Cocktail Bartender

Cocktail Bartender – The Avon Gorge Hotel (Hotel du Vin)

Location: The Avon Gorge Hotel

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week

Pay: £12.50 per hour + tronc (up to £14.20 per hour)

Why not get paid for doing what you love? Join Hotel du Vin at The Avon Gorge Hotel and enjoy exceptional perks, world‑class drinks, paid training, and a career you can truly be proud of.

If you know your way around a bar, can tell your Pinot from your Chardonnay, and can shake a mean martini — this is the role for you.

Hotel du Vin bars are anything but ordinary. Our guests expect flair, personality, expert knowledge, and great banter alongside beautifully crafted cocktails, premium spirits, and outstanding wines. Whether it’s a quick after‑work drink, a celebration cocktail, or part of a full F&B experience — you’ll be right at the heart of it.

• Crafting exceptional cocktails and serving premium wines & spirits
• Creating warm, engaging, and memorable guest experiences
• Sharing your drinks knowledge with confidence and personality
• Maintaining brand standards and smooth bar operations
• Being part of a passionate, energetic, and supportive bar team

• Previous experience in a cocktail bar (essential)
• A genuine passion for drinks, hospitality, and guest experience
• Confidence, professionalism, and a great sense of fun
• A desire to learn, grow, and develop within the brand

At Hotel du Vin, we invest in our people. This role offers real career progression, with opportunities to move into Senior Bartender and Bar Manager positions.

You’ll also have access to fully company-funded professional training, including:

• WSET Level 2 in Spirits
• WSET Level 2 in Wines

And for those with creativity and ambition, there’s also the exciting opportunity to join the Hotel du Vin Cocktail Development Team, contributing to menu creation, innovation, and shaping the cocktail direction of the brand.

• 31 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Staff room & F&B discounts worldwide
• Service charge (tronc)
• High Street discount scheme
• Pension scheme
• Loads of incentive schemes and rewards
• Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates at Malmaison, Hotel du Vin and Frasers Hospitality with rooms available from £65 per night
• Discounted Friends and Family Room Rate with 50% off best available rate
• 35% off your bill when you dine in our Brasseries and Bistros
• Fully funded Apprenticeship programmes that support you in developing your career
• High Street Discounts on a range of high‑street shops, experiences, holidays and much more
• Cycle to work scheme – save up to 40% on a wide range of bikes
• Healthcare Cash Plans – dental, optical, medical and more available from £5 per month
• Referral schemes that pay up to £1500 (just for getting your mates jobs!)
• A decent uniform that doesn’t make you look like an extra from a 70s TV sitcom
• Wellness & National Campaign Days Calendar promoting activities like Pay Day Lunches, National Popcorn Day, Mental Health Awareness week and more
• Wagestream giving instant access to your pay as it’s earned
• Complimentary stays on your 1st, 3rd and 5th anniversary with Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
• Support as a proud sponsor of The Brain Charity
• Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice available 24/7 to you and your family

• 100% of our electricity is generated using renewable energy with most of it coming from Wind Farms around the UK
• We recycle a minimum of 70% of the waste from our hotels
• We have moved to a chemical‑free cleaning system in our bedrooms and public areas and an enzyme based eco‑friendly system for our kitchens
• Volunteer to work for sustainable charities 2 days per year on full pay instead of your normal workplace

Frasers Hospitality, Malmaison & Hotel Du Vin are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.