Casual Bar Assistant

Hand Picked Hotels Ltd; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 14,774 - 21,042; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Share of service charge

Opportunities for friendships and team celebrations

Job summary

A luxury hotel chain in Sutton Coldfield is seeking a Casual Bartender. You will ensure high standards of bar operations, prepare delicious beverages, and provide a magical experience for guests. Previous bartending experience in a quality environment is essential, along with flexibility and emotional intelligence to meet guest needs. The role offers a competitive salary package of £13 per hour, plus a share of service charge, in a vibrant team focused on diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Previous bartending experience within a quality driven environment.
• Enthusiastic and flexible to assist in different areas as needed.
• High level of emotional intelligence to anticipate guests' needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in ensuring delivery of bar operations to standards.
• Prepare and serve a variety of bar snacks and beverages.
• Communicate and delegate according to business levels and events.

Skills

Bartending experience

High emotional intelligence

Creativity and upselling

Flexibility

Job description

Hand Picked Hotels is a beautiful collection of 21 privately owned, luxury country houses and coastal retreats, each hand picked for their individuality. Architecturally distinctive and quintessentially British, every hotel boasts an extraordinary location, from Scotland to the Channel Islands, offering breath taking views, from vast countryside to expansive beaches, to lush woodlands. With every need taken care of, the team at each hotel ensures every guest has a magical experience, encouraging them to return time and time again. Hand Picked Hotels was founded in 2001 by owner and Chairman, Julia Hands MBE. Whilst each hotel is individual, every property fulfils the company values of family, individuality, community and care, ensuring a hand picked experience for every guest and employee.

We are currently recruiting for a Casual Bartender at New Hall Hotel & Spa, part of Hand Picked Hotels.

New Hall Hotel & Spa is a stunning and unique hotel, dating back to the 13th Century and steeped in history and a fine example of medieval architecture and stands proudly as England’s oldest listed inhabited moated house. At 800 years old, this luxurious hotel has a long history of delivering exceptional hospitality to discerning guests. Replete with contemporary comforts, our spa and health club offers an oasis of relaxation complimented by our award winning 2AA Rosette restaurant and extensive meetings and events operation, which a popular choice for weddings, bespoke events and conferences.

About the Role

• The role of a Bartender involves assisting the team in ensuring delivery of the bar operations to Hand Picked Hotels standards ensuring high standards of presentation are always maintained.
• Responsible for preparing, creating and serving a variety of bar snacks and beverages. Always seeking opportunities of creativity and upselling.
• You will be expected to be able to hold a good level of knowledge regarding food/drink menu items and availability across all areas including the bar and restaurant.
• Working towards the achievement of departmental goals, contributing ideas and being open to trying new ways of working. Take personal ownership, operating within role parameters.
• As the Bartender, you will be expected to communicate and delegate in line with business levels and events within the hotel.
• Most of all we will want you to be inspired, have fun and enjoy being part of our Hand Picked Team.

About you

• To be considered for this role you will have previous bartending experience within a quality driven environment.
• You will be enthusiastic and willing to take on new responsibilities. Adopt a flexible approach to assist in different areas of the hotel as business and guest needs dictate.
• Having a high level of emotional intelligence, enabling you to be able to anticipate our guests needs ensuring they receive a Hand Picked experience.
• It is essential you can demonstrate how you would be able to deliver our guest experience standards at Hand Picked Hotels, which includes the ability to go above and beyond to ensure guests have a high-quality, personalised, and magical experience that they remember, recommend, and return to time and time again.

Company Benefits

• A competitive salary package of £13 per hour, plus a share of service charge.
• This is a Casual role working depending on business needs.
• Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of team that celebrates Diversity and Inclusion.