posted November 10, 2025

Banquet Bartender

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Compensation: $10.98 per hour

Job Description

As a Banquet Bartender, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our hotel's banquet events. You will be responsible for preparing and serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to guests, maintaining a clean and organized bar area, and providing exceptional customer service.

Responsibilities:

  • Beverage Preparation:
    • Prepare and serve a variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages according to established recipes and standards.
    • Stock the bar with necessary supplies, including liquor, beer, wine, mixers, garnishes, and glassware.
    • Ensure proper portion control and minimize waste.
  • Customer Service:
    • Greet and interact with guests in a friendly and professional manner.
    • Anticipate guests' needs and provide prompt and efficient service.
    • Handle guest inquiries and resolve issues in a timely and courteous manner.
  • Bar Maintenance:
    • Maintain a clean and organized bar area, including washing glassware, wiping down surfaces, and restocking supplies.
    • Adhere to all health and safety regulations, including proper sanitation procedures.
    • Follow established procedures for opening and closing the bar.
  • Event Setup and Breakdown:
    • Assist in setting up and breaking down bar stations for events, including transporting equipment and supplies.
    • Ensure that all necessary equipment and supplies are available for each event.

Qualifications:

  • Experience: Previous experience as a bartender, preferably in a hotel or banquet setting.
  • Licenses/Certifications: Valid alcohol beverage server certification (if required by state law).
  • Knowledge: Strong knowledge of alcoholic beverages, including spirits, wines, and beers.
  • Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to multitask and work under pressure. Strong attention to detail.
  • Physical Requirements: Ability to stand for extended periods, lift heavy objects, and work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
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Cheeca Lodge and Spa

Hotel with 214 Rooms

WELCOME TO CHEECA

A Legendary Tropical Hideaway

Since 1946 the historic Cheeca Lodge & Spa has enchanted guests with world-class fishing, exceptional accommodations, and gracious hospitality. Come experience this lush oceanfront retreat, considered the premier luxury resort in the Florida Keys.

The Legend of Our Grand Florida Keys Hotel Resort

You've found it...the crown jewel of Islamorada Florida Keys hotels. 

Hardy Keys pioneers called Conchs chose this very beach to carve out a tenacious living in the isolated beauty of the undiscovered Florida Keys. Here, they formed a Methodist congregation and built a two-room school house and a cemetery. Cheeca has preserved this Pioneer Cemetery, where members of the founding families of Islamorada are buried. You can explore it today; it is a designated historical site. The Angel with the Broken Wing watches over the grave of Etta Pinder, who died in 1914. Here lies the first footprint of Islamorada – "Purple Isle" in Spanish.

The early 1940's brought electricity and fresh water. Mrs. Clara Mae Downey from Olney, Maryland, opened the Olney Inn in 1946. She described this early bellwether of Cheeca as "different – rather comparable to the tropical estate of a gifted host." Clara's first guest was President Harry Truman, who cherished his time loafing around the pool and wondering amidst the resort's 22 quaint bungalows. 

Fast horses, high society and a healthy dose of Keys vivacity marked the reign of the Twitchell Family in the 1960's. Cynthia, better known as "Chee," was an heiress to the A&P grocery chain and owner of a top thoroughbred racing farm. "We took my nickname, combined it with my husband Carl's, and came up with "Cheeca," she recalled. The Twitchells completely refurbished the property, adding the main lodge, the oceanfront villas, tennis courts, golf course and Cheeca's trademark wooden fishing pier. Chee raised miniature tarpon and her beloved seahorses in the aquariums throughout the resort. "Suzy the Seahorse" became Cheeca's mascot and logo, gracing the resort's menus, brochures, towels and linens.

Avid outdoorsman and Coca Cola magnate Carl Navarre purchased Cheeca Lodge in 1976, hosting his Fortune 500 friends in for sunny days of sportfishing and golf. Celebrities flocked to the hotel and famous guests were reeling in giant bonefish right off the resort's pier. The "Sportfishing Capital of the World" was born, seducing wealthy adventurers from around the world.

In 2005, Cheeca Lodge underwent over $30 million dollars in renovations, restoring the property and its surrounding grounds to their original grandeur, ensuring that we will be a cherished destination for generations to come. Following a fire on New Year's Eve 2008, the Main Lodge was completely rebuilt once again, with a fabulous open-air lobby, a spectacular oceanfront banquet room with panoramic views, and an exclusive indoor / outdoor lounge area for club members.

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81801 Overseas Highway

Islamorada, FL 33036

Website www.CheecaJobs.com

Managed by Northwood Hospitality

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