Assistant Bar Manager

About the role

We're looking for a hands-on Assistant Bar Manager to be our 2IC across the bar, restaurant, and reception. It's a varied role, part service, part leadership, part creative input, working closely with the Bar & Restaurant Manager to keep the venue running smoothly day to day.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day trading across the bar, restaurant, and reception, including hands-on service during peak periods
• Support rostering, ordering, invoicing, and stocktakes
• Plan and deliver functions, set menus, and new cocktails
• Coordinate live music, entertainment, and supplier activations
• Lead and coach the Duty Manager team, and step up when the Bar & Restaurant Manager is away
• Work with marketing on event promotion across social, EDM, and print

About you

• Experience in a bar, restaurant, or venue management role
• Customer service experience in a premium members' setting
• Current NSW RSA certificate
• Full Australian Working Rights
• Confidence with POS, rostering, and accounting systems (e.g. SENpos, Deputy, Xero)
• Strong leadership and communication skills, calm under pressure
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, public holidays, and through the racing season (October–March)
• A creative eye for drinks, menus, and events

About us

The Australian 18 Footers League is a historic sailing club and licensed venue on Sydney Harbour in Double Bay, home to a busy bar, restaurant, and function business alongside our world famous 18 foot skiff racing program, which runs from October to March.

Benefits

• Full-time role, with a 4-day, 38-hour week available for the right candidate
• Weekends and public holidays included
• Genuine input into the bar and events program, menus, cocktails, entertainment
• A close-knit team in an iconic Sydney sailing club
• Covered under the Registered & Licensed Clubs Award 2020