Barback

Colton's Social House; Clovis (CA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth into Bartender

Job summary

Colton’s Social House is seeking a Barback who will work alongside seasoned bartenders to keep the bar stocked, organized, and guest-ready. You’ll be part of a fast-paced, hospitality-focused team where urgency, attentiveness, and a welcoming attitude matter in every interaction.

Growth into a Bartender role is encouraged, with responsibility and beverage knowledge built through hands-on learning and feedback. Evening, weekend, and holiday availability is expected as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Barback role; experience not required but willingness to learn beverage program helps.
• Evening, weekend and holiday availability expected.

Responsibilities

• Keep the bar stocked, organized, clean, and prepared throughout service.
• Anticipate bartenders' needs and replenish supplies before they run out.
• Stock and rotate beer, liquor, wine, mixers, glassware, ice, garnishes, and other bar supplies.
• Assist with bar setup, breakdown, cleaning, and ongoing sidework.
• Maintain clean glassware and guest-ready bar workstations.
• Support bartenders during high-volume service with urgency and awareness.
• Learn cocktail builds, ingredients, spirits, and rotating beer program.
• Communicate with bartenders, servers, kitchen team, and management.
• Notice where help is needed and step in; there is no “that’s not my job.”
• Help protect cleanliness, organization, consistency, and pace of the entire bar.

Job description

BARBACK – Stay Ahead. Support the Bar. Learn the Craft.

At Colton’s Social House, Social Therapy isn’t limited to the person taking the order or making the drink. It’s created through every interaction, every detail, and every person working together to make the experience better for our guests.

Our Barbacks are right in the middle of that experience. Working alongside our Bartenders, they keep the bar stocked and organized, wash glassware and dishes, clear and reset the bartop, help set guests up for service, and step in wherever support is needed. They also interact with guests throughout the shift—so being welcoming, attentive, aware, and ready to help matters just as much as working with urgency behind the bar.

Barback is also an opportunity to learn and grow. You’ll work alongside experienced Bartenders, become familiar with our specialty cocktails and rotating beer program, build your beverage knowledge, and learn the pace and standards of a busy full-service bar.

You may not be making the drinks yet, but you’re already part of what happens around them. That’s Social Therapy.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Keep the bar stocked, organized, clean, and prepared throughout service.

• Anticipate what Bartenders need and replenish supplies before they run out.

• Stock and rotate beer, liquor, wine, mixers, glassware, ice, garnishes, and other bar supplies.

• Assist with bar setup, breakdown, cleaning, and ongoing sidework.

• Maintain clean glassware and help keep bar workstations guest-ready.

• Support Bartenders during high-volume service with urgency and awareness.

• Learn our cocktail builds, ingredients, spirits, and rotating beer program.

• Communicate with Bartenders, Servers, Kitchen team members, and Management.

• Notice where help is needed and step in—at Colton’s, there is no “that’s not my job.”

• Help protect the cleanliness, organization, consistency, and pace of the entire bar.

COMPENSATION & SCHEDULING

In addition to hourly pay, Barbacks receive:

• Additional weekly cash earnings based on restaurant sales and tip-outs

Full-Time and Part-Time opportunities are available. Evening, weekend, and holiday availability is expected.

Schedules are posted every Friday for the workweek beginning the second Monday after posting, giving our team advance notice to plan around their work schedule.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A BARTENDER?

Barback is where we want inexperienced future Bartenders to start. Previous bartending experience is not required, but an interest in learning, taking feedback, and developing your skills matters.

Growth into a Bartender position is not automatic or guaranteed—it comes through demonstrated performance, beverage knowledge, consistency, and readiness. If bartending is where you eventually want to go, this is an opportunity to start building the foundation.