Bartender (Part-Time)

St. John's Restaurant; Chattanooga, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

St. John's Restaurant in Chattanooga, TN seeks a friendly bartender to ensure guests’ enjoyment by providing excellent service and timely, accurate drink service in the bar and dining room. The role requires professionalism, multitasking, and a focus on guest satisfaction.

Responsibilities include mixing drinks, inputting orders, handling payments, maintaining clean and stocked areas, tracking tabs, and anticipating guests’ needs while remaining composed and courteous at all times.

Qualifications

• Must be of legal age to serve alcohol
• Pass Responsible Service of Alcohol with a 90%+ score
• Strong math skills and ability to handle money and give correct change
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Knowledge of beer, wine, and spirits and standard drink recipes

Responsibilities

• Welcome guests warmly and maintain an engaging bar atmosphere
• Mix, garnish, and serve drinks per standard recipes
• Input drink orders and handle payments, making change
• Maintain stocked and clean bar and dining areas
• Track open bar tabs and monitor guests’ intoxication
• Learn guests’ names and preferences
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Guest service

Communication

Multi-tasking

Money handling

Drink knowledge

Tools

POS system

Job description

Description

Position Summary

Be friendly, outgoing, and possess good communication skills as this position is responsible for ensuring guests’ enjoyment. The Bartender should be organized, able to think and act quickly and effectively while retaining self-composure. Be guest sensitive and possess a sense of timing. Take pride in personal appearance and show dedication to the job. Display integrity and honesty in all aspects of employment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Welcome each guest personally using enthusiastic words, tone, and body language at all times
• Make guests feel appreciated
• Work as a team with all personnel in order to maintain an effective atmosphere and an efficient food and beverage service
• Work with others to keep all areas cleaned and stocked to the company’s standards at all times
• Mix, garnish, and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for patrons of the bar and dining room following standard recipes
• Input drink orders into computer immediately, collect money from guests for drinks served and make change
• Arrange bottles and glasses to maintain an attractive display
• Wash and sterilize stemware
• Count drinks guests are served and track open bar tabs
• Anticipate guests’ needs and follow the half-full rule when offering another drink; remain alert of guests’ signals (raising a hand, looking directly at you, etc.), and acknowledge signals
• Learns guests’ names, occupations, and favorite drinks
• Responsibly serve alcohol and remain aware of guests’ state of intoxication
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Be of legal age to serve alcohol
• Possess state applicable health and/or alcohol compliance card
• Ability to pass Responsible Service of Alcohol Test with a score of 90% or better
• Basic mathematical skills and an ability to handle money and give correct change is required
• Possess basic reading and computer skills
• Possess basic knowledge of beer, wine, and spirits, and familiarity with standard drink recipes
• Must have excellent communication and organizational skills
• Must be multi-task oriented
• Possess knowledge of company’s food and beverage specifications and workplace safety procedures

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the functions of this job, an employee must walk, stand, or remain stationary during entire the shift. Employee must be able to continuously reach, bend, lift, carry, stoop, and wipe with the potential for slipping or tripping. Employee must frequently wash their hands and lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.

Note

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.