Bartender - Alexandria - Founding Farmers

BARTENDER - ALEXANDRIA

• NOW HIRING: Full time and part time
• Earn up to $1,000-$1,500 per week!
• Uniform shirt provided

New Year, New Career? Be part of the opening team of our exciting new location in Alexandria, VA. Scheduled to open in February of 2025*, we’re open 365 days a year for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a can’t miss weekend brunch. We’re excited to be bringing some new scratch made dishes in addition to our premium bar, featuring spirits from our distillery, Founding Spirits, to the neighborhood.

*Training starts January 2025!

Our Bartenders are experienced, confident, and capable of providing exceptional hospitality in a busy restaurant environment. They have extensive depth of knowledge about our scratch-made food and drink, can tour guide guests through our menus with ease, and are integral to creating a welcoming, clean, and relaxed experience for our guests. Our Bartenders become experts in our service, our operations, our brand, and our company and are often promoted to bartending or leadership roles.

BENEFITS + PERKS:

• Flexible scheduling
• Health insurance plans available for as low as $100 per mth after 90 days of employment!
• Dental and vision plan
• Paid time off
• Paid pregnancy and parental leave
• Discounted shift meal and generous dining discount
• Free access to company massage therapist
• Discounted gym & yoga membership
• Free online mental health therapy (unlimited text messaging and two optional 30-minute live video therapy sessions per month) through our partner, TalkSpace, for all employees and their immediate family members
• Training and career growth opportunities
• Free Employee Assistance Program

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE A BARTENDER:

• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time and lift up to 50 lbs. as needed
• Continuous bending, stooping, reaching, twisting and use of hands and arms
• 1 year experience working in full or quick service dining required
• Must be 18 years old due to service of alcohol

WHAT BARTENDER TRAINING TASKS MAY INCLUDE:

• Complete TIPS training prior to training behind the bar
• Complete FRG Bartender training program with certified bar trainers
• Pass daily recipe tests in order to progress
• Pass AM service bar practical which includes creating 6 non-alcoholic beverages in 10 minutes or less, among other benchmarks
• Work AM Service bar shifts until certified to next level of the bar through practical

WHAT BARTENDER TASKS MAY INCLUDE:

• Assist in taking orders from guests for food or beverages
• Check with guests to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems
• Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages
• Collect payments from customers
• Ring accurate guest checks/Sales using POS system
• Remove dishes and glasses from tables or counters and take them to kitchen for cleaning
• Serve food or beverages to patrons and serve specialty dishes at bar or tables as required
• Assist in Cleaning of tables or counters after patrons have finished dining
• Explain how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods
• Assist host by greeting, seating, and thanking guests
• Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping and mopping floors, tidying up station, taking out trash
• Inform customers of daily specials
• Prepare hot, cold, and mixed drinks for patrons, and chill bottles of wine
• Stock bar with supplies such as coffee, food, tableware, and linens, fresh syrups, juices, ice, and other necessary items to perform a shift
• Are punctual and able to observe regular and consistent attendance
• Contribute to a positive team environment
• Describe and recommend wines to customers
• Provide guests with information about local areas, including giving directions
• Other duties assigned

Farmers Restaurant Group was voted as one of the Best Places to Work across the Greater Washington, D.C. area. As a member of our team, you will be working in a lively, fast-paced work environment within a growing farmer-owned restaurant company that cares about great food and drink, thoughtful sourcing, preserving our lands and waterways for future generations, and creating a culture of never-ending learning and reinvention for our employees. No matter where you work in our company, you are on a career path with challenges and opportunities for continued professional development and growth, and we are committed to your health and overall well-being. #FFALX