Bartender

The Ned & Ned's Club; Washington; On-site; USD 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Company Paid Life

STD

LTD Insurance

Complimentary meals

401k matching

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Exclusive hotel rates

Job summary

The Ned & Ned’s Club in Washington DC is recruiting a Bartender to join our hospitality team. You’ll craft drinks from our menus, greet guests on our service bars, and deliver exceptional experiences with tailored recommendations.

You’ll contribute to a tidy, safe, and lively bar environment, work across guest service and service bars, and support barbacks to maintain smooth service during busy shifts. Open availability including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays is required.

Qualifications

• Excellent service skills and guest focus.
• Strong knowledge of cocktails and wines is preferred.
• Willingness to learn and progress beverage knowledge through trainings.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and handle payments professionally.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve drinks from our menus on guest service bars.
• Provide friendly recommendations to guests to enhance experiences.
• Speedily fulfill orders on service bars while keeping stations stocked.
• Maintain a tidy, presentable and safe bar environment at all times.
• Guard drink quality and presentation to Ned standards.
• Assist barbacks to support an exceptional guest experience.

Skills

Personality

Drinks knowledge

Mixology

Inventory management

Payment processing

Physical stamina

Heavy lifting 35 lbs

Flexible availability

Job description

Bartenders at Ned’s Club Washington DC are the smiling faces serving up the drinks in any of our guest facing or service bars. Each bar is contained inside one of our gorgeous restaurants or floor spaces, each with its own distinct look, vibe, and menu to compliment it.

Do you want to join one of the best places to work in hospitality?

What’s the role?

Bartender

Who We Are...

The Ned and Ned’s Club are a global collection of hotels, clubs, spas, and restaurants for like-minded individuals to meet, work and have a good time. Seven years after launching The Ned London in 2017, we are proud to have opened Ned’s Club in the US capital, our fourth and newest location.

The Property...

Ned’s Club Washington DC is a members’ club set over three floors of a neoclassical style building situated within President’s Park at 734 15th Street NW. The Riggs Building sits opposite the US Treasury and was constructed in 1930. The 12-story building is located around the corner from the White House and sits above the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, formerly the historic Riggs Bank Corcoran branch. The Club has a Rooftop Terrace and Loft Restaurant with views overlooking the White House, US Treasury and Washington Monument, plus a Founder’s Dining Room, The Library, Drawing Room, Gallery and Conservatory. On level nine, there is a self-contained floor of private event spaces.

Reporting into the Bar management team and as a key part of the food and beverage team you will:

• Prepare and serve up perfectly made drinks from our range of menus
• On our guest service bars you will be the friendly face providing exceptional experiences, along with recommendations and suggested drinks
• On our service bars you will speedily prepare the orders as they come in, keeping our servers and runners stocked with the drinks they need to deliver a seamless experience to our guests
• All of our bars are in full view of the guests so a tidy, presentable, and slick operation is essential
• Be a guardian of drink quality and presentation, never letting anything lower than Ned standards reach our guests
• Maintain a safe and clean bar environment, protecting our guests and your teammates from any possible harm
• Assist and communicate with our barbacks the needs of the bar in an effort to support an extraordinary experience

What you can bring to the role:

• You’ll have a fantastic personality, engaging with our customers to give them an exceptional service
• You’ll have great all-round drinks knowledge, and ideally experience with cocktails and wines
• A creative flair is always welcome - we host regular cocktail competitions with our winning drinks potentially being added to the menus
• Come with a desire to learn and progress your beverage knowledge and skills as we will have regular spirits, wine, beer and service trainings as part of our monthly learning calendar
• Knowledge of mixology for traditional and creative cocktails
• Accountability in maintaining inventory and processing payments
• Physical ability to stand or walk for long periods of time
• Ability to lift, pull and push a minimum of 35 pounds
• Open availability to include evenings, nights, weekends and holidays

What The Ned can give you:

• Salary of up to $14.00/hour plus gratuities
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Life, STD, LTD Insurance
• Complimentary meals in our friendly team restaurant when the Club opens
• Exciting learning and development programs to help progress your career
• Exclusive rates with our hotels for stays and dining, exclusive rates for your family and friends for hotel stays
• Paid time off
• 401k matching
• Employee assistance program - advice and support
• Reward and recognition initiatives

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity and inclusion program is central to making that vision a reality.

Please let us know of any specific needs you may have during your interview.

All candidates must be eligible to work in the US to be considered for this role.

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