Bower Surf Club Server

Location: Santa Monica, CA 

Restaurant: Bower Surf Club 

Bower Santa Monica is a new restaurant opening this September at the Colorado Center, a premier 15-acre office campus in Santa Monica. Bower, spanning 6,500 square feet, brings together California Coastal cuisine with influences from Australian café culture as well as Mediterranean and Southeast Asian flavors. From daytime espresso, grain bowls, and smoothies to evening shareable plates, whole-grilled fish, and cocktails.

Founded by restaurateur Dave Harper (Bondi Harvest, Amigo Roasters, Likeminded Wellness Club, El Chucho) in partnership with BXP and New School Hospitality, Bower is rooted in a love of surfing, coastal living, and genuine community. With warm, earthy interiors, open-air accordion doors, and an outdoor patio, we're creating a laid-back yet vibrant gathering space for the people who work, live, and play on the Westside.

As a Server at Bower, you play an essential role in delivering exceptional hospitality and creating memorable dining experiences. Through attentive service, menu knowledge, and genuine care for every guest, you'll help foster an atmosphere that feels warm, welcoming, inclusive, and thoughtfully curated. The ideal candidate is personable, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a calm and professional demeanor.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Ability to work with honesty and integrity
• Ability to maintain a professional and positive attitude that reflects our Core Values
• Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance
• Ability to multi-task during service
• Ability to comply with the uniform requirements and dress code
• Ability to understand and follow written and oral instructions/information
• Ability to work in a high stress environment
• Possess strong working knowledge of our food & beverage

Core Responsibilities

• Enter all beverage and food orders accurately into POS system
• Execute wine service
• Assist in running food from the kitchen to the dining room and bar as needed
• Describe dishes confidently and accurately to every Guest at every table
• Clear plates at appropriate time and ask for help in doing so when the clear can’t be completed by one person
• Crumb after last savory course and whenever else is appropriate throughout the meal
• Clear and reset tables
• Polish dining room mise en place and restock service stations throughout service
• Maintenance of beverage levels throughout the meal
• Assist as needed with any training or feedback of new employees
• Actively maintain restaurant cleanliness and display appearances to our standards
• Follow and maintain all cash handling, health & sanitation and safety & security procedures
• Always report incidents of any nature to management (safety & security hazards, accidents, operational inconsistencies, etc.)

Compensation and Benefits 

• $18.50/hour
• Additional tip earnings

Teaching and teamwork are the core of what we do on all levels. We look forward to meeting you. 

Bower Surf Club provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.