Bartender

Caravan Restaurants; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A popular restaurant chain in Manchester is seeking a talented Bartender to deliver an exceptional customer experience and support the team in a lively bar environment. The ideal candidate will be skilled in cocktail preparation and eager to learn. This role offers attractive perks including free meals, discounts, and development opportunities. Join a company that values diversity, inclusion, and sustainability as they expand in the coming years.

Benefits

Free meals & drinks when working

Dining discount for family & friends

Coffee discount

Bike to work scheme

Mental health and well-being support

Financial health education and support

Leadership training and development

Birthday & Anniversary Treat

Qualifications

• Experience in a bartending role or similar.
• Ability to thrive in a busy bar environment.
• Willingness to learn and develop skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the ‘Caravan of Love’ style of customer experience.
• Serve food and drink inspired by global flavors.
• Take ownership of your role.

Skills

Customer experience

Cocktail preparation

Team collaboration

Job description

Bartender

Up to £15.36 per hour, dependent on experience

At Caravan, we share a love of mighty fine coffee, hand crafted good food and friendly vibes. Since 2010, we have built our award-winning restaurants and roastery as well as investing time, money and resources into initiatives that have a positive impact on the world around us. We believe in pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions, championing people, community, diversity, inclusion and sustainability.

We're thrilled to have the opportunity to invite a fun, talented, prolific Bartender who knows how to support a team, bang out excellent cocktails and welcome & awe guests from the very first impression! We would love to hear from you if you’re up for a new venture and a fresh start. It’s an exciting time to join us as we’re looking forward to expanding in the coming years, with new openings on the horizon.

To say thanks for choosing us, we also offer our Bartender and all teams :

• Free meals & drinks when working
• Dining discount when visiting with family & friends.
• Coffee discount
• Bike to work scheme
• Mental health and well-being support
• Financial health education and support
• Leadership training and development
• Birthday & Anniversary Treat - on your birthday and on your work anniversary, you'll receive a Caravan voucher to spend in any of our restaurants
• Development and career progression, 80% of all our management roles are filled internally.

What you’ll be doing as a Caravan Bartender

• You’ll be delivering our ‘Caravan of Love’ style of customer experience by working with the rest of the team
• You’ll be serving up our ‘well-travelled’ food and drink, which is inspired by flavours from our founders’ native New Zealand, as well as their global travels.
• You will be open to learning in order to develop your knowledge and skills
• You’ll take ownership of your role and thrive in a busy bar

Caravan Values

We live by 4 core values. We expect our Bartender and all our teams to live, promote and role model these values at all times;

• Caravan of Love
• No boundaries
• Well-travelled
• All welcome

Sustainability

• We expect our teams to support environmental stewardship targets and efficiency goals by following departmental environmental policies and monitoring own usage of vital resources such as energy, disposable goods, and food waste, to name a few.

Diversity & Inclusion

• All our teams must respect individual differences with regards to identity, national and cultural background, and level of experience in all interactions while at work, including with members of the public.