Banquet Bartender

Job Summary

The Banquet Bartender is responsible for providing warm, professional, and efficient beverage service during private events, banquets, weddings, and functions at The Culver Hotel. This role requires an engaging personality, strong mixology knowledge, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, event-driven environment while ensuring exceptional guest experiences.

Key Responsibilities
• Prepare and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to guests during events, following recipes and service standards.
• Set up, stock, and break down banquet bar stations in accordance with event requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Responsible Beverage Service standards, checking IDs and monitoring alcohol consumption responsibly.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and well-stocked bar area throughout service.
• Suggest and prepare specialty cocktails and beverages to enhance guest experience.
• Handle cash and credit card transactions accurately when required.
• Support banquet and event staff by assisting with guest requests and ensuring seamless service flow.
• Maintain complete knowledge of menu items, event beverage packages, and wine lists.
• Uphold a professional appearance, attitude, and adherence to brand standards at all times.
• A key requirement for this role is punctuality, including showing up on time for scheduled shifts, ready to work, and adhering to all rest and meal break standards as well as the company’s attendance policy.

Qualifications
• Minimum 1 year of bartending experience, preferably in a banquet, event, or hotel environment.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Strong knowledge of cocktail preparation, wines, beers, and beverage service standards.
• Must be able to obtain a valid LA County Food Handler's card and Responsible Beverage Server (RBS) certification throughout employment.
• Ability to transport, move, and set up bar equipment and supplies; lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and work in varied indoor and outdoor banquet environments.
• Flexible availability required, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Excellent communication, multitasking, and guest service skills.

Physical Demands

Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.

Ability to occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds.

Frequent use of hands, fingers, and wrists for typing, handling check-in materials, and operating the phone or computer systems.

Why Join Proper Hospitality

At Proper, we build experiences that move people — and that begins with the team behind them. As a best-in-class employer, we’re committed to creating one of the Best Places to Work in hospitality by nurturing a culture where creativity, excellence, and humanity thrive together.

Everything we do is grounded in the belief that hospitality is more than a profession - it’s an opportunity to care for others and make lives better. Guided by the Pillars of Proper, we show up with warmth and authenticity (Care Proper), strive for excellence in everything we do (Achieve Proper), think creatively and resourcefully (Imagine Proper), and take pride in the style and culture that make us who we are (Present Proper).

We believe our people are our greatest strength, and we invest deeply in their wellbeing, growth, and sense of belonging. From comprehensive benefits to meaningful development programs, Proper is designed to help you build a career, and a life, that feels as inspiring as the experiences we create for our guests.

Our Commitment: Building the Best Place to Work

Our Best Place to Work initiative is a living commitment — a continuous investment in our people, our culture, and our purpose. We listen, learn, and evolve together to create an environment where everyone feels empowered to imagine boldly, achieve confidently, care deeply, and present themselves authentically.

At Proper, joining the team means more than finding a job — it means joining a community that believes in building beautiful experiences together, for our guests and for one another.

Proper Hospitality is an equal-opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity or expression, genetics, or any other federally or state-protected category.

We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with local Fair Chance Hiring Ordinances.