Bartender, Part-Time

HAYA Hotel • Tampa, FL

6h • Onsite

About The Position

Your past experiences have led you to understand that there is an art + science to creating the perfect concoction. You spend your days or nights working behind the bar tirelessly crafting perfectly balanced drinks, making wine recommendations, and naturally building relationships with guests, which comes natural to you. In your off time your time reading up on spirits, history of cocktails, and cruising the Instagram accounts of the best bars in the world or finding new drink recipes. It is also quite possible you have been learning juggle shakers in front of a mirror. You pride yourself on cultivating your regular guest base and love that you are the face they want to see, whether they are happy and want to celebrate or just need to see a familiar friendly face after a rough day. You are a name that everyone knows in your community. You are welcoming and embody gracious hospitality at all times. The Pool Bartender reports to the F&B Managers and works in a team environment with other F&B professionals, including barbacks, bartenders, servers, dishwashers, cooks, and chefs. It is critical the person in this position possess a background in advanced bartending techniques, has a natural ability to manage time, and a second-to-none knowledge of beverages and cocktails. As a bartender, you will be responsible for creating memorable guest experiences at the hotel pool. You will be responsible for the timely and friendly delivery of food and drinks. In depth menu knowledge is necessary to ensure safe service to guests with allergies and restrictions. Ongoing beverage tasting and training will allow you to expand your knowledge of beer, wine, and spirits. You will have the ability to collaborate on seasonal menus. All of our service team members are expected to be reliable and responsible. You will arrive changed, polished and mentally ready to work on time. We put an emphasis on treating all of our team members just like we treat our guests- giving a smile, a helping hand, and a willingness to jump in to assist in any situation. You will also actively develop trusting and transparent relationships with your peers on the service team and other associates of the hotel. As a team member within Aparium Hotel Group you will work with a phenomenal group of peers who insist that you are collaborative, humble, experienced, and open-minded – no egos are allowed.

Requirements

• Passion for the People, Place and Culture of our community, love of Restaurants and Guest Service also required
• Flexible availability including nights and weekends (Sundays are a must)
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a bartender in either a free-standing or hotel restaurant or bar
• TiPS Alcohol service certification and SafeStaff Certificate of Completion, or ability to obtain such within 30 days of hire
• Must meet local age requirements in order to serve alcohol
• Available to work a flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays
• Fluency in English both verbally and non-verbally
• Possess a background in advanced bartending techniques
• Possess a natural ability to manage time
• Possess a second-to-none knowledge of beverages and cocktails

Responsibilities

• Uphold and model the company’s principles of People, Place and Character by being proud of who you are, where you come from and who we serve at our hotel
• Be collaborative with your co-workers and leaders and use your intuition to fix things when you know they are not right or could be better
• Be a storyteller of the history of Haya hotel and share our translocal hospitality efforts about our local collaborators and partners
• Participate in daily line ups and quarterly all staff meetings to further develop ideas and objectives with the service team while simultaneously providing constructive feedback and strategizing to overcome and correct any previously missed opportunities
• Assist in all aspects of the F&B guest’s experience from beginning to end by extending a friendly greeting in an inviting environment, ensuring bar products and supplies are well stocked, and executing on requests in a friendly and timely manner, ascertaining satisfaction throughout and adjusting as necessary
• Work in an organized and clean fashion, with the utmost respect for your guests, peers, equipment, and workspace to create lasting impressions and strong relationships
• Use steps of service to provide professional service and exceed guest expectations, ensuring alcohol is served safely, responsibly, and legally and utilizing recipes and jiggers to assist in creating consistent cocktails, juices, syrups, and bases; and creating lasting impressions on all guests
• Be accountable for working knowledge of the menus, menu ingredients and what is unavailable for the day; and to serve alcohol safely, responsibly, and legally; and of course, accurately account for all monetary transactions during your shift
• Share your extensive knowledge of the beverage world with your guests, using your product knowledge to enhance guest experiences with add-ons; and demonstrate basic culinary terms and strive to know more through constant study of your craft
• Observe conditions of all physical facilities and relay any challenges to the Food and beverage leadership team to make corrections and improvements as needed
• Communicate effectively with the F&B and Culinary teams to ensure all guests get their food as ordered in timely fashion
• Assist in other areas of the F&B Department as needed, including but not limited to, Banquets, Bar, Café, In-Room Dining, Pool, and Restaurants
• Create memorable guest experiences at the hotel pool
• Timely and friendly delivery of food and drinks
• Ensure safe service to guests with allergies and restrictions through in-depth menu knowledge
• Collaborate on seasonal menus
• Arrive changed, polished and mentally ready to work on time
• Actively develop trusting and transparent relationships with your peers on the service team and other associates of the hotel

Benefits

• Work with an amazing team who is passionate about hospitality, celebrating diversity and embracing individuality!
• Paid time off including vacation, sick and a floating holiday to use when you choose
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community
• Free parking in Ybor!!!
• Free shift-meal prepared by our in-house culinary experts
• Up to 50% off food when you dine at the restaurant as a guest
• Greatly discounted room rates for your out-of-town guests
• Medical benefit premiums begin at a bi-weekly cost of $66

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees