Bartender - Becca Restaurant & Garden, The Historic Cavalier Hotel

Hei Hotels Inc.; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 6,900 - 9,600; Full time

Job summary

HEI Hotels & Resorts at The Historic Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club in Virginia Beach is seeking a Bartender for Becca Restaurant & Garden. The role emphasizes hospitable guest service, crafting cocktails, and maintaining bar setup in a luxury coastal property.

Candidates should have hotel or bar experience, strong communication, cash handling, and knowledge of food and beverage service. Flexible schedule and opportunities for growth are offered by HEI.

Qualifications

• Hotel or bar experience preferred.
• Must communicate well with guests.
• Basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service.
• Basic mathematical skills for cash handling and POS operations.
• Dexterity to handle knives, glassware, and stock.
• Ability to remember and promote menu items.
• Ability to operate POS and close checks.
• Ability to stand in confined spaces for long periods.
• Ability to work with associates and customers.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain bar setup daily, stock beverages, garnishes, and supplies.
• Prepare and present drinks using standard recipes with portion control.
• Greet guests and document orders; enter into POS and balance cash.
• Handle cash transactions, balance currency and vouchers.
• Lock and secure all beverage, food, and equipment after shifts.
• Adhere to all laws and company policies for serving alcohol.
• Attend work regularly and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Guest service

Communication

Cash handling

Food & beverage knowledge

Mathematical skills

Dexterity

Memorization

POS operation

Stamina

Teamwork

Job description

Bartender - Becca Restaurant & Garden, The Historic Cavalier Hotel# Career Opportunities at HEI Hotels & Resorts## Bartender - Becca Restaurant & Garden, The Historic Cavalier HotelApply: On-Site: The Historic Cavalier Hotel & Beach Club, Autograph Collection - Virginia Beach, VA: Full time: Posted Today: JR120116**About Us**HEI Hotels & Resorts is proud to welcome The Historic Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club, Autograph Collection, to our growing portfolio of distinguished properties. Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean from Virginia Beach’s North End, this iconic luxury hotel blends historic charm with modern sophistication. Featuring elegantly curated guest rooms, award-winning dining, a luxury spa, on-site bourbon distillery and exceptional service, the property delivers a premier hospitality experience and is recognized as one of the East Coast’s most celebrated coastal destinations. At HEI, we understand that exceptional hotels are built by exceptional people. Our continued success is driven by our associates — the heart of every guest experience. Where people choose to work matters. In return for that choice, we are committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits, industry-leading tools and training, and a culture that empowers growth and excellence. Simply put, we honor the privilege of our associates choosing HEI by investing in them — ensuring they thrive, grow, and elevate every property we serve.Don't meet every single requirement of this job? At HEI we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still send in your information. You may be the perfect candidate for this or for other roles within our organization! We value U.S. military experience and invite all qualified military candidates to apply.**Compensation**Salary Range: $6.00 - $6.00 Hourly### Tipped/Service Charge Eligible? Yes### Discretionary Performance Bonus Eligible? No**Overview**Serve guests in hospitable manner to ensure positive guest experience.### **Essential Duties and Responsibilities*** Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet.* Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices, and other perishables daily to ensure product quality.* Greets guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promotes and documents orders for drinks. Mixes, garnishes, and presents drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.* Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.* Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.* Receives cash from guests, makes any change needed, verifies validity of charges, records charges, and ensures vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all money.* Locks and stores all beverage, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.* Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.* Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.**Qualifications and Skills*** Hotel experience preferred.* Must communicate well with guests.* Must have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages.* Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register, make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes.* Sufficient manual dexterity in hands in order to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock with or without reasonable accommodation.* Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items with or without reasonable accommodation.* Ability to operate a keyboard and point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check with or without reasonable accommodation.* Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation.* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, customers, and patrons.* Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences, such as effectively communicating with supervisors, coworkers, public etc.## **Benefits**HEI Hotels and Resorts is committed to providing a comprehensive benefit program that offers you choices for your physical, mental and financial wellness, creating value in your most important investment - you! For your physical and mental wellness we offer competitive Medical and Dental programs through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield as well as Vision insurance programs through EyeMed. Our Vacation, Sick and Holiday programs are available for you to rejuvenate with time off. HEI also provides pet insurance through the ASPCA. For your financial wellness, HEI provides a wide array of coverage, including Supplemental, Spousal and Child Life insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability plans. Our 401(k) Savings Plan with matching funds, and discounts through our 'YouDecide' and Hotel Room Discount programs provide additional incentives for choosing HEI as the employer of your future. Specific details and eligibility of these programs vary by location and employment status.### HEI Hotels and Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.