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Yarr Bar Assistant Manager
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Bass Coast Festival is hiring a Yarr Bar Assistant Manager.

OVERVIEW OF ROLE

The position is responsible for ensuring the smooth coordination and success of The Yarr Bar, as well as providing excellent customer service and employee support. The Yarr Bar is Bass Coast’s longest-running bar and is located at the Slay Bay Stage. The capacity of the Yarr Bar is a licensed area of 400.

Our ideal candidate will have an interest in serving, managing a team and creating a fun and safe atmosphere. The successful candidate must be available to be on the festival site from July 9 - 14, 2025.

ABOUT BASS COAST

Bass Coast is a thoughtfully curated boutique electronic music and art festival held in Merritt, B.C., on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Nlaka’pamux and Syilx people.

Now celebrating its 17th year, Bass Coast is an independent and artist-owned festival with accolades that include two consecutive wins of DJ Mag’s ‘Best Boutique Festival in North America’. Bass Coast operates without sponsorship and is committed to upholding its founding ethical values, ethos, and environmental commitments.


RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Assist the Yarr Bar Assistant Manager with the following:

  • Support the setup and coordination of the Yarr Bar

  • Manage the bar team

  • Work with current inventory systems

  • Ensure staff understand and use the POS system correctly

  • Collaborate with Security and Harm Reduction departments

  • Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

  • Experience managing a bar for 1+ years

  • Experience working with the Square POS system

  • Experience managing a team of volunteers

  • Effective interpersonal skills and team spirit

  • Effective leader and motivator

  • Must possess superior organizational abilities and attention to detail

  • Capable of working in a constantly evolving environment

  • Comfortable working in varying environmental elements (sun, wind, rain) 

  • Ability and desire to collaborate with a diverse team

  • Experience working or attending festivals and / or events is an asset

  • Passion for the high-pressure and fast-paced environment of festival production 

  • Must be legally eligible to work unrestricted in Canada.

          HOURS AND COMPENSATION

          Contract Duration:

          July 9 - 14, 2025: on the festival site - Half Days

          Available for advance meetings between May - July 2025.

          Compensation:

          Flat rate contract: $750.00

          Bass Coast offers an innovative, flexible and creative work environment. All Bass Coast employees work remotely and are required to have their own computer, file storage and workspace (whether at home or elsewhere). The successful candidate will be able to work both independently and work remotely via zoom with team members. 

          HOW TO APPLY 

          Bass Coast Project Ltd is an equal opportunity employer offering a fair, co-operative, respectful, safe, and healthy work environment. We conduct hiring on the basis of employment equity. Employment equity is designed to compensate for the nonexistence of a level playing field with regard to people’s experiences and job qualifications, given structural injustices and systemic discrimination that marginalize certain groups. Bass Coast welcomes and encourages applications from Indigenous people, Black people, people of colour, women, LGBTQ2SIA+ people, people with disabilities, people living in poverty, and newcomers to Canada. 

          COVID-19 Workplace Policy:

          Bass Coast Festival will continue to operate in accordance with provincial and local health guidelines and recommendations.

          Application Process:

          To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume demonstrating your interest in the position and your fit for the duties and qualifications noted.

          Please answer the following questions in your cover letter:

          1. How do you approach leading and motivating a team of volunteers?

          2. What experience do you have with inventory management systems?

          3. How do you ensure the smooth operation of a bar, especially in a high-volume setting like a festival?

          Applications will only be accepted through the online application form. 


          Application Deadline          : 

          Posting will remain open until the position is filled. 

          We thank all applicants, but only those considered for an interview will be contacted. 

          Please do not contact us directly about the application status.


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