Bartender/Server

The Washington House is hiring experienced bartender/servers to join our team! The staff at the Washington House take pride in offering caring, knowledgeable hospitality and excellent food in a high energy, positive work environment.  We are looking for hospitality professionals who have a sincere desire to make people happy and lie being part of a hardworking team.  
Perks:
• Flexible scheduling
• Health, Dental Insurance, & 401(k) matching, per plan requirements
• Paid time off (after 1st year, if working an average of 20+ hours/week)
• Positive work environment
• Opportunities for advancement
• Staff discounts

Responsibilities:
• Engage with each customer to make them feel welcome and comfortable.
• Be knowledgeable of all food and beverage menus and special events
• Set up properly to ensure maximum efficiency when busy
• Take beverage and food orders and enter into POS accurately
• Create drinks following house recipes and measures
• Follow all restaurant protocols for "Washington House" service
• Look for positive solutions to inevitable difficult situations
• Prepare checks and collect payment from guests
• Clean and sanitize appropriate areas in dining room and bar area to make sure each shift starts with a clean work space
• Work cooperatively with all front of house, back of house, hotel and theater staff to maintain a positive work environment at all times

Requirements:
• Experience providing excellent customer service in a fast paced environment
• Willing & able to a mixture of bartending, serving and private party shifts
• Availability to work varied hours/days
• Reliable transportation to and from work
• Ability to lift and carry heavy plates, boxes and dining room tables and chairs when necessary
• Experience with building drinks, tending bar, maintaining a clean, well stocked, and efficient work area
• All of our employees work weekdays and weekends, and a combination of  lunch and dinner shifts.