Bartender - JOEY Newport Beach

JOEY Restaurant Group; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Disability insurance

Job summary

JOEY Restaurants in Newport Beach is seeking an energetic Bartender to deliver warm, expert beverage service in a fast-paced setting. You will craft cocktails and other drinks, advise guests on menu choices, and ensure accurate ordering and payment processing while upholding safety and service standards.

Eligible for tips, with a base wage of $16.90 per hour and a strong emphasis on training, development, and career growth within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• 1 year bartending experience.
• Valid Food Handler and California RBS certifications.
• Passion for hospitality with a track-record of quality service.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to stand/walk for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Provide guests with friendly, attentive service throughout their dining experience.
• Navigate menu options and recommend beverages and food items.
• Prepare cocktails, wine, beer, spirits, and nonalcoholic drinks per recipes.
• Input orders accurately in the POS system and monitor deliveries.
• Prepare final guest checks and process payments securely.
• Resolve service issues with urgency and good judgment.
• Enforce ID checks and alcohol-service compliance per state law.
• Follow safety procedures for food and beverage handling.

Skills

Bartending

Hospitality

Customer service

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Food Handler certification

California Responsible Beverage Service certification

Tools

POS system

Job description

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Ref: #JoeyNewport_Bartender

This is about YOU. Your passion, purpose, and potential. When you join the JOEY team, you can expect a warm, inclusive, and creative environment. We are committed to training, educating, and empowering our people, and we live by our culture of People Development. JOEY Restaurants is all about opportunity and our success is directly attributable to our exceptional, team-oriented, and performance-driven partners (employees).

As a Bartender, you are a master of your craft. You welcome guests with genuine warmth and care and engage them with your expertise and curated beverage recommendations. You are the life of the party and others gravitate to you. Your talent is always on display and your execution is timely and precise. The bar environment may be fast-paced and demanding, but you rise to the occasion with patience and grace.

Wage Scale

$16.90 per hour. This position is eligible for tips.

Duties

• Provide guests with friendly and attentive service throughout their dining experience. Show them what Iconic Hospitality means!
• Assist guests with navigating our menu options. Utilize your extensive menu knowledge to recommend favorite beverage and food items per relevant likes, dislikes, and dietary needs.
• Create and pour cocktails, wine, beer, spirits, and other nonalcoholic beverages according to JOEY recipes and standards.
• Ensure timely and accurate input of orders in the point-of-sale system.
• Monitor and assist with the delivery of guest beverage and food orders.
• Prepare final guest checks in a timely manner and run payments safely and securely.
• Resolve service issues and guest complaints with a sense of urgency, poise, and good judgment. It's Your Business.
• Reinforce guest identification requirements and age restrictions for alcohol sales in accordance with state law.
• Follow all food and alcohol service and handling safety precautions and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

• 1 year bartending experience (If you have high potential but less experience, we still want to meet you!).
• Must have or be able to obtain valid local and/or state Food Handler and California Responsible Beverage Service certifications.
• Possess a passion for hospitality and a proven track record of creating world-class hospitality experiences.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Be able to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; frequent bending, reaching, and stretching; repetitive manual tasks; and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Successful employees at JOEY are genuine, warm, and caring.
• They value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity.
• They are comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence.
• They are natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positively impact individual and team execution.
• They are passionate about quality and professionalism.
• They possess exceptional relationship building and communication skills.
• They encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team.
• They exude confidence, humility, and respect.
• They take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanor.

Benefits

• Career development, education, and growth opportunities.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, medical reimbursement plan, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for benefit-eligible partners.
• Discounted employee shift meals.
• 10% discount for self and guests on all food and beverages when visiting any JOEY location.
• Referral bonus program.
• Sales competitions and rewards.
• Paid sick leave.

Join our team!

If you're looking for a place to meet your potential, we'd like to meet you. Roll up your sleeves... YOUR journey starts here.

About JOEY Restaurants

The JOEY Restaurant Group exists to deliver the ultimate dining experience. Our handcrafted, locally, and globally inspired menu offerings are created by award-winning chefs and presented by world-class hospitality leaders in modern, warm, and lively environments. JOEY Restaurants has been family-owned and operated since 1992 and has grown into an iconic multi-concept brand throughout North America, with continued growth and expansion planned into 2030.

JOEY Restaurants is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state, and local ordinances.

This job posting highlights essential responsibilities and requirements of the job and is for illustrative purposes only. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

JOEY Restaurant Group has an internal recruitment department and will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes sent to JOEY, its employees, and databases, will be considered the property of JOEY Restaurant Group. External recruitment agencies must establish a fully executed service agreement with JOEY's Human Resources department to submit resumes. JOEY will not pay fees to employment agencies who do not have an agreement in place. For contract inquiries please submit your request to [e-mail].

Supplemental pay

• Tips

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Disability insurance