What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bartender position at Midtown Athletic Club?
Midtown is looking for a friendly and driven Bartender to enhance our stellar restaurant experience.
Compensation: $11/hr (plus tips), based on experience and qualifications.
Benefits: Benefits include membership, health, dental, and 401k. Please refer to the link here for a full list of benefits and perks offered by Midtown for our full and part time associates.
You may also visit: https://careers.midtown.com/about-us/benefits/
What You’ll Do
Our Bartenders create positive lasting impressions by providing enthusiastic greetings, warm assistance, and genuine farewells. Whether making a member laugh while serving their favorite cocktail or helping a guest navigate their way around the club, they play an important role by exceeding service expectations and providing a sense of belonging.
Role Responsibilities
Role Responsibilities
- Welcome members and guests, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking drink orders
- Select and mix ingredients, garnish glasses, and serve beverages to members and guests
- Check identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol
- Take inventory to ensure bar is well-stocked
- Handle cash, credit, and debit card transactions accurately
- Maintain a clean work area
Why You’ll Love It
- You’ll be joining a team that takes “collaboration” to another level. We work together to support all aspects of the food & beverage experience and we don’t hesitate to step outside our comfort zones to help one another be successful. This is a unique learning opportunity for you to become familiar with multiple areas of the business, including fitness, racquet sports, and spa.
Experience/Skill Requirements:
- Must be able to pass a background check screening
- Availability to work a flexible schedule especially evenings & weekends
- 2 years working in a cocktail focused bar program preferred
- A passion for food and restaurant operations and a desire to make an impact on bettering people's lives
- Guest oriented and service minded
- A "win together" work ethic and the ability to lead by example
- Ability to adapt and succeed in a fast-paced environment
- Previous Silverware POS experience an asset
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Exceptional interpersonal and problem solving abilities
- Highly responsible & reliable
- Able to stand for a 8-10 hour shift
- Serv Safe Food Handlers Certificate required
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.
- Excellent professional references
- A passion for helping others
- Display Kindness
- Bring optimism to work each day
- A willingness to listen to constructive feedback and apply it moving forward
Bonus Points if You Have:
- Previous experience in the food & beverage industry
- Teamwork and collaboration as part of your DNA
- An insatiable desire to deliver exceptionally consistent and meticulously prepared food & beverages as their language of hospitality.
The Other Stuff
Our food and beverage team is “on stage”, on time and ready to deliver our best work. We anticipate problems and do our best to take preventative measures for our members. At times, we host member events that include the food & beverage department.
We would hate to miss out on your application because you do not meet every requirement – transferrable skills and education will also be considered, so please do not hesitate to apply!
Compensation Details
Compensation: Hourly ($11.00)
Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401k, Potential Bonuses, Dining Discounts, Wellness Program
Required Skills
Customer Service
Excellent Customer Service Skills
Interpersonal Communication
Strong Communication Skills
Positive Attitude
Ability to Make Recommendations and Take Orders
Teamwork
Knowledge of Bartending Techniques and Drink Recipes
Problem Solving
Ability to Check Identification for Legal Age Requirements
Attention to Detail
Cash Handling Experience
Beverage mixing
Inventory Management Skills
Inventory Management
Attention to Detail in Maintaining a Clean Work Area
Cleaning and Organization
This job description is intended to describe the general requirements for the position. It is not a complete statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements. Other duties not listed here may be assigned as necessary to ensure the proper operations of the department.
MIDTOWN is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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