Bartender - Part Time

Position Overview & Purpose

The Bartender supports Company signature elevated guest experience through creating classic and innovative drinks that appeal to customer taste, as well as providing unmatched customer service.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Creates and mixes a wide range of classic and innovative drinks, quickly and without waste.
• Discerns and accommodates customers’ unique tastes.
• Cleans glasses, utensils, and bar equipment.
• Collects money for drinks served.
• Balances cash receipts.
• Checks identification of customers to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol.
• Cleans bars, work areas, and tables.
• Attempts to limit problems and liability related to customers' excessive drinking by taking steps such as persuading customers to stop drinking or ordering taxis or other transportation for intoxicated patrons.
• Serves wine and bottled or draft beer.
• Plans, organizes, and controls the operations of a cocktail lounge or bar.
• Stocks bar with beer, wine, liquor, and related supplies such as ice, glassware, napkins, or straws.
• Serves snacks or food items to customers seated at the bar.
• Mixes ingredients, such as liquor, soda, water, sugar, and bitters, to prepare cocktails and other drinks.
• Slices and pits fruit for garnishing drinks.
• Takes beverage orders from serving staff or directly from patrons.
• Takes steps to ensure customers who become loud and obnoxious are persuaded to leave, or removed if necessary.
• Arranges bottles and glasses to make attractive displays.
• Creates drink recipes.
• Orders or requisitions liquors and supplies.
• Plans bar menus.
• Prepares appetizers such as pickles, cheese, and cold meats.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Oversees the work of bar staff as needed

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including writing reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of customers, and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to solve practical problems with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Basic computer and software skills, including word processing, data entry and analysis.
• Ability to appropriately prioritize and manage multiple requests at once.
• Organized, detailed, reliable approach to duties and communication.
• Consistent professional, collaborative, and responsive approach to customer service and interactions with colleagues.
• Strong ability to self-motivate, take initiative, and manage time to accomplish duties and projects independently.
• Excellent judgment and ability to ask for help in critical applications.
• Observance of and commitment to the highest professional ethical standards.

Qualifications & Competencies

• BASIC High School diploma or equivalent
• 1+ years’ experience
• Knowledgeable on a wide range of cocktail recipes
• Ability to create innovative drinks that appeal to customers
• Strong customer service background
• Must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.

Physical Requirements

• % of Work Time: Must have the ability to remain in a seated position. 0%
• Must have the ability to speak and hear clearly. 100%
• Must have the ability to lift office products and supplies, up to 20 lbs. 20%
• Must have the ability to stoop, kneel, bend and reach. 80%
• Must have dexterity to write and manipulate computer keyboard and mouse. 10%

Preferred

• Hospitality or multi-family experience

SCHEDULE

This position is part time. Working hours are scheduled during the days and evenings, and may include weekends, holidays, and overtime.

TRAVEL

Not applicable.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Duties are conducted indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.

Compensation

This position is paid an hourly rate. Estimated hourly wage $16.27 Exact salary is determined within the stated range by merit; seniority; production rate and/or quality; geographic location; education, training, and/or experience related to job duties and responsibilities; or travel required by the position.