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Head Bartender
Role summary
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The Head Bartender leads daily bar operations, ensuring excellent beverage quality, efficient service, guest satisfaction, and compliance with health and safety standards. Requirements typically include several years of bartending experience, preferably in a luxury hotel or high-end restaurant, strong knowledge of cocktails, spirits, wine, inventory control, and bar cost management. The successful candidate should have proven supervisory ability, excellent communication skills, a professional appearance, and the confidence to train and motivate a team. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays is expected, along with a guest-focused attitude and the ability to remain calm during busy service periods.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Shangri-La The Fort, Manila
Shangri-La The Fort, Manila is a luxury mixed-use hotel and lifestyle destination located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. It is part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for upscale hotels, resorts, restaurants, and guest-focused service across Asia and other global markets. The property includes luxury accommodation, dining venues, bars, event facilities, wellness amenities, and extensive meeting spaces. Shangri-La places strong emphasis on warm hospitality, personalized service, operational excellence, and employee development. Working at The Fort can provide exposure to international hotel standards, high-volume food and beverage operations, and a diverse clientele. Employees may also receive benefits such as service charge, meals, uniforms, training, healthcare support, and staff discounts, depending on the employment package and applicable company policies.