Seasonal Bartender

Midtown Athletic Clubs • Chicago, IL

29d • $13

About The Position

Midtown is looking for a friendly and driven Seasonal Bartender to enhance our stellar restaurant experience. Seasonal Contracts are from May 1 to September 30. We are searching for associates who can work 28-40 hours a week (3-5 shifts) and MUST be available weekends and holidays. 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. 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. 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. About Our Company We work at Midtown to inspire people to transform their lives—and we do our job well. Our members stay longer than any other major athletic club chain in North America because we are committed to providing resort-like environments, personal attention, and strong communities at every one of our clubs. We believe all three of those pillars start with attracting and growing rock star talent at every level of our organization. Who We Want We’re looking for people that share our core values: kind individuals who want to win together, see things as the glass half full, are passionate about helping others, and strive to always be better than yesterday.

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

Nice To Haves

• 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.

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

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/
• Members of the Midtown team receive:
• Complimentary club membership
• Discounts on Midtown products and services
• Access to hundreds of free courses for professional development
• Health insurance for eligible full-time associates (30+ hours a week)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed