Bartender · £16.32-£16.82 per hour (incl. Tronc) plus Additional Tips & Company Benefits · Full Time · Full Flexibility Required Monday – Sunday · Kings Cross · Late-Night Thursday – Saturday

At the cultural heartbeat 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 bars, restaurants, event and guest spaces. Defined by our richness of personality, diversity of background and lifestyle, we are now looking for a dynamic and experienced individual to join our Ground Floor team as a Bartender.

Double Standard restaurant and bar has become best known for its famous burgers, DJs, boozy brunches, guest chefs and BBQ's, all enjoyed in the 70s-inspired bar space or in the sun-soaked terraces. The Library Lounge is our cosiest corner, and a hub for our music and cultural programming.

Isla restaurant and terrace is an indoor-outdoor garden oasis with a Modern British & European menu of seasonal small plates, minimal-intervention wines, and signature cocktails.

Your role

As a Bartender at The Standard, London, you will become part of an exceptional bar team based in our ground floor bars, serving signature and classic cocktails, wines, beers, and seasonal specials for our restaurant, library, garden, and terrace.

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, London?

As a Bartender at The Standard you will need to have miles and miles of personality, 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 or Cocktail 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
• 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
• Knowledgeable and interested in wine (relevant qualifications such as WSET are a plus)
• To be highly social, motivated and pro-active; acting with professionalism and positivity in all interactions
• Available full-time with full flexibility to work Mon-Sun, as well as late night Thurs-Sat
• Prior experience using Simphony POS is advantageous, although full training will be given
• 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

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 Bartender at The Standard, we’d 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.

Benefits Include

Meals on duty
Uniform provided
World class development programmes and opportunities to develop your career internationally with Hyatt
28 Days Holiday rising to 33 days with service
Pension Scheme
Life Assurance (2-4 x Annual Salary)
Medical Assistance (including online GP and Physiotherapy Services)
Employee Assistance Programme with Wellbeing Support services
Membership to Headspace Meditation app
Hospitality Rewards benefit platform
Worldwide Travel Discounts, including colleague + family rates across Standard and Hyatt properties
In-house Experience Programme
F&B Discounts ranging from 25-50%
Recruitment Referral Bonus up to £1,000 gross
Tuition Aid Scheme
Season Ticket Loan & Bike 2 Work Scheme
Regular Social Events and Activities