Bar Back/Bartender Assistant

Tavistock Restaurant Collection; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Employee discount

Health insurance

Health savings account

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Referral program

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

The Bar Back at Canonita Lake Nona West, part of Tavistock Restaurant Collection, supports the bar team by stocking and organizing supplies, keeping the bar ready for service and ensuring a clean, well‑stocked workspace for smooth operations.

You will maintain grooming and uniform standards, deliver genuine hospitality, handle payments accurately, and assist with opening, running, and closing duties to ensure a memorable guest experience. Prior hospitality experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: High School; able to communicate (speak, read, and write) in English.
• Experience: Previous hospitality experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain proper grooming and uniform standards.
• Deliver genuine hospitality to guests and establish emotional connections with our guests.
• Contribute to the overall teamwork and success of the restaurant.
• Communicate effectively with guests and team members.
• Presents the best we have to offer, never selling the guest anything.
• Determine guests needs while making the appropriate recommendations and offerings to enhance the dining experience.
• Restock liquor, beer, and wine throughout shift.
• Clean the bar area ensuring it is constantly organized.
• Empty the trash throughout the shift, when necessary.
• Stock sanitizer bucket and change at a minimum every two hours or earlier when necessary.
• Polish silverware and glassware.
• Execute beverage tray service Answer guest questions regarding food and beverage offerings.
• Adhere to all alcohol awareness procedures.
• Handle guest complaints professionally and alert a manager immediately.
• Process payments and handle cash professionally and accurately.
• Communicate with managers and hosts regarding table availability and key table updates.
• Follow up with guests about their meal and dining experience to ensure great guest satisfaction.
• Maintain a high level of cleanliness and sanitation.
• Demonstrate professional and gracious demeanor at all times.
• Perform all opening, running, and closing duties accurately.
• Perform any job function requested by the management team.

Skills

Adaptability

Attention to Detail

Communication

Confidence

Customer Focus

Initiative

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

High School

Job description

About Cañonita Lake Nona

Canonita at Lake Nona West is a full-service neighborhood Mexican restaurant and bar where bold, fresh, scratch-made flavors, great drinks, a unique tequila selection, and warm hospitality come together. Inspired by Canonita’s nearly 30 years of Las Vegas roots at The Venetian Resort, the restaurant offers a lively, welcoming setting for everyday dining, with comfortable indoor spaces and a large covered patio.

Job Type

Full-time, Part-time

Position Summary

The Bar Back is responsible for delivering genuine hospitality to our guests. This position is critical to our guest's overall experience as the Bar Back must ensure the guest as a memorable experience throughout their dining and is made to feel like an honored guest at our bar. As a Bar Back, it is your responsibility to keep the bar stocked with fresh ingredients, plateware, glassware, and all materials necessary to provide great service to our guests.

Essential Functions

• Maintain proper grooming and uniform standards
• Deliver genuine hospitality to and establish emotional connections with our guests
• Contribute to the overall teamwork and success of the restaurant
• Communicate effectively with guests and team members
• Presents the best we have to offer, never selling the guest anything
• Determine guests needs while making the appropriate recommendations and offerings to enhance the dining experience
• Restock liquor, beer, and wine throughout shift
• Clean the bar area ensuring it is constantly organized
• Empty the trash throughout the shift, when necessary
• Stock sanitizer bucket and change at a minimum every two hours or earlier when necessary
• Polish silverware and glassware
• Execute beverage tray service Answer guest questions regarding food and beverage offerings
• Adhere to all alcohol awareness procedures
• Handle guest complaints professionally and alert a manager immediately
• Process payments and handle cash professionally and accurately
• Communicate with managers and hosts regarding table availability and key table updates
• Follow up with guests about their meal and dining experience to ensure great guest satisfaction
• Maintain a high level of cleanliness and sanitation
• Demonstrate professional and gracious demeanor at all times
• Perform all opening, running, and closing duties accurately
• Perform any job function requested by the management team

Position Qualifications

Competency Statement(s)

• Adaptability & Flexibility – Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities and works with a variety of situations, individuals, groups, and varying customer needs
• Attention to Detail – Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks
• Communication – Listens to others and communicates in an effective manner
• Confidence – A matured and justified self‑belief in one’s ability to do the job, and the conveyance of that behalf
• Customer Focus – Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the services offered by TRC; provides excellent customer service to both guests and team members
• Initiative – Recognizes situations that warrant initiative and moves forward without hesitation; reasonably resolves issues, problems, or situations
• Problem Solving – Resolves difficult or complicated challenges
• Teamwork – Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Education: High School; able to communicate (speak, read, and write) in English
• Experience: Previous hospitality experience is preferred

Other Requirements: Must meet local, legal minimum age requirement to serve alcoholic beverages; coordination skills that allow proper pouring and carrying of several drinks and plates at the same time