Server - Sports & Social Bethesda

Live! Hospitality & Entertainment; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

Sports & Social Bethesda in Bethesda, MD is hiring a Server for a fast-paced sports bar environment. You will greet guests, take beverage and food orders, and deliver drinks and meals with energy and professionalism.

You must be knowledgeable about drinks, be able to check IDs, and collaborate with bartenders and kitchen staff to ensure a smooth guest experience. This is a tipped position with tips augmenting hourly pay.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of serving in a fast paced food and beverage venue, preferably nightclub environment.
• Knowledge of liquor brands, beer, wine, champagne, non-alcoholic beverages, designated glassware, preparation methods and garnishments preferred.
• Must speak fluent English, other languages preferred.
• Must be courteous, pleasant, and good natured.
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with guests, bartender, wait staff, cooks, and supervisors.
• Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local or state government agency.
• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when taking orders, completing paperwork, etc.
• Basic math skills are frequently used when handling cash and credit.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

Responsibilities

• Greet all guests and take beverage and food orders in a prompt and professional manner.
• Serve cocktails and/or menu items to bar guests; up-sell when taking orders.
• Must be energetic, outgoing, and professional at all times.
• Provide outstanding and professional service with a smile to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Communicate with guests clearly, patiently and with good humor; coordinate with kitchen and bar staff.
• Be well-versed in concept products and menu items to guide the guest experience and sell items.
• Check IDs to ensure minimum age requirements for alcohol.
• Monitor guest behavior and determine when to cease alcohol service; notify management of incidents.
• Complete all side work and accurately account for all sales and payments from guests.
• Alert Management of any service/safety issues; perform recovery gestures as needed.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication with other departments.
• Coordinate with bartenders and kitchen for ordering and receipt of food and beverages.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

English fluent

Teamwork

Cash handling

Multi-tasking

Education

Food handler/certification

Alcohol awareness certification

Tools

POS system

Job description

Sports & Social Bethesda
11800 Grand Park Ave.
Bethesda, MD 20817, USA

Description

Sports & Social Bethesda is a one-of-a-kind sports bar and social lounge located in the Pike & Rose Development. The 7,700-square-foot location will have plenty of TV screens for fans to watch games, including an 18-foot LED display showing multiple games and sporting events at once along with a 2,000-square-foot outdoor patio. Sports & Social will offer guests an elevated dining and beverage experience including made-from-scratch menu items and curated cocktails, live music and special events several days a week, as well as a wide variety of interactive social games for everyone to enjoy.

Server Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Greet all guests and take beverage and food orders in a prompt and professional manner.
• Serve cocktails and/or menu items to bar guests; up-sell when taking orders.
• Must be willing and able to show that you are energetic, outgoing, fun person while maintaining professionalism at all times.
• Must be willing to provide outstanding and professional service with a smile to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and clearly with co-workers and kitchen staff both verbally and utilizing the point of sales system.
• Communicate with guests clearly, patiently and with good humor.
• Must be well-versed in all concept products and menu items in order to guide the guest experience and sell food and beverage items.
• Consistently checks guests' identification to ensure they meet the minimum age requirements for consumption of alcohol beverages.
• Monitor guest behavior and amount of alcohol consumption to determine when alcohol service to the guests should cease; notify management of incidents involving excessive alcohol consumption or impaired condition of guests.
• Must be able to complete all side work assigned.
• Accurately account for all sales and payments from the guest.
• Alert Management of any service and/or safety issues. Make appropriate service recovery gestures according to established guidelines in order to ensure total guest satisfaction.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.
• Coordinate with bartenders and kitchen for ordering and receipt of food and beverages.

Server Qualifications

• At least 1 year of serving in a fast paced food and beverage venue, preferably nightclub environment.
• Knowledge of liquor brands, beer, wine, champagne, non-alcoholic beverages, designated glassware, preparation methods and garnishments preferred.
• Must speak fluent English, other languages preferred.
• Must be courteous, pleasant, and good natured.
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with guests, bartender, wait staff, cooks, and supervisors.
• Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local or state government agency.
• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when taking orders, completing paperwork, etc.
• Basic math skills are frequently used when handling cash and credit.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

The Server position requires the ability to perform the following:

• Handling, carrying or lifting items weighing up to 50 pounds (bar ware, carts, boxes, bottles, etc.).
• Must be able to efficiently and safely stand and move about the entire facility during each shift.
• Handling food, objects, products and utensils effectively and safely.

This is a tipped position. The hourly rate is $4.00 per hour plus tips.

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