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Cuyama Buckhorn is a timeless roadside inn & restaurant located on State Route 166 in the heart of Cuyama Valley, where community, locally-inspired food, and artistry flourish.
We are pleased to announce our resort reveal! Our resort retreat now boasts a full service, farm-to-table restaurant and bar, a craft coffee shop, and a market featuring house-made and local products. Wanderlust seekers can also enjoy a glistening pool to splash into under the warm California sun, a spacious jacuzzi to warm up in on cool desert nights, a barrel sauna with sunset views, outdoor fire pits and games to bring together friends new and old, as well as plenty of event spaces to celebrate the beauty of this unmatched haven.
We can’t wait to have you join our growing team to help create a warm and welcoming home away from home for locals and travelers, alike!
F&B
Bartender
POSITION
The bartender will be responsible to prepare and serve drinks to all customers, able or willing to train to mix and match ingredients in order to create classic and innovative drinks in accordance with customers' needs and expectations. The purpose of this position is to interact with the guests and ensure they have a great experience at the restaurant, bar, or pool. Someone who loves the outdoors, agriculture, nature activities, and embraces a remote lifestyle would fit well in Cuyama, as our valley is filled with amazing natural landmarks including Carrizo Plain National Monument, Los Padres National Forest, amazing campgrounds and stargazing, as well as plenty of incredible local farms and ranches.
ABOUT US
Cuyama Buckhorn is an artfully-restored roadside resort in the heart of Santa Barbara County’s high desert.
The iconic property, originally built in 1952, has been re-imagined as an elevated retreat nestled in The Hidden Valley of Enchantment. It rests at the intersection of 4 counties, on the other side of The Los Padres National Forest from Santa Barbara proper; and is just two hours or less from Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and Paso Robles.
Cuyama Buckhorn offers an intimate getaway filled with thoughtfully crafted meals, a bar where conversation flows effortlessly, 21 newly refined rooms with stylistic nods to the past, and 2 acres of meticulously designed outdoor space. The Enchanted Valley sits amidst star-filled night skies for some of the best stargazing in California and pastoral golden mountains boasting hiking trails, breathtaking wildflowers, and wilderness. The food, design, and creative spirit of Cuyama Buckhorn is inspired by the rich history of the local community and the bounty of Cuyama Valley.
This resort retreat boasts a full service, farm-to-table restaurant and bar, a craft coffee shop, and a market featuring house-made and local products. Wanderlust seekers can also enjoy a glistening pool to splash into under the warm California sun, a spacious jacuzzi to warm up in on cool desert nights, a barrel sauna with sunset views, outdoor fire pits and games to bring together friends new and old, as well as plenty of event spaces to celebrate the beauty of this unmatched haven.
F&B MISSION
We believe that what we eat and how we choose to eat matters. By learning where our food comes from and how it’s grown, consciously making our food choices, and investing in the localization of our food, we are able to create a more sustainable future for our local land, community, and the greater world. We draw on and collaborate with our community and like-minded organizations in order to model this ideal, bring awareness to the importance of localizing food systems, and to help complete this dependent circle in our own region.
We work to highlight the products and goods originating from our valley and our neighboring cities in every area of our property, from our food and beverage offerings in the bar and restaurant, to the mini bar trays in our guest rooms, to the retail products and farm fresh produce and groceries in our market.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain positive guest interactions while accurately mixing and serving beverages to guests and servers in a friendly and efficient manner
- Check identification of the guest to make sure they meet age requirements for purchase of alcohol
- Mix drinks, cocktails and other bar beverages as ordered and in compliance with hotel standard drink recipe
- Arrange bottles and glasses to make attractive displays
- Assess customers’ needs and preferences and make recommendations
- Ensure compliance with health, safety, sanitation and alcohol awareness standards
- Maintain a positive, upbeat role, promote and exemplify Cuyama Buckhorn’s values and represents departmental objectives and interests to internal and external customers
- Ability to Sell or influence others for up selling
- Keep the bar counter and work area neat and clean at all times
- Comply with established safe work practices and attend to all safety-related training provided or made available by the Cuyama Buckhorn
- Communicate with management on a regular basis on out of stock items
- Determine when a customer has had too much alcohol and if required refusing any further serving on a polite way
- Perform physical activities such as lifting boxes
- Handle an assigned house bank and follow all cash handling procedures as per hotel standard
- Ensure that the assigned bar area is fully equipped with tools and products needed for mixing beverages and serving guests
- Perform other duties as and when assigned by the hotel management
QUALIFICATIONS
- 3-4 years bartending experience
- Passion or interest in craft cocktails
- A people person, with strong communication skills, who is able to work in a team environment
- Collaborative personality with the ability and desire to enhance the guests’ experience
DESIRABLE
- Part of a growing team of a restaurant, hotel, or resort, or the creation of a hospitality brand
- Bartending experience
- Up-to-date certifications in liquor and food service
We value the right personality for our company and are willing to teach / train if there is interest or passion.
EOE STATEMENT
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.