Seasonal Bartender

Midtown Athletic Clubs

Chicago, Illinois

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Background Investigation, Bartending, Beverages, Card Processing, Communication Skills, Cook Dishes, DNA, Fitness, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage Industry, Health Plan Membership, Leadership, Legal, Order Processing, Organizational Skills, Restaurant, Sports, Team Player
LOCATION
Chicago, Illinois
POSTED
25 days ago

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.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.

Compensation: $12.62/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/

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! 

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.

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 the Company

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Midtown Athletic Clubs

Midtown began as a single tennis club in Chicago and has grown to become a leader in the upscale tennis and fitness club industry. We are comprised of 8 magnificently appointed clubs throughout the U.S. and Canada, combining health and wellness with community and personal attention in an environment designed to build memories as much as it does muscles. Tennis is in Midtown’s DNA. We’ve been the country’s premier tennis club since 1970 and our clubs continue to offer world-class indoor and outdoor tennis courts and instruction. Midtown is family-owned and, as such, our commitment to being the world’s finest clubs isn’t just something we say. It’s something we live around the clock.
COMPANY SIZE
2,000 to 2,499 employees
INDUSTRY
Entertainment Venues and Theaters
FOUNDED
1969