Bartender - Christmas Staff

Lq Resorts; Tye, Oswestry; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Pension Scheme

Free staff meals

Share of Resort’s service charges per月

Job summary

Langstone Quays Resort in the United Kingdom is seeking a Bartender to join the Christmas Food & Beverage team. The role focuses on delivering an excellent guest experience through attentive service, upselling from the Drinks Library, and maintaining a high standard across busy shifts.

The position requires flexibility for morning, late evening and weekend shifts, with a minimum age of 18. Training will cover bar operations, cash handling, and complying with health and safety policies while

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality or similar customer service role is desirable.
• Confident and approachable in guest interactions.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail in fast-paced environments.
• Team player who can work independently.
• Calm under pressure during busy periods.
• Strong selling and customer service abilities.
• Ability to use initiative and solve problems.
• Resilient and calm when dealing with face-to-face complaints.

Responsibilities

• Provide superior guest experience and maximise revenue by upselling from the Drinks Library.
• Input orders into POS, handle payments accurately.
• Maintain a clean and stocked bar area and surrounding spaces.
• Be visible and available to guests at all times.
• Ensure the bar is fully stocked, clean and tidy.
• Build rapport with guests and relay issues to management promptly.
• Adhere to licensing laws and company policies for alcohol service.
• Maintain hygiene standards and assist with glassware/china prep.
• Support in service preparation and room-service duties as required.
• Maximise service opportunities to encourage return visits.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Customer service

Verbal & written communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Calm under pressure

Upselling skills

Problem solving

Handling complaints

Job description

Job Title: Bartender - Christmas Staff

Department: Food and Beverage

Reporting To: Operations Manager

Primary Job Purpose:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bartender to join our Food & Beverage team for the Christmas Period. The successful Bartender & Server will be providing an excellent guest experience through exceptional service to all our guests, whilst maintaining a high standard and achieving the maximum revenue and guest satisfaction.

The position requires a flexible approach to a variety of shift patterns and includes morning shifts, late evening and weekend shifts. A minimum age of 18 is required due to bar work.

About The Role

Roles and Responsibilities:

• To provide a superior guest experience and maximise revenue by promoting and upselling from the Drinks Library
• Responsible for inputting to the point-of-sale system any food & beverage orders, accurately totalling, processing and collecting payments from guests to include, but not limited to, using the point-of-sale system.
• Maintain the bar area and outside areas to a high standard
• Ensure you are visible and available to guests at all times
• To ensure that the bar is fully stocked, clean and tidy at all times.
• To establish a rapport with guests to build loyal and satisfied customers and advise Management/Supervisor of any guest complaints promptly.
• To determine whether individuals have proper identification and serve alcoholic beverages to guests in accordance with statutory and company laws and regulations.
• Maintaining and monitoring, hygiene standards and practices
• Support in the preparation for service, including, cleaning and maintaining glassware and China
• Checking layouts and preparation of tables including room service duties
• Maximise the service opportunities for guests to ensure return visits
• Maintain high standard of personal appearance and hygiene including wearing and maintaining a clean uniform at all times.
• Follow all company policies and procedures outlined in the Employee Handbook including any department specific procedures such as cash handling and card payments and end of shift cashing up.
• Be aware of and follow all Health and Safety procedures

This job description is not exhaustive and the job holder may be required to carry out other reasonable tasks as specified by their manager.

Key Skills

• Previous experience within hospitality or similar customer service role is desirable
• Confident and approachable
• Good verbal and written communication
• Good attention to detail
• Good team work and can work well alone
• Calm under pressure during busy periods
• Excellent selling and customer service skills
• Can use own initiative and problem solve
• Resilience and calm attitude when dealing with face-to-face complaints

All staff Key Performance Measures

Our values underpin everything we do here at LQ Resorts and staff should ensure that these are at the fore front of what they do, day to day.

• To focus on the guest experience at all times and continually strive to delight time after time
• To see each guest as part of a long-term relationship not a onetime event
• To create a team that is enthusiastic, consistent and committed in a workplace that encourages an open honest and supportive culture, by working together to create excellence.
• To create an organisation with high integrity, that recognises potential and success, that both guests and employees want to be part of and associated with
• To encourage our team to contribute to excellent working conditions for all
• To gain a reputation for delivering financial performance and being consumed and enthralled about business.

Benefits

LQ Resorts will offer you a fantastic working environment with plenty of opportunity to make a difference each day. In addition, you will receive:

• Free onsite parking
• Progression and career development opportunities.
• Pension Scheme
• Free staff meals
• Share of Resort’s service charges on monthly basis

Skills required

High standards of presentation and organisation

• Great attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Flexible approach to work
• Multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Able to follow instruction.

  Attitude required

  Confident and respectful

• Friendly, charming and informative
• Passionate about Customer Service
• Positive can-do attitude
• High standard of personal appearance
• Respectful
• Conscientious
• Approachable and supportive

Required Criteria

• GCSE English grade C /4 or above
• GCSE Maths grade C/4 or above
• Microsoft Excel beginner level
• Experience working in hospitality or events
• Customer-service experience.

Desired Criteria

• Experience of working to service delivery standards
• Experience of dealing with Customer complaints
• Willingness to undertake further training.
• Microsoft Excel Intermediate leve

About The Company

About Us

Langstone Quays Resort sits on the beautiful and historic Chichester harbour, on the northern tip of Hayling Island in the heart of the Hampshire coastline.

Langstone Quays has been lovingly and thoughtfully refurbished, creating a unique blend of amazing experiences throughout across unrivalled hotel, restaurant, leisure, meeting and event spaces

Lion Quays Resort sits on the beautiful and historic Oswestry waterways, on the banks of the Llangollen Canal in the heart of the Shropshire countryside.

Lion Quays has been lovingly and painstakingly built from the ground up, creating a unique blend of amazing experiences throughout the Resort, across unrivalled hotel, restaurant, spa, leisure, meeting and event spaces.

Ufford Park Resort is nestled in the beautiful and historic parkland, on the heritage Suffolk Coast

Ufford Park boasts elegant and modern accommodation, an award winning golf course, Suffolk’s only two-tiered driving range and new spa and club A unique blend of amazing experiences throughout the Resort, across unrivalled hotel, restaurant, spa, leisure, meeting and event spaces.

Company Culture

Why LQ Resorts ?

Our Company

LQ is a family run, collection of quality destination led Hotel Resorts.

Its family ethos, values and vision are well known to those who choose to spend their quality time with us.

LQ Resorts work incredibly hard to put the guest experience at the heart of all it does and to develop long term relationships with our guests and never seeing them as a one- time event.

A passion for hospitality is supported by the obsession with developing the very best services and facilities for our guests, delivered by an enthusiastic, enthralled team within an open, honest and supportive culture, working together to create excellence.

Our Values

• To see each guest as part of a long-term relationship, not just a onetime event To focus on the guest experience at all times and continually strive to delight time after time
• To create a team that is enthusiastic, consistent and committed in a workplace that encourages an open, honest supportive culture, by working together to create excellence.
• To create an organise with high integrity, that recognises potential and success, that both guests and employees want to be part of and associated with.
• To encourage our team to contribute to excellent working conditions

Our Employees

Are a vital part of LQ Resorts .

• Supporting our team’s physical and mental health Providing free gym membership
• Delivering employee recognition programmes to reward hard work and effort.
• Creating an environment that supports the development of skills, knowledge, qualifications and career progression
• Discounts across all Resorts, to encourage leisure time

Company Benefits

At LQ Resorts, we don’t just create vacations—we craft experiences that guests remember for a lifetime. And we want you on our team to help us make every moment count. Are you ready to turn every workday into a journey of discovery and delight? Join us at LQ Resorts, where your career is a getaway.

Vacation, Paid time off, Retirement plan and/or pension, Flexible schedule, Employee development programs, Employee discounts, Gym membership or wellness programs, Free parking, Competitive salary, Preferential room rates, Discount on meals purchased , Long service recognition, Free meals during shifts, Free parking or Discounted parking

Salary

£10.85 - £12.71 per year