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Club Details

Columbia Country Club

7900 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase , MD 20815


This club uses CMAA's General Manager/Chief Operating Officer Concept.
Age of Club Number of Members Average Age of Members Club Ownership
120 1450 58 Member-Owned
Gross Dollar Volume Annual Dues Volume Annual Food Sales Annual Beverage Sales
$18,000,000.00 $10,000,000.00 $3,700,000.00 $1,600,000.00

Golf Facilities

  • 18 hole course, designed by Walter Travis

Tennis Facilities

  • 11 indoor outdoor Har-Tru courts

Swimming Facilities

  • 1 Indoor
  • 2 Outdoor

Other Athletic Facilities

Fitness Center, Duck pin bowling Alley, Two Fitness Studios, Four Paddle Tennis Courts, Indoor Pool, Outdoor Pool

Dining Facilities

  • 1 Member's Grill that seats 70
  • 1 Casual Dining Room that seats 140
  • 1 Adult Dining Room that seats 80
  • 1 Formal Dining Room that seats 55
  • 1 Ballroom that seats 320
  • 1 Banquet Room that seats 100
  • 1 Banquet Room that seats 60
  • 1 Snack Bar that seats 70
  • 1 9th Hole that seats 20
  • 2 Meeting Room that seats 20

Special Club Features

Established more than 100 years ago, Columbia Country Club is a private, member-owned club located in Chevy Chase, MD, formerly known as Columbia Golf Club. Since it's inception, Columbia Country Club has grown and offers a full range of athletic, social, and recreational facilities. These inlcude an 18-hole championship golf course,Har-Tru tennis courts, indoor and outdor pools, a state of the art fitness center, a six lane duckpin bowling center, paddle tennis courts, a seasonal ice skating rink, a child minding center, and more. 

Additionally, the club maintains multiple restaurants, providing a variety of dining experiences for its 1,450 members, as well as host personalized private functions for members and their guests. The essence of Columbia is not defined by the dining rooms or the athletic facilities, but by the tradition, excellence, and camaraderie of the membership that has become known as the Spirit of Columbia.

Annual gross revenues of $18 million with food and beverage sales of $5.5 million. 

Club is open 6 days per week, 12 months per year.

Job Details

Date Posted

7/31/2018

Job Title

Assistant Manager

Brief Job Description

The Assistant Manager is responsible for the management and execution of banquet service in the manner most pleasing to the Members and their guests. Assures a high standard of appearance, hospitality and service in personnel and cleanliness of the private event outlets. Supervises and trains banquet staff; manages within budgetary restraints; develops/implements programs to increase consistency in product and operations. Directly supervises the Banquet Manager, Assistant Banquet Manager, Dining Room Supervisors and managers of all other outlets such as snack bars, halfway houses, etc. Hires, trains and supervises subordinates and applies relevant operational principles to assure that the wants and needs of club members and guests are consistently met.

1. Monitors and takes corrective action as necessary to assure that the budget’s sales and cost goals are attained

2. Assures that effective orientation and training for new staff and professional development activities for experienced staff are implemented

3. Inspects to ensure that all safety, sanitation, energy management, preventive maintenance and other standards are consistently met

4. Assures that all standard operating procedures for sales and cost control are in place and consistently utilized

5. Helps plan and approve external and internal marketing and sales promotion activities for the food operation

6. Helps plan and approve the staffing and scheduling procedures specifications for banquet staff

7. Manages the long-range staffing needs of the banquet department

8. Hires, trains and supervises banquet staff

9. Ensures that all legal requirements are consistently adhered to, including wage and hour and federal, state and/or local laws pertaining to alcoholic beverages

10. Implements policies and procedures for food and beverage departments

11. Reviews new techniques for food presentation in a manner and variety to maximize member and guest satisfaction and to minimize food cost

12. Consults with the Executive Chef, Catering Director and Purchasing Director daily to help assure the highest level of guest satisfaction the appropriate cost

13. Develops and maintains wine lists and bottle/glass wine sales promotion programs

14. Maintains on-going training programs for service and bar production/service personnel

15. Continually works to ensure correct handling procedures to minimize china and glassware breakage and food waste

16. Serves as an ad-hoc member of appropriate club committees

17. Assists in planning and implementing of procedures for special club events and banquet functions

18. Inspects banquet employees to ensure that they are in proper and clean uniforms at all times

19. Provides appropriate reports concerning employee hours, schedules, pay rates, job changes, etc.

20. Serves as liaison between the banquet and culinary departments

21. Assures that all side work is accomplished, and all cleaning of equipment and storage areas is completed according to schedule

22. Directs pre-meal meetings with Banquet Managers. Relays information and policy changes and briefs personnel

23. Assures the correct appearance, cleanliness and proper set-up of the dining rooms

24. Keeps an inventory of banquet items including china, glassware, silverware, coffee pots, water pitchers, etc.

Candidate Qualifications

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year College or university; or minimum three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
  • CMAA involvement is preferred, not required.
  • Demonstrates transferable skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, guest service and effective communication.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Jonas point of sale software knowledge preferred, but not required.
  • TIPS Alcohol Awareness and CPR/AED certifications preferred, but not required.
  • Able to meet the physical demands and responsibilities of the position. He/she will, while regularly performing the essential functions of the job, be standing, sitting and lifting/moving items or objects over 50 pounds and sometimes lift/move items up to 100 pounds.

Educational Requirements

Date Position Available

October 1

Other Benefits

Salary is open and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The club, along with the typical CMAA benefits, offers a benefit package.

Please send resumes to:

William Duthe
General Manager
7900 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase , MD 20815
wduthe@columbiacc.org

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