Senior Bartender

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Senior Bartender Double Standard Bar £15.0515.55 per hour Flexible Hours & shifts available Full Time

The Standard is one of the most culturally engaged hotels in the world. Hotels with real cultural life, an inclusive spirit and true creative attitude. A destination layered with events and amusements that leaves you with an uplifted feeling…

At the cultural heart-beat of The Standard are our team who bring to life our spaces, engage with our guests and vibrate social energy, day and night across our numerous bars, restaurants, event and guest spaces. Here at The Standard, we take a slightly different approach to our people and look far and wide for individuals that bring a unique perspective with them to our team (not a 5 page CV). We do not ask you to conform, read from a script or follow the rules (ok sometimes there are rules) but not when it comes down to you being able to express yourself or celebrate your individuality.

We are defined by our richness of personality, diversity of background and lifestyle and are now looking for a Senior Bartender who will embody our Anything but Standard ethos to join our growing bar team.

Your role

As a Senior Bartender at The Standard, London, you will become part of an exceptional bar team that provide an extensive drinks service across several bars, restaurants and roof terraces within the hotel. You will primarily be based in our Double Standard bar bar and terrace, which serves delicious hearty fare accompanied by beers, classic cocktails and slushy spritzes. Double Standard has become best known for its famous burgers, DJs and boozy brunches all enjoyed in the 70s-inspired bar space or in the sun-soaked terraces.

You will of course be passionate about service, with an exceptional working knowledge of bar operations and order of service; along with a deep appreciation of quality wines, champagne and spirts in order to guide and make recommendations to guests based on their preferences. The bar team will also create and mix a range of signature cocktails in addition to mixing and blending of all the classics, to add a touch of personality and theatre to our guests experience.

Finally, and most importantly, you will be a host, making our guests feel welcome whilst they visit The Standard and our energetic and vibrant city; so you will need to be highly social, upbeat and friendly; confident and can handle pressure well; thrive in a busy high volume, high energy environment and can manage multiple tasks and guest with ease.

Do you have what it takes to be a Bartender at The Standard

This is not a Standard Senior Bartender position so you will need to have miles and miles of personality and stamina, be highly social, upbeat and friendly; confident and can handle pressure well; thrive in a high-volume, high-energy environment and able to work equally well both independently and as part of a team.

In addition to this you will also need.

• Prior experience as a Bartender with the ability to engage and connect with a wide range of guests from different backgrounds, ideally gained in a similar Lifestyle boutique hotel, destination cocktail bar or similar busy city bar
• In addition to those with experience we are actively seeking candidates with a diverse range of lifestyle skills and welcome applications from those in the arts, music and entertainment industries
• To be a confident mixologist with a proven knowledge of spirits, well versed in both classic and contemporary cocktails with a good understanding of the latest trends in the London bar scene
• Prior experience using squirrel epos is advantageous, however full training will be given
• To be highly social, motivated and pro-active; acting with professionalism and positivity in all interactions
• Any relevant qualifications such as WSET are advantageous but not essential
• A flexible approach to working hours with the ability to work shifts, including weekends and nights as you may be required within one of our other outlets which operate late night licences

We are defined by our richness of personality and diversity of background and lifestyle so if you think you have what it takes to be a Senior Bartender, wed love to hear from you!

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates prior to commencing employment.

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Location: Central London