Uniform: White or Black long sleeve shirt, Black full-length suit trousers, Smart fully enclosed black leather shoes. (check confirmation email for required uniform)

As a cocktail bartender with Host you will be expected to have previous experience working with/ making cocktails for at least 1 year. You will be required to be confident working independently to make at least the classic cocktails.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • High levels of presentation and event design style to ensure the bars are dressed correctly.
  • Knowledge of ingredients and recipes for classic cocktails.
  • Eye for detail, serving aesthetically correct cocktails.
  • Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers.
  • Understand the perfect serve on bottled beer, a glass of wine, spirit & mixer and soft drinks.
  • Assist with opening and closing stock counts.
  • Keeping the bar area tidy, clearing dirty glasses.
  • Flexibility to help with other areas once bar work is complete.

Requirements:

  • Previous experience of cocktail bartending of 1 year or more.
  • Knowledge of all classic cocktails.
  • Asked to complete Flow Training Modules in Food Allergens, Health and Safety & Food Safety level 1.
  • Experienced in service on both a cash and package bar.
  • Till/ PDQ Trained.
  • Smart, polite, professional and always well presented.
  • Trained in and understand licencing laws.
  • Confident opening a corked wine bottle and champagne bottle.
  • Excellent Customer Service skills.
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, etc for extended periods.

Unfortunately, we do not offer training for cocktail bartenders in our office as we firmly believe the best way to develop your skills as a Cocktail Bartender is to learn/ train on the job. Our bookings for Cocktail Bartenders are relatively small and sadly one training session in our office will not equip you with the skillset required for the shifts we currently offer.

If you gain cocktail experience since joining Host and want to update your experience please read our FAQ: How can I update my experience?