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.

Perks

- 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

📌 Assistant Bar Manager (Double Bay)
🏢 Australian 18 footers leagues club
📍 Double Bay