Bartender-03 INT – 6847

Coast Guard Exchange; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 23,419 - 31,684; Part time

Job summary

Coast Guard Exchange is seeking a Bartender-03 in Boston to mix and serve beverages with attention to quality and safety. The role includes setting up the bar, maintaining inventory, and delivering friendly service to patrons and staff.

The position requires prior experience with drink preparation, cash handling, and physical stamina to stand and lift light to moderate weights. Training in alcohol service is provided and compliance with safety procedures is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Experience mixing alcoholic beverages for retail sale; bartender training may substitute for experience.
• Experience recognizing intoxicated or unruly patrons and resolving the problem or seeking assistance.
• Experience following proper cash handling procedures.
• Must be able to stoop, stand, and walk for long periods; capable of lifting up to 40 pounds.
• Must meet the minimum age requirement for serving alcohol.

Responsibilities

• Mix and serve a variety of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.
• Set up bar, maintain stock levels, and keep area clean and sanitary.
• Operate cash register, take payments, and provide receipts; assist wait staff as needed.
• Complete required training in alcohol service and adhere to safety regulations.

Skills

Bartending experience

Cash handling

Guest service

Physical stamina

Age requirement

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

4 days ago Requisition ID: 6847

OMB NO: 1625-0120

Expiration Date: 05/31/2029

Announcement: 6847

Opening Date: 27 July 2026 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NA-7405-03

Closing Date: Until Filled Work Schedule: Intermittent (0-19 hours/week)

Position: Bartender-03 Salary: $19.63/hour

Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Boston, MA

MWR Boston All Hands Club

DUTIES

The purpose of this position is to mix and serve alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.

Prepares a variety of alcoholic drinks by selecting proper premix and garnish where a working knowledge of the various mixed drinks is required. Serves patrons directly or delivers to wait staff. Receives payment, operates cash register, and makes and returns change to patrons or wait staff. May be required to prepare documentation for cash funds accountability.

Sets up bar for operation. Ensures bar is in a presentable and sanitary condition. Assures an adequate stock level is maintained, sets up storeroom and work area to permit easy access to stock items. Maintains work area neat and clean. Washes bar equipment, glassware, and utensils following proper sanitation procedures. Stocks services bars and assists higher level bartender as required.

Completes required training in the serving of alcohol beverages before starting work. Annual, local refresher training is required and must be documented. Identifies persons who become unruly or who appear intoxicated, resolves the problem, or seeks assistance in accordance with established procedures.

Adheres to safety regulations and standards. Uses required safety equipment, and observes safe work procedures. Promptly reports any observed workplace hazards, and any injury, occupational illness, and/or property damage resulting from workplace mishaps to the immediate supervisor. Must have working knowledge of sanitation procedures.

Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Minimum

• 1. Experience mixing alcoholic beverages for retail sale. Completion of a bartender’s training school may be substituted for the required experience.
• 2. Experience recognizing intoxicated or unruly patrons and to resolving the problem or seeking assistance.
• 3. Experience following proper cash handling procedures.
• 4. Must be able to stoop, stand, and walk for long periods of time. Must be physically able to frequently lift objects weighing 5 to 10 pounds, pull and push objects weighing 10 to 20 pounds, and occasionally lift up to and over 40 pounds.
• 5. Must meet the appropriate minimum age requirement for working with and/or serving alcoholic beverages.

Preferred (in addition to the minimum)

• One year’s experience as a bartender.

USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS

By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere. Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service.

• Paid Annual and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Pension Plan
• 401k Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance

OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

• Residency Requirements: Non-U.S. nationals, who are authorized to work in the U.S. and applying for any DHS position, must have resided within the United States, or U.S. territories, for at least three of the last five years.
• Selectee will be required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer as the Standard method of payment for payroll and travel purposes.
• Males born after 12/31/59 and at least 18 years of age must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless covered by an exemption under the Selective Service Law, in accordance with 5 U.S. Code 3378. Selectee will be required to provide a written statement regarding his registration status unless he is exempted by this statute.
• Must satisfactorily complete a Federal Background check and all pre-employment requirements, which may include, but are not limited to, background checks, security clearances, drug testing, verification of employment history, and any other requirements applicable to this position. Additionally, you may be required to meet specific job‑related qualifications or certifications as a condition of your employment.
• Applicants may not be employed in the chain of command of their relatives.
• This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

Privacy Act Notice

Authority

The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304,Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations.

Principal Purpose

To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant’s education and work experience qualifies them for the job they are applying for.

Routine Use

This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.

Disclosure

Voluntary, however, failure to disclose the requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position inwhich the information is needed.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to thisinformation unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-0120,expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimateyou can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320.