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The Restaurant at Unsworth Vineyards

For The Restaurant at Unsworth Vineyards, hospitality is about more than high standards. It is the art of making people feel instantly at ease while leaving a lasting impression. From the first hello to the last sip, we take real pride in the details, the teamwork, and the shared rhythm of a dining room that feels both polished and genuinely warm. If you love hospitality that is heartfelt, joy full, and deeply intentional, you will feel right at home here.⁠⁠

Available Positions: Front of House

  • Responsibilities

    • Hire, train and manage bar staff

    • Train all staff on general spirits and cocktail knowledge

    • Create fresh innovative, original cocktails, utilizing flowers, fruits and herbs from the chef’s garden and our estate sparkling wines

    • Experience with traditional espresso machines is preferred

    • A passion for cheese

    • Participate in and help plan ongoing training (food, spirits, cocktails, wine etc)

    • Work collaboratively with the kitchen team and local businesses to create synergies at the Restaurant Vineyards to provide our guest with a one-of-a-kind experience 

    Qualifications

    • General wine knowledge is required; certification from WSET, The Court of Master Sommeliers or The International Sommelier Guild is preferred but not required.

    • Minimum of 3 years bartending experience. Previous management experience is preferred but not required.

    • Ability to stay organized and efficient during busy shifts

    • Positive, collaborative attitude

    • Serve-It-Right certification

    What We Offer

    • $21-22 per hour, based on experience

    • Benefits after probationary period

    • Participation in tip pool

    • Staff meals and wine discounts

    • Ongoing culinary and wine education

    • Opportunities for growth within a respected Vancouver Island culinary destination

    • A beautiful workplace surrounded by vineyards, gardens, and farmland

    To apply, please email:
    restaurant@unsworthvineyards.com

  • Responsibilities

    • 1-2 years bartending experience

    • Ability to follow cocktail recipes, quickly and efficiently

    • Experience with traditional espresso machines is preferred

    • A passion for cheese

    • Participate in ongoing training (food, spirits, cocktails, wine etc)

    • Work collaboratively with the kitchen and service teams to provide a unique guest experience

    Qualifications

    • General wine knowledge is required; certification from WSET, The Court of Master Sommeliers or The International Sommelier Guild is preferred but not required.

    • Previous bartending experience is preferred but not required 

    • General knowledge of spirits and cocktails

    • Ability to stay organized and efficient during busy shifts

    • Positive, collaborative attitude

    • Serve-It-Right certification

    What We Offer

    • - $19 per hour, based on experience

    • - Participation in tip pool

    • - Staff meals and wine discounts

    • - Ongoing culinary and wine education

    • - Opportunities for growth within a respected Vancouver Island culinary destination

    • - A beautiful workplace surrounded by vineyards, gardens, and farmland

    To apply, please email:
    restaurant@unsworthvineyards.com

  • Responsibilities

    • 1 – 3 years serving experience

    • Ability to efficiently and accurately take guests orders, serve food and drinks

    • Experience with traditional espresso machines is preferred

    • A passion for cheese

    • Participate in ongoing training (food, spirits, cocktails, wine etc)

    • Work collaboratively with the kitchen and bar team to provide a unique guest experience

    Qualifications

    • General wine knowledge is required; certification from WSET, The Court of Master Sommeliers or The International Sommelier Guild is preferred but not required.

    • Ability to stay organized and efficient during busy shifts

    • Positive, collaborative attitude

    • Serve-It-Right certification

    What We Offer

    • - $19 per hour, based on experience

    • - Participation in tip pool

    • - Staff meals and wine discounts

    • - Ongoing culinary and wine education

    • - Opportunities for growth within a respected Vancouver Island culinary destination

    • - A beautiful workplace surrounded by vineyards, gardens, and farmland

    To apply, please email:
    restaurant@unsworthvineyards.com

Available Positions: Kitchen

  • Unsworth Vineyards is hiring Line Cooks to join our scratch‑cooking, farm‑to‑table kitchen. We work with hyper‑local ingredients, including produce harvested daily from our on‑site garden. If you’re passionate about quality, teamwork, and seasonal cooking, this role is a great fit.

    Responsibilities

    - Execute dishes to a high standard during service

    - Work with fresh, seasonal ingredients from our garden

    - Harvest seasonal produce as needed

    - Grow your understanding of hyper‑local, garden‑driven cooking and help craft seasonal menus

    - Maintain cleanliness and follow Food Safe practices

    - Support a positive, team‑focused kitchen environment

    - Contribute to an exceptional guest experience

    - Participate in ongoing wine and food education

    Qualifications

    - 1–5 years line cook experience preferred

    - Strong knife skills and solid cooking fundamentals

    - Passion for scratch cooking and local ingredients

    - Ability to stay organized and efficient during busy services

    - Food Safe Level 1 or willingness to obtain

    - Positive, collaborative attitude

    What We Offer

    - $21–$24 per hour, based on experience

    - Participation in a tip pool

    - Staff meals and wine discounts

    - Ongoing culinary and wine education

    - Opportunities for growth within a respected Vancouver Island culinary destination

    - A beautiful workplace surrounded by vineyards, gardens, and farmland

    If you’re excited about seasonal cooking, learning, and contributing to a high‑quality guest experience, we’d love to hear from you.

    To apply, please email:
    restaurant@unsworthvineyards.com

The Tasting Room

The Unsworth Tasting Room is where we connect people to our craft. It is a place to welcome explorers and locals alike, pour with confidence, and share the stories behind each bottle with warmth, clarity, and a spark of joy. We believe great experiences come from people who care, who can laugh, who love to learn and teach, and who genuinely love bringing others into the Unsworth community. If you light up when you help someone discover a new favourite wine, we would love to meet you.⁠

Available Positions:

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The Vineyard

The vineyard is where Unsworth begins, and where care is not a slogan but a daily practice. We work with the seasons, pay attention to the smallest shifts, and take pride in doing things the right way, even when it takes longer. If you feel most alive outdoors, love honest work, and believe great wine starts with respect for the land and the people beside you, you will fit right in.

Available Positions

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The Winery

Winemaking is a remarkable craft, blending art, science, and tradition to tell the story of a place. In the winery, every day is a hands-on lesson, guided by our winemaker and shaped by a talented team of people. You will learn why each decision matters as grapes transform into wine, from fermentation to blending to bottling, and how patience and precision create something vibrant, layered, and unmistakably Cowichan Valley. If you are curious, detail-driven, and excited by the long game of turning fruit into something beautiful, we would love to have you on the team.

Available Positions

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