Bartender & Server

The Beach Company; Johns Island (SC); On-site; USD 16,531 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

The Beach Company is hiring bartenders for the Spring House at Kiawah River, a new waterfront community on Johns Island. Ideal candidates should have a friendly demeanor and be eager to contribute to a fun dining experience.

Responsibilities include welcoming guests, mixing drinks, maintaining bar cleanliness, and adhering to safety policies. Previous experience is a plus, but training will be provided. Availability for nights, weekends, and holidays is required.

Qualifications

• Previous food and beverage service experience is preferred but not required.
• Training or certification in TIPS and ServSafe is provided annually.

Responsibilities

• Welcomes guests and makes drink recommendations.
• Coordinates with manager for drink menus and specials.
• Checks guest ID to ensure legal drinking age.
• Assists manager with inventory and keeps bar stocked.
• Maintains cleanliness of the bar area.

Skills

Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Customer-focused orientation

Multitasking and time-management

Point-of-sale technology proficiency

Team player behavior

Job description

Description

We are looking to hire enthusiastic individuals to join the Spring House crew at Kiawah River! Kiawah River is a fairly new waterfront community, located on Johns Island, that embraces the Lowcountry sea islands life and is centered on outdoor pursuits with 20 miles of shoreline and 2,000 acres of picturesque land, including multiple working farms, a goat dairy and a Community Support Agriculture (CSA) program. The community vision is to combine residential, retail and hospitality offerings with custom and semi‑custom homes featuring high‑quality coastal architecture. We are located right off of Betsy Kerrison Parkway, near the River Road intersection and 2.5 miles before you reach the Kiawah‑Seabrook roundabout. The commute includes a relaxing and scenic drive past farmland, wildflowers, mossy oaks, and some of our favorite “residents”, the Kiawah River Farm’s cows, goats, pigs, donkeys, and chickens.

The Spring House is the first key amenity in the new Kiawah River community and features two pools, an outdoor spa, pool bar, dining room, event space, and a state‑of‑the‑art fitness facility with locker rooms and saunas— all overlooking the scenic Kiawah River.

Our ideal candidates are those who want to have fun at work, are excited to be on the ground floor of a blossoming operation, and are adaptable and open to learning every element of the new facility. Come join the team and help to create a fun dining experience on the river.

Responsibilities

• Welcomes guests, observes and listens to determine food and beverage preferences and makes recommendations.
• Coordinates with manager and provides input to curate drink menus and informs guests about new beverages and specials.
• Selects and mixes ingredients, inquires about guests’ preferences, garnishes glasses, and serves beverages.
• Checks identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase/consume alcohol.
• Arrives to work with a professional appearance, wearing a clean, pressed company uniform.
• Assist manager in taking inventory and creating an order of supplies needed to ensure bar is well‑stocked.
• Maintains a clean work environment by removing trash, cleaning bar surfaces, and cleaning/organizing the walk‑in cooler and liquor room.
• Protects establishment and guests by adhering to sanitation, safety, and alcohol beverage control policies, including ServSafe.
• Responsible for the opening (set up/bar prep) and closing (breakdown) processes to the daily operations of the bar.
• Concludes dining experience by words of appreciation in choosing the Spring House and inviting guests to return.
• Adheres to all policies and procedures as defined in the company Handbook.
• In addition, team members are also responsible for:
• Attending scheduled staff meetings.
• Coordinating with team members to fulfill shifts when absent, late, or leaving early. Managers are to be informed in advance.
• Making suggestions about improvements in service procedures.
• Assisting with training of new hires.
• If desiring full‑time hours, Bartenders may perform the duties of a Hospitality Attendant.

Experience & Education

• Previous food and beverage service experience is preferred but not required. If entry‑level, training will be provided.
• Applicable experience in hospitality or concierge responsibilities is preferred but not required.
• Training or certification in TIPS and ServSafe is provided on an annual basis, and participation is required.

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills, polite, personable demeanor.
• Aptitude in resolving issues with a customer‑focused orientation.
• Ability in multitasking and time‑management.
• Proficient in using technology daily or upon training i.e. point‑of‑sale.
• Flexible and adaptable to a changing operation and daily needs, events, etc.
• Exhibits team player behavior supporting co‑workers.
• Meets the state minimum age to serve alcohol.

Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays is required.