Bartender - Halfway House (Full-Time) Starting at $7.25/hr, plus tips

As a Bartender at Sea Island, you deliver extraordinary guest experiences. You are a gracious ambassador for Sea Island with every interaction. You create and maintain an atmosphere of anticipatory service, ensuring an exceptional experience for all members and guests. You are friendly and attentive as you live and share your passion for genuine hospitality in your commitment to enriching lives.

In this role, your primary responsibilities include professionally and accurately preparing, mixing, and serving alcoholic beverages, promptly opening and closing the bar, accurately recording food and drink orders, set up and tear down of all liquor and mixes for beverage functions, ordering and maintaining bar liquor stock and supplies, maintaining sanitary conditions and cleanliness in all areas of the bar and storeroom, and limiting liability related to guest alcohol consumption. To successfully fulfill your duties, you capably prepare fruits, garnishes, and mixes, and maintain bottles and glasses in an attractive and functional manner to support efficient drink preparation.

You communicate effectively, checking identification in order to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol. You warmly greet our regular guests and members by name and answer any questions guests may have about Sea Island or the area. Therefore, you maintain knowledge of Sea Island’s properties, services, and offerings to enthusiastically share this information. You work closely with the kitchen and service staff, assist service staff with using the proper garnish and glass for each drink, taking reservations, and assisting with side work and food delivery when needed. You may also be called upon to assist in training new team members when necessary.

Job Essentials:

• Consistently follow your team’s processes and procedures, including standards for quality, timing, payment processing, recordkeeping, attendance, and appearance.
• Maintain Sea Island’s standards for food safety and sanitation, meeting or exceeding local, state, and federal health and safety regulations, and following all safety protocols including appropriate use of chemicals, Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Data Sheets.
• Maintain a passing score on food and drink menus and beverage testing
• Thoroughly check work and public areas for tidiness and any general maintenance items and ensure all are corrected or reported immediately.
• Help resolve service issues in a timely and positive way, following up as needed.
• Willing and timely execution of other duties as delegated by leadership.

Job Requirements:

• Previous service experience in a similar role or in fine dining
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Current ServSafe Certification or ability to obtain certification upon hire
• Aptitude and ability to use a restaurant Point of Sale (POS) system successfully and accurately
• Safety mindset; knowledge of chemicals used in commercial kitchens/dining
• Physical strength and stamina to perform a service role, maintain ongoing, prolonged physical activity throughout a scheduled day to include lifting 50+ pounds, working in a resort environment, comfort with noise levels, electrical, chemical, and fume hazards with or without a reasonable accommodation
• Ability to kneel, crouch, squat, stand, sit, balance, reach, stretch, bend, push, pull, and walk for prolonged periods
• Timeliness and flexibility – you agree to work a flexible schedule. We work at peak business hours, which for us includes weekends, early mornings, evenings, and holidays
• Proficient communication skills in English, both written and verbal