Multitasking

Cash handling

Stand for long periods

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Tools

POS system

Job description

Job Summary

The Bartender provides exceptional beverage service by preparing and serving drinks, delivering outstanding guest experiences, and maintaining a clean, organized, and welcoming bar environment while following responsible alcohol service and resort standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepareand serve cocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages according toestablished recipes and service standards.
• Provideoutstanding guest service by engaging with guests in a friendly,professional, and efficient manner.
• Verifyguest identification and ensure compliance with liquor laws andresponsible beverage service practices.
• Accuratelyprocess orders and payments using the point-of-sale (POS) system.
• Maintaina clean, organized, and fully stocked bar, including replenishing liquor,beer, wine, glassware, garnishes, and supplies.
• Monitorinventory levels and notify management of stock shortages or orderingneeds.
• Preparegarnishes, mixes, and other bar ingredients to ensure efficient service.
• Followall food safety, health, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.
• Handleguest concerns professionally and resolve service issues promptly toensure guest satisfaction.
• Collaboratewith servers, kitchen staff, and fellow bartenders to ensure seamlessservice during peak periods.
• Performopening and closing duties, including cash reconciliation, cleaning, andsecuring the bar area.
• Maintainknowledge of current beverage menus, seasonal promotions, and resortevents to provide recommendations and enhance the guest experience.
• Contributeto a positive team environment while supporting resort standards ofexcellence.
• Otherduties assigned

Qualifications

• Previousbartending experience in a restaurant, resort, hotel, or hospitalityenvironment is preferred.
• ValidServe It Right Saskatchewan (SIRS) certification or willingness to obtain.
• Strongknowledge of cocktails, beer, wine, and responsible alcohol service.
• Excellentcommunication and interpersonal skills.
• Abilityto multitask and remain calm in a fast-paced environment.
• Strongattention to detail and accuracy when handling cash and processingtransactions.
• Flexibleavailability, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events.
• Abilityto stand for extended periods and lift up to 25 lbs.

Visa Requirements: Must be legally authorized to work in Canada. Dakota Dunes Resort is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Employment Equity Opportunity

This position is part of a dedicated employment equity initiative. We strongly encourage candidates from Whitecap Dakota Nation and other Indigenous communities—including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit—to apply. If you wish to be considered under this initiative, please self-identify in your application.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Reconciliation

At Dakota Dunes Resort, we believe that the strength of our team lies in its diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that respects the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of the individual. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are dedicated to providing equal access to opportunities. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

We acknowledge that we are on treaty land. These treaties serve to govern our relationships with Indigenous people. We come together today on Treaty 6 territory, which is the traditional territory of the Cree, Saulteaux, Stoney Nakota, Dakota peoples. We also acknowledge the traditional homeland of the Metis and honor their contributions.

It is important that we recognize that we all have benefits and responsibilities under these agreements. We acknowledge the harms and injustices of the past and present. We dedicate our efforts to working together in a spirit of collaboration and reconciliation. We are all treaty people.