Community-Focused Bartender - Create a Welcoming Vibe

Thrive Restaurant Group; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive Restaurant Group in Nashville is seeking a Bartender to create a welcoming bar atmosphere while serving and interacting with guests, mixing and serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as food.

You will perform opening/closing side work, prepare garnishes, and handle payments, contributing to a lively neighborhood experience with strong guest service. This role emphasizes teamwork and flexibility in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• A desire to care for others, grow, and learn.
• A positive attitude.
• Able to operate blenders, frozen drink machines and other bar equipment.
• Stands during the entire shift.
• Frequent immersion of hands in water every five minutes.
• Reading, writing, basic math and verbal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Mixes ingredients such as liquor, soda, water, and fruit juice to prepare beverages (30%*).
• Interacts with bar guests creating a friendly atmosphere (20%*).
• Serves food and drinks to bar guests (15%*).
• Completes opening and closing side work (15%*).
• Presents guest checks and handles payments (5%*).
• Relays food orders to the kitchen via the POS system (5%).

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Bartending

POS systems

Food service

Bar equipment

Tools

Bar equipment

Job description

Thrive Restaurant Group in Nashville is seeking a Bartender to create a welcoming bar atmosphere while serving and interacting with guests, mixing and serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as food.

You will perform opening/closing side work, prepare garnishes, and handle payments, contributing to a lively neighborhood experience with strong guest service. This role emphasizes teamwork and flexibility in a fast-paced setting.