Bartender - Joey University Village

This is about YOU. Your passion, purpose, and potential. In you, we seek humility, drive, confidence, and curiosity. When you join the JOEY team, you can expect a warm, welcoming, exciting, and dynamic environment. We are committed to training, educating, and empowering our People, and we live by our culture of People Development. Our success is directly attributable to our exceptional, team-oriented, and performance-driven partners (employees).

As a Bartender, you are a master of your craft. You welcome guests with genuine warmth and care and engage them with your expertise and catered beverage recommendations. You are the life of the party and others gravitate to you. Your talent is always on display and your execution is timely and precise. The bar environment may be fast-paced and demanding, but you rise to the occasion with patience and grace.

Duties

• Provide guests with friendly and attentive service throughout their dining experience. Show them what Iconic Hospitality means!
• Exude professionalism and Genuine Warmth and Care towards guests and partners alike.
• Assist guests with navigating our menu options. Utilize extensive menu knowledge to recommend favorite beverage and culinary items per relevant likes, dislikes, and dietary needs.
• Create and pour cocktails, wine, beer, spirits, and other nonalcoholic beverages according to JOEY recipes and standards.
• Ensure timely and accurate input of orders in the point-of-sale system.
• Pre-set bar top with any additional dining needs.
• Monitor and assist with the delivery of guest beverage and food orders.
• Maintain bar cleanliness by bussing and washing glassware, dishes, and cutlery.
• Prepare final guest checks in a timely manner and run payments safely and securely.
• Resolve service issues and guest complaints with a sense of urgency, poise, and good judgment. It’s Your Business.
• Complete assigned opening, side work, and closing duties to set your team up for success. Ensure the bar, refrigerators, storage, and walk-ins are organized and fully equipped with all tools and products. Prepare pre-mixes and garnishes. Monitor draught beer lines and soda dispensers, changing kegs and syrups as needed.
• Maintain glassware and liquor bottles in an attractive and functional manner to support efficient drink preparation and promote JOEY cocktails.
• Assist the Guest Services Team with front door, telephone, and take-out duties as needed.
• Reinforce guest identification requirements and age restrictions for alcohol sales in accordance with state law.
• Follow all safe food and alcohol handling procedures in accordance with state law.

Requirements

• 1-3+ years bartending experience (If you have potential and less experience, we still want to meet you).
• Must have or be able to obtain valid local and/or state Food Handler and Alcohol Server permits.
• A passion for hospitality and creating world-class experiences.
• A desire to learn and grow through personal and career development.
• An entrepreneurial mindset. You see things from a new perspective.

Competencies

• Successful employees at JOEY are genuine, warm, and caring.
• They value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity.
• They are comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence.
• They are natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positively impact individual and team execution.
• They are passionate about quality and professionalism.
• They possess exceptional relationship building and communication skills.
• They encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team.
• They exude confidence, humility, and respect.
• They take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanor.

Wage Scale

$19.97/hour + Tips

Benefits

• Career development, education, and growth opportunities.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, medical reimbursement plan, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for benefit-eligible partners.
• Discounted employee shift meals with meal plans provided for all cooks.
• 10% discount for self and guests on all food and beverages when visiting any JOEY location.
• Discounted clothing retailer partnership.
• Referral bonus program.
• Sales competitions and rewards.

About JOEY Restaurants

The JOEY Restaurant Group exists to deliver the ultimate dining experience. Our handcrafted, locally, and globally inspired menu offerings are created by award-winning chefs and presented by world-class hospitality leaders in modern, warm, and lively environments. JOEY Restaurants has been family-owned and operated since 1992 and has grown into an iconic multi-concept brand throughout North America, with continued growth and expansion planned into 2030.

Our values shape every action we take and the decisions we make. JOEY Restaurants is all about opportunity and our ongoing success is attributable to our exceptional, team-oriented, performance-driven partners, who are constantly mastering their skill set. Our work environment is welcoming and inclusive, and our teams are passionate and creative. We embrace honesty and humility and are encouraged to fail forward and learn from our mistakes. Our industry-recognized performance-driven coaching culture paves the way for future leaders. Through ongoing coaching and mentorship, we directly impact the continuous learning, growth, and development of our partners throughout North America.

If you're looking for a place to meet your potential, we'd like to meet you. Roll up your sleeves... YOUR journey starts here.

JOEY Restaurants is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

JOEY Restaurants provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees, including due to disabilities, medical conditions, and religious beliefs and practices.

JOEY Restaurant Group has an internal recruitment department and will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes sent to JOEY, its employees, and databases, will be considered the property of JOEY Restaurant Group. External recruitment agencies must establish a fully executed service agreement with JOEY’s Human Resources department to submit resumes. JOEY will not pay fees to employment agencies who do not have an agreement in place. For contract inquiries please submit your request to careers@joeyrestaurants.com.