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R-6502
Food & Beverage
Full Time
2444 N Elston Avenue
Chicago, IL 60647
Job Details
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.
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 active 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.
We're committed to creating a positive experience for every candidate who considers a career at Midtown. Whether you join our team or pursue another path, we want you to feel respected and appreciated, because, at Midtown, we believe every interaction is an opportunity to live our core values. Since many of our roles are member-facing, the interview process may vary by department and location. We're currently working to standardize this process to ensure greater transparency for all candidates and will update our site once it's finalized.
Members of the Midtown team receive: