River Bend Golf and Country Club of Great Falls, VA is looking to hire Summer full and part time Bartenders for our Swimming Pool operations. This position pays a competitive hourly wage with additional service charges, depending on experience.

As a Bartender, we hope you are passionate about five-star hospitality, good food, and exceeding our members’ expectations. You will begin each shift with setting up the bar area in preparation for meal periods and events including restocking and replenishing bar inventory and supplies, ensuring the bar is clean and neatly arranged. You will be greeting members with a smile, providing menus, and explaining any “specials” that are available, including wine program details, then taking beverage and food orders on Ipads. You will deliver food and beverages accurately to each table and stopping by regularly to monitor beverages and refreshing them as needed along with any additional member needs throughout the meal. You will ensure compliance with all state, local and club laws and policies relating to the service of alcohol with checking for proper member identification and confirming legal drinking age.

You will periodically attend pre meal briefings, taste panels with the culinary staff to be briefed on descriptions of menu items and sample specials and new menu items. We ensure that members needs are met so you will communicate feedback to the Food and Beverage Manager and the culinary staff. You are proud to be part of the hospitality team at one of the top-rated golf clubs in the country!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Inspects the bar prior to opening to ensure that adequate supplies are available.
• Requests additional supplies as necessary and stocks the bar.
• Follows set-up procedures.
• Prepares garnishes, fruits mixes and pre-mixed drinks prior to opening bar.
• Greets members and guests.
• Mixes, prepares, and serves drinks to members and guests and mixes and prepares drinks ordered
• by food and beverage servers according to approved standard recipes.
• Collects checks and payments for drinks served.
• Reports complaints to a manager as they occur.
• Maintains and cleans bar area and equipment.
• Maintains records of liquors, beers, and wine to ensure bar stock is maintained at all times.
• Cleans and locks the bar area according to prescribed closing procedures.
• Ensures that all food items are correctly stored, labeled, dated, and rotated to prevent any health
• or safety hazards from occurring and takes precautions against possible spoilage.
• Attends staff meetings including pre-shift (line-up) sessions and training as required.
• Carefully follows all laws and club policies and procedures regarding alcoholic beverage service and informs manager if continued service to a member or guest is in question.
• Serves drinks to members and guests seated at lounge tables in the absence of a beverage server.
• Continually practices beverage and revenue control procedures.
• Thanks members and guests; invites them to return.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• High school diploma required.
• One year of bartending experience required.
• Alcohol beverage certification.
• Food safety certification.
• Of legal age to prepare and serve alcoholic beverages.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Stocks bar and completes other pre-opening requirements.
• Prepares and serves alcoholic beverages according to standard recipes.
• Skilled at slowing and refusing alcoholic beverage service when necessary.
• Complies with basic safety and sanitation requirements.
• Good organizational skills.
• Basic knowledge of club’s POS system or comparable POS system preferred.
• Knowledgeable of all aspects of department and daily club operations, including events and operating hours.
• Ability to read and understand Banquet Event Orders (BEOs).
• Ability to work large or small events with minimal supervision and in a team environment.
• Cleans bar and completes other pre-closing requirements.
• Assures that all state and local laws and club policies and procedures for the service of alcoholic beverages are consistently followed.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform required role during emergency situations.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Required to stand for long periods and walk, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, stretch and twist or reach.
• Push, pull or lift up to 50 pounds.
• Continuous repetitive motions.
• Work in hot, humid, and noisy environment.

ARE YOU READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

We understand your time is valuable and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this job, please go to the job link here - https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Apply/1634538/CS153030-River-Bend-Golf-Country-Club/Summer-Pool-Bartender-Seasonal - fill out our 3-minute,mobile-friendly application so that we can review your information. We look forward to meeting you!