Bartender - Casual

**Job Title**: Bartender

**Job Location**: Bergen Gardens (1475 Molson)

**Reporting Manager**:Home Environment Director

**_Job Summary:_**

Reporting to the Home Environment Director, the Bartender cares for the social needs of the elders by serving drinks and snacks in a courteous and prompt manner. They also make recommendations to the Home Environment Manager or Home Environment Director for changes to the menu based on customer feedback. The Bartender ensures that drinks and food are served following approved food handling techniques, efficiently and properly using alcohol and supplies.

**_ WHO WE ARE:_**

Bergen Gardens, located in North Kildonan, is a unique Seniors Community where those who live, visit and work here experience a culture of creativity, choice, and well-being. Using a citizenship person-directed philosophy, we’re taking the focus away from personal care homes as biomedical solutions to a relationship approach where both Care Partners (staff) and citizens can build community together.

Bergen Gardens offers a friendly and positive work environment. We believe that when people are surrounded with opportunities to maintain connections with pets, nature, and people of all ages, they will continue to thrive and grow as a person.

Some of the perks that are included in working at Bergen Gardens include competitive wages, a health care spending account, group health benefits, long-term disability, life insurance, and a group DPSP/RRSP matching program. We want work to be a source of pride and personal fulfillment for our staff as they contribute to our joint success

**_ WHAT YOU’LL DO:_**
- Ensure that drinks and food are served following approved food handling techniques to ensure optimum nutritional quality, flavor, appearance, and proper temperature.
- Make efficient and proper use of alcohol and supplies to control costs and assists in maintaining adequate inventories and ensure proper quality.
- Ensure that proper storage procedures are followed for alcohol purchases and other supplies when deliveries come to the home. Communicate any problems with the order to the Home Environment Manager or Home Environment Director.
- Advise the Home Environment Manager or Home Environment Director of the need for new equipment and/or utensils and food purchase changes.
- Report the need for repairs in the bar promptly to the Maintenance Team.
- Endeavour to be fiscally responsible with the ingredients and equipment that are in the workspace to ensure that funds can be spent sensibly.
- Other duties as assigned.

**_What You Need to Be Successful: _**
- Successful completion or actively working toward a Grade 12 high school diploma.
- Current certification in bartending.
- At least three years of relevant experience.
- Currently hold a Food Handling Certificate.
- Good working knowledge of accepted sanitation standards and health codes.
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, concern, and interest in providing quality care and service to elders.
- Ability to communicate with well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to fluently read, write, and speak English.
- Ability to speak another language is considered an asset.
- Ability to interrelate well with others and establish positive relationships with elders, their families, other staff members, volunteers, and the public.
- Ability to adapt quickly in a progressive change-oriented environment.
- Maintains interest in learning more about person-directed care.
- Ability to manage the associated physical, emotional, and psychological demands of the work involved.

Are you excited about new ways of engaging and caring for seniors? If so, you could be a great fit for Bergen Gardens.

**Licenses & Certifications**: Preferred
- Smart Choices Certificate